Last week I showed you all how to roast up whole beets without foil, and today I’m showing an easy weeknight, (or any night) salad recipe that incorporates those roasted beets, that you hopefully roasted. 😉 This salad is vegan, whole-30 approved and paleo, so for those of you on any of those diets, feel free…
Marin mama’s first podcast and links to my favorite things
Ok, so I did my first PODCAST EVER a few weeks back, and it was SO MUCH FUN! I was asked by Sarah of Another Mother Runner if I would be willing to chat with her about nutrition, food and kids on one of her weekly podcasts! I of course excitedly raised my hand and said, “YES” as…
roasted whole beets without foil
You’ve all heard me talk about how aluminum foil is a big “NO, NO“ when it comes to cooking, and if not, then I’m here to remind you again. Aluminum foil is a big “NO, NO” (sorry Reynolds) because it leaches aluminum into your food, so don’t roast or bake your veggies and meat on foil, use…
overnight refrigerator steel cut oats with chia and strawberries
I posted the below photo Saturday on my Instagram and Facebook page asking you all if you wanted me to post the recipe on the blog, and tons of you responded with an overwhelming “YES!” Yay! So I listened to you all and jumped on getting this recipe out to you ASAP, so you can get to the store this week,…
grilled cheese with roasted red pepper and avocado
A good grilled cheese sandwich is a bit like life. It not always pretty, it can be messy, fall apart and be all over place, and sometimes the inner components don’t hold together well, but in the end with that first bite, everything comes together. The flavors meld, the messiness is forgotten and thus balance…
2-ingredient chocolate mousse with coconut sugar whipped cream
This chocolate mousse is one of our favorite desserts, and we actually call this Zoe’s mousse because she’s the one who makes it all of the time. Well, actually Zoe’s the one who originally found this recipe years ago in a William-Sonoma kids cookbook. I first featured this chocolate mousse recipe back in 2012 (wow, so many years…