Hearty Salad with Black Beans, Corn & Avocado This black bean avocado corn salad has similar flavors to my Six-Layer Baked Taco Cups, but it’s even healthier. Plus, it’s naturally vegan and gluten-free! This salad features hearty beans, juicy corn and tomatoes, and creamy avocado. There has to be some fat in a salad for me to feel full, and the avocado does the trick. The cumin lime vinaigrette is zippy, tangy-yet-sweet, and like all homemade dressings, you’ll need to experiment and tweak it based on your palate and preferences....

Best Veggie Sliders Recipe These vegetarian sliders are filling, satisfying, meatless, and definitely healthier than a greasy burger or typical cookout fare. Try them for a meatless weeknight dinner if you’re trying to lighten things up. For the filling, I caramelized a Vidalia onion in olive oil along with baby portobello mushrooms and pickles. The resulting combo is a meaty (minus the meat) sandwich that’s hearty, chewy, with subtle crunch from the onions and pickles....

Sometimes I wonder if they hang out in the kitchen tool drawer, talk to each other, and wish for me to reach into the drawer and use them. Think Toy Story 3. So I was thrilled (and maybe they were, too) when I found a shortcake cookie recipe that First, I used the strawberry slicer to cut up my jumbo strawberries. Then, I used my microplane grater to zest the orange....

Do you love mug cakes? Try my Peanut Butter Mug Cake, Pumpkin Mug Cake, Chocolate Mug Cake, or Vanilla Mug Cake! Why I love this cake: Single Serve – I love making delicious desserts, but sometimes I want something quick, just for me, at the end of a long day. Bonus that it’s mess-free. 3 Ingredients – All you need are Oreos, milk, and baking powder! Quick – Less than 5 minutes to satisfy your sweet tooth....

Cold Pesto Pasta Salad This pesto and mozzarella pasta salad is ready in 15 minutes and it’s great comfort food. Pasta equals comfort. But it also has a summery feel from the fresh cherry tomatoes and basil. The best of both worlds. This pasta salad makes a ton and can feed a crowd. I like to think of the four P’s: potlucks, picnics, parties, and planned leftovers. The leftovers keep very well and if you’re looking for easy lunches or no-brainer dinners for the week, this is perfect....

comment icon 139 more comments It’s hard to describe how much there is to love about these sandwiches, but I’ll try: Crunchy, buttery, toasted bread is going to meet up with roasted steak-seasoned portobello strips, sweet and golden caramelized onions, a sheet of melted Provolone, and a big thick smear of horseradish aioli… And then just when you think it can’t even get any better, that whole beautiful crispy, saucy, golden sandwich gets dunked in a richly savory, no-meat-necessary, au jus dipping sauce....

Check out all of my pumpkin recipes, like Pumpkin Roll, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pumpkin Spice Eggnog, and Pumpkin Waffles! Ingredients Needed: How to make Pumpkin Dip: Beat room temperature cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth then slowly add the pumpkin pie puree, mixing until smooth. Add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, and cloves then mix again until it’s a smooth consistency. Serve with our delicious gingersnap cookies, apple slices, or cinnamon graham crackers....

Want more of my bakery favorites? Try our Homemade Scones, Cinnamon Roll Biscuits, Strawberry Crepes, or Buttermilk Biscuits! How to make Sopapillas: Make Dough: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add shortening then cut it in with forks or a pastry blender. Gradually stir in water until the mixture comes together. Knead dough in the bowl for a few minutes until smooth. They’re often served as dessert, topped with honey, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar, but they can also be served savory style and stuffed with meats and cheeses....

10/10, Lindsay!! comment icon 123 more comments There’s only so much you can do with tofu to get it to knock your socks off, but OH MY! the texture! Like, I can’t even believe you can get this kind of delightful crisp and ruggedy crunch with such low effort and energy. Why I love this: You get a crispity, crackly golden exterior that looks and tastes like it’s breaded and fried There’s lots of savory saltiness without any one distinct flavor, making it extremely versatile for use in tons of recipes It is an absolutely elite canvas for sauces – they cling to every nook, cranny, and crevice of that golden exterior...

What is it about the power of an all-inclusive resort? It only took one meal before my thoughts became irrational: I need to eat everything at the buffet because…I just must. But getting back to the breakfast. My favorite thing that I ate everyday for breakfast was called chilaquiles. To me, they were tortilla chips with some kind of beans, onions, red sauce, and white melty cheese. They were SO GOOD....

