TL/DR – Purple Sweet Potato Cookies. These delicious little ditties are gluten free! They are made with almond flour, oats, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom, and of course, baked purple sweet potato. – On my quest to make fun things to take my mind …[read more]

TL/DR – Apple Ginger Mock Champagne. A refreshing, fizzy, and lightly sweet non-alcoholic beverage that looks great in a champagne flute and has the added health benefits of fresh ginger. – 2020 has been terrible. The holidays this year will be remembered as the time …[read more]

TL/DR – Vegan Green Chile Bean Soup. This tastes almost like the pork version of green chile sauce, but it’s entirely plant based. The secret ingredient is miso and it is served with an easy baked tofu that bakes while the soup simmers. A delicious …[read more]

TL/DR – Southwestern Stuffed Peppers. Bell peppers stuffed with ground turkey, onions, garlic, pinto beans, salsa, cream cheese and potatoes, then topped with cheese. A delicious weeknight meal or a make-ahead meal for lunches. – Originally this particular stuffed pepper recipe came from thoughts on …[read more]

TL/DR – Maple White Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts. Prepare a delicious dressing and toss half of it with halved Brussels sprouts and roast at a high heat. While they roast, reduce the remaining dressing on the stove and then toss it with the hot, crispy …[read more]

TL/DR – Bratwurst Mushroom Rice Casserole. Easy and comforting weeknight meal alert! Delicious bratwurst nestled in a bed of sautéed mushrooms with thyme, dijon, lemon juice, broth, pre-cooked rice and lentils, baked and topped with cheddar. This is a great meal if you are craving …[read more]

TL/DR – Chocolate Peanut Butter Snack Cake. This is a healthy cake you won’t feel guilty about feeding kids. It has beans, squash, coconut sugar, cocoa and powdered peanut butter. – Not every healthy choice has to be rewarded, but it is nice to have …[read more]

TL/DR – Oven Braised Pulled Pork. Sometimes the best thing to do on a Sunday is to slowly braise nicely seasoned pork butt and then use it all week long. This is the recipe for that. Perfectly seasoned. – I love making a good quantity …[read more]

TL/DR – Pork, Sweet Potato and Plantain Tacos. Roasted sweet potatoes and green plantains seasoned with chili powder and coriander are a great compliment to ground pork cooked in a skillet with fresh oregano. Topped with pickled onions, cotija cheese and a light vinaigrette, these …[read more]

TL/DR – Sweet Potato Sage Turkey Sliders. Mashed baked sweet potatoes, minced onion and a good amount of fresh sage are incorporated into skillet-cooked turkey sliders coated lightly in corn starch to keep from sticking. Serve as a lettuce wrap or on a bun. – …[read more]