These Salted Caramel Pumpkin Seeds are the most addicting snack of all times! The perfect balance between sweet, salty and crunchy madness! The arrival of a new season always brings the desire for new foods and flavors. And because our taste buds are directly connected to our memory of time and place, we start toRead More »
Sausage & Apple Stuffed Honeynut Squash
Sausage & Apple Stuffed Honeynut Squash with mushrooms, panko stuffing and aromatic herbs! Butternut Squash lovers there is a new hottie in town! Meet the Honeynut Squash, a hybrid variety that is a cross between a butternut and a buttercup squash. This mini-sensation has a sweeter profile and is favored for its small, individual serving sizeRead More »
Breakfast Apple Pie French Toast
This Apple Pie French Toast is a deliciously warm, soft and moist fall inspired breakfast, served with cinnamon, granola and warm syrup. You know that irresistible and incomparable fall baking smell that travels up your nostrils and immediately triggers your brain into ‘hungry mode’ whether that be the case, or not? That’s exactly what myRead More »
Butternut Squash Turmeric Soup
Butternut Squash Soup with healing Turmeric, a heartwarming and nutritious soup perfect for the cold season! There is nothing like a delicious and warming bowl of Butternut Squash Soup to comfort and nourish the body. This family favorite recipe is simple to make and packed full with nourishing ingredients to get YOUR body ready for the cooler season. IRead More »
Instant Pot Chickpea Stew
Healthy and Hearty Instant Pot Chickpea Stew made with few ingredients and flavors you won’t resist! If you own an Instant Pot and you are crazy obsessed with it (like me), then you’re probably feeling somewhat guilty for trading it for the grill all summer long. Worry not, it probably needed a rest. Dust itRead More »
Skillet Chicken Pot Pie
A fun step-by-step guide on how to make the most delicious and heart warming Skillet Chicken Pot Pie with veggies, mushroom, moist chicken cubes and topped with a melt-in-your-mouth pie crust! Fall is almost here and while we sometimes struggle to settle into a fast-paced and more structured routine, a great way to do soRead More »
Quinoa Barley Stuffed Squash
This Quinoa Barley Stuffed Squash is a beautifully warm and festive Fall dish topped with pumpkin seeds, pecans and aromatic rosemary. This week the weather has really brought in that gorgeous Fall scenery, with an invitation to pull out the boots and cozy oversized sweater from the closet and take a stroll in town whileRead More »
Toasted Chocolate Hazelnut Granola
Toasted Chocolate Hazelnut Granola, made with real cacao bits and balancing flavors such as hazelnuts and oats, coated with a generous layer of maple! Have you ever toasted oats and nuts? Ohh, let me tell you -you are in for a treat! The truth about GRANOLA As far as I am concerned buying store boughtRead More »
Maple Caramelized Figs
Take your favorite desserts to the next level with a drizzle of maple caramelized figs as a deliciously sweet an heavenly indulging topping! As much as I love to emphasize on the importance of eating healthy and being mindfully selective about the foods you eat –>>(SUPER important!), this time you will hear me talk aboutRead More »
The Perfect Roast Chicken Every Time!
The Perfect Roast Chicken has crispy flavorful skin with moist evenly cooked meat and flavor in every bite! I usually don’t attach bold and gutsy titles such as this one to my recipes UNLESS I can stand behind it with full confidence. The confidence comes from making the same recipe over and over again, untilRead More »
Apple Sage Thanksgiving Stuffing
This Apple Sage Stuffing is incredibly easy to make, super moist and flavorful with a touch of crunchiness and the warm aroma of sage. When it comes to a classic dish like stuffing, my take is >>less is more! No friends, I don’t mean a smaller serving 🙂 if anything it would be the opposite!Read More »
Pumpkin Spice Roasted Cauliflower
This Pumpkin Spice Roasted Cauliflower is the perfect side dish for this time of year and a great way to incorporate fall flavors into your meals. Fall is officially here, and while it is the perfect time to bake and make hearty soups, we often overlook the potential of bringing massive flavor to the tableRead More »
Three Bean Vegetarian Chili
This Three Bean Vegetarian Chili is MEGA flavorful, comforting and packed with protein and seasonal flavors. On my last post >>this one<< I made a steamy announcement and promised to spill the beans at a later post. This later post happens to be this one, because it would make perfect sense to tell you thatRead More »
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
These Pumpkin Chocolate Chips Pecan Cookies are gluten-free, packed with plant protein, oats and the warm flavors of the season! Fall got me all hiked up for baking with seasonal flavors. In fact, what better way to embrace the season then by enjoying its fruitful gifts! However, there is more to this story and IRead More »
Baked Gluten-Free Apple Cider Donuts
Baked Gluten-Free Apple Cider Donuts, incredibly delicious, made with little sugar and a the best flavors of the season! When Fall arrives, so does the cravings for all things apple, cinnamon and pumpkin… oh and soups! Nothing to worry, as you can dive right in and enjoy your favorite flavors of the season. Am IRead More »
Cannellini Sausage Kale Soup
Healthy and hearty 30-minute Cannellini Sausage Kale Soup with carrots and celery in a deliciously warming broth. When the temperature drops and we begin to shiver, there is absolutely no faster and more comforting way to warm up than with a hot bowl of soup. Some things are common sense, right?! But did you know thatRead More »
Best Veggie Tortellini Soup
This Veggie Tortellini Soup is a warming and comforting dish, perfect for those cool fall or cold winter nights. Super flavorful, incredibly easy to make and very satisfying, this soup is an all-around great recipe for the whole family! Since all things must come to an end and we must accept it, as it isRead More »
Salted Chocolate Nutty Bars
Sweet and salty chocolate drizzled healthy nut bars made with few ingredients and a whole lot of nutrition! If one thing we can all agree with when it comes to back-to-school or anytime life decides to throw you on a thin rope, is that Nut Bars are about as life-saving-neccesity as a floatation device whenRead More »
Zucchini Almond Cake Gluten-Free
This super moist Zucchini Almond Cake is gluten-free with a hint of citrusy flavor and crunchy almond bites! It’s zucchini harvesting season and from the looks of it, I can bet you are all looking for ideas to cook with this delicious low-carb vegetable. The good news is –I am too!! My zucchinis are takingRead More »
Herb Roasted Carrots
Whole carrots coated with an aromatic garlic, thyme and oregano infused oil and roasted to perfection! It’s time to give one of my favorite vegetables a mega spring twist. I love carrots in Beef Stew, Pot Roast and Soups more then anything, but considering we are moving towards the warmer weather and I likely won’t be making any ofRead More »
