Braised Beef & Mushrooms The days and nights are getting cooler and I’m beginning to crave a bowl of something warm and soothing in the evenings. We actually lit up the fireplace during a rainstorm a few days ago (after an extremely hot summer), so colder months are making their way here and I’m OK Read More!
Japanese-Inspired Garlic Fried Rice We eat A LOT of brown rice at our house! Between meal prepping lunches for the week, and also alongside most of our evening meals (think: 6 teenagers/young adults)… I really mean we go through A TON of brown rice. I purchase rice in bulk and find that this helps to Read More!
Mexican-Inspired Beef & Veggie Skillet This SUPER QUICK Skillet Meal is EXACTLY what you’re going to want to make throughout the late summer months once those zucchini and summer squash start to pile up in gardens and the markets. You only need 20 minutes, and a few SIMPLE ingredients, and you’ll have a TASTY dinner Read More!
Mediterranean Inspired Brown Rice Salad This bright and tangy Mediterranean-inspired brown rice salad was created by a happy accident last week since I have lots of fresh garden vegetables currently sitting in my kitchen just waiting to be eaten. While I was making a big batch of brown rice to add to my meals throughout Read More!
Cold Lunchbox-Friendly Salmon Bowls We sure LOVE quick meal ideas over here! I especially love these bowls because they’re excellent for a quick meal but equally great for preparing a few for the days ahead! A huge request during this back-to-school (back to the office) season is cold lunchbox ideas to easily tuck into backpacks Read More!
Easy Flavorful Salmon Tacos Grab a sheet pan and your spices! You’ll be serving up THE MOST FLAVORFUL salmon morsels drizzled in limey fresh Pico in less than 20 minutes! Seriously SO TASTY and CRAVEWORTHY, these are better than restaurant fish tacos (in my humble opinion 
) This has become a go-to recipe for weeknights Read More!
Zucchini Pizza Cups It’s full-on ZUCCHINI SEASON! Do you have zucchini growing in your garden? If not, zucchini is now in-season and so plentiful that you’ll find it VERY inexpensive at the Farmer’s Markets throughout late Summer…that’s if your neighbors don’t leave a bag of it on your front porch as mine often do here Read More!
Spicy Tuna Cucumber Bites These tasty cucumber bites are perfect for entertaining, a quick lunch, or just keeping things light and tasty as far as snacking goes! These lil’ fellas pack a BIG FLAVOR punch for such a small bite, which means they are surprisingly satisfying. It’s fresh cucumber season! Our vines are full of Read More!
Green Bean Turkey Bowls Opened up the fridge to see ground turkey and garden fresh green beans that needed to be enjoyed soon, so I decided to turn them into my meal prep for the week. These Green Bean Turkey Bowls make for a quick (DELICIOUS!) one-pan dinner idea too! The final result is incredibly Read More!
Broccolini + Halloumi Power Bowls 
Have you ever tried halloumi cheese? I will admit that I hadn’t until recently…I noticed it was on sale at my local grocer so decided it was time to try it out! Halloumi is a traditional Cypriot semi-soft, white, salty (briney) cheese made from a mixture of goat’s and Read More!