Vegetarian Cauliflower Tinga Tacos Recipe This is my dream recipe because it checks off so many boxes for me! I could eat roasted cauliflower, or roasted veggies of any sort, daily. So this roasted cauliflower is hearty yet tender, tossed in a perfectly spiced chipotle sauce, forming the essence of your cauliflower tinga tacos. Chipotles in adobo sauce are always a key ingredient in any type of tinga taco recipe and here it does wonders for the cauliflower along with sautéed onions and tomato sauce....

comment icon 325 more comments Fun fact: if I were still a teacher, I’d be going back to school today. But instead, I’m sitting at Spyhouse Coffee in Northeast Minneapolis (anyone?) and trying to look like a person who fits in with this seriously hipster crowd while typing away on my little computer machine about how much I love turkey chili. Based on my mispronunciation of the name of the fancy drip coffee when ordering, my wandering around for five minutes to find an outlet, and my head-to-toe Target outfit, I’m doing just sooo great with the whole vibe....

Shortbread Caramel Bars with Crumb Topping I love streusel or crumble toppings, and the bigger the crumbles, the better. They’re easier to pick off. Throw in salted caramel, and you’re in for a wonderfully buttery and caramely treat. These caramel bars are easy to make and you probably have everything on hand to make them now. It’s such a simple ingredients list: butter, sugar, flour, dash of vanilla, and caramel sauce....

Remember when I told you I went to Trader Joe’s and found this coffee and mentioned I picked up a few other things to make raw crackers with? This is what I purchased: Flax & Sunflower Seeds (I had the Chia Seedson hand) I wanted to create a raw vegan cracker recipe that was: 1. Nut Free. Nuts can sometimes be too heavy and I wanted to omit them. 2....

Quick Hawaiian Pineapple Shrimp This sheet pan Hawaiian shrimp recipe is so easy, ready in 15 minutes, and there is a wonderful array of flavors and textures. I was eating it straight off the sheet pan because it was just that tasty. It’s a perfect weeknight dinner recipe because it’s ready in no time and being that everything is made on one sheet pan, clean up is a total breeze. Any extra you have makes great lunch leftovers for the next day!...

If you’re a fan of Oreo recipes, be sure to try my Oreo Balls, Oreo Cupcakes, Oreo Milkshake, Oreo Bars, or this incredible Oreo Mug Cake! Why this dessert is a winner: Easy – the Oreo cheesecake filling only requires five ingredients and couldn’t be more simple. This is the perfect recipe for cheesecake beginners or experts! The Oreo Crust – The perfect thickness and not too crumbly, this Oreo crust holds it’s shape and is the most delicious base....

This idea originated as a simple shredded Creole chicken kind of thing made in the slow cooker so my cooking life could be awesomely easy and full of mouth rocking flavor, and then bam: it morphed into something a little more healthy. The addition of sausage (just kidding – not healthy and I still really ❤ sausage, in particular smoked Andouille sausage yum yum yum), beans, and bell peppers, all simmered up in that spicy tomato sauce?...

Both flavors are excellent; chewy, chocolate, and peanut butter can do no wrong in my book. Special K Granola Bars deliver lower calories and fat (3g of fat and 110 calories) than some other bars on the market. They have 4g of fiber and 4g of protein and they’re a convenient for refueling on-the-go. I always keep a snack bar in my purse and one stashed in the car for those must-have-something-now moments that can strike without warning....

comment icon 129 more comments And by naan-wich, I mean this pillowy sandwich packed with homemade falafel (5 ingredients!), roasted veggies, and epic homemade sauce. The naan-wich is here. And so is 10 inches of snow! OH MY GOSH 😱 I love it. Minnesotans know – living here in the winter means you that for the days leading up to the winter season, you always wonder which day will be the one when you’ll wake up to The First Snow Morning....

How to Make Spinach Bacon Quiche: This post contains affiliate links. Freezing Instructions: Allow it to cool completely then cover well and freeze for up to 2 months. To reheat, allow the quiche to thaw in the fridge overnight (if frozen) and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until warmed through. Have you tried this recipe?! RATE and COMMENT below! I would love to hear your experience.