Goodbye Christmas cookies, hello vegetables. It’s a new year and time for a fresh start. Sometimes healthier foods can be bland and boring, but this isn’t one of them. I’m not saying this fritatta is the equivalent of raw celery sticks and kale leaves, but it’s better than cookies. It’s made by layering vegetables on top of a bed of seasoned rice, and they’re coated with creamy soup and eggs....

comment icon 190 more comments This creamy comfort food veggie Alfredo lasagna is heaven to me. And I will elaborate on that, I promise, but I can’t move on without talking about what makes this whole thing work: the garlic-butter-Parmesan-flavored, 50-calories-per-serving sauce. Made with love from cauliflower. You’re like, yeahhhh, you told me about that already. Yes I did. And I’m back for more. This sauce controls me. I make it, like, a lot, and I’m contstantly dreaming up new combinations that mostly involve carbs and cheese....

And I think you feel it, too – this is racism at work. This is not new. This is deeply unjust. This is exhausting and traumatizing for the Black community. This is evil. Following George’s murder, there have been large, cohesive, peaceful protests in our city every day for over a week. There have been destructive riots that have been devastating to the communities, small businesses, and families in Minneapolis....

If you love delicious side dishes you have to try our Beet Salad, Blistered Shishito Peppers, Buttermilk Cornbread, or the best Mashed Potatoes! Why I love this recipe: Easy – This whole roasted cauliflower recipe only takes 10 minutes to prep for the oven, with a handful of ingredients. Anyone can make it. Showstopper – It’s unique and absolutely delicious; the garnishes of tahini sauce, fresh mint and pepitas are my favorite part!...

Maybe it would be best to call it a slushie? I mean, what is the essence of a smoothie? Does it include something creamy? Or is it just any combination of things (well, I mean, fruits probably) that are run through the blender and then sipped up with a straw? comment icon 31 more comments I’m gonna make my own way today, and I am calling this not only a watermelon smoothie, but the world’s best watermelon smoothie because I am that far gone....

Healthy Chicken Salad (No Mayo!) There are endless variations of chicken salad recipes, but most of them have a few things in common: tons of mayo, hidden fat, and empty calories. Say goodbye to globs of mayo and hello to lighter chicken salad. This healthy chicken salad salad is fast, easy, the whole family will enjoy it, and there’s so much flavor they’ll never notice it’s lighter. I replaced the mayo with plain fat-free Greek yogurt....

Quick & Easy Ground Beef and Rice Skillet This cowboy skillet is hearty comfort food loaded with juicy ground beef, tender rice, just the right amount of spiciness that keeps you going back for bite after bite. The word Cowboy is in the recipe title because I used a jar of Cowboy Caviar from Trader Joe’s which is essentially a corn and black bean-based salsa with red peppers. If you don’t have a TJ’s in your area, look for a corn and bean-based salsa and use that instead....

comment icon 201 more comments This is a not overly sweet-potato-y, perfectly easy hand-held sweet potato pizza crust that is made with three ingredients and is versatile enough to go with both traditional tomato-mozzarella toppings and less-traditional pizza situations such as a bbq chicken pizza party. Yes, I know, right? IT’S ALL SO NEW AND EXCITING. Do you guys remember the cauliflower crust craze? Is that still going viral all over the place?...

Easy Chicken Enchilada Soup For those of us who didn’t plan ahead to put a batch of chili into the slow cooker hours and hours ago, this is the recipe that’s going to save dinner on a hectic weeknight. This chili-inspired chicken enchilada soup is easy, ready in 30 minutes, and filled with Mexican-inspired flavors and spices. Black beans, corn, fire-roasted tomatoes, green chiles, cumin, smoked paprika, cilantro, and more give the enchilada soup great depth of flavor in a short amount of time....

Hey guys! I have some exciting news for this cloudy, cold, want-to-go-on-a-tropical-vacation Friday in March – WE’RE HIRING AGAIN! Maybe you walked in to work this morning and are currently sitting at your desk feeling a little less than sparkly about your job situation. Or maybe you are in between jobs, or just about to graduate, and you’re trying to figure out what comes next. Or maybe you weren’t even looking for a change but you’re reading this and all of a sudden entertaining the idea of making an energizing switch to a more creative role and it all kind of gives you the excited butterflies....

Recipe for Zucchini Tater Tots I have fond childhood memories of tater tots. What kid doesn’t love tater tots? Submerging and smothering them in oodles of ketchup is the best. It’s amazing how closely the texture of these baked zucchini tots resembles real tater tots, and after being dipped in ketchup you’ll totally forget you’re eating zucchini. I did as I proceeded to eat half the batch. Bite-for-bite zucchini has far less calories and carbs than potatoes so you can eat way more of it....

Some of our other favorite holiday meals include Rack of Lamb, Baked Crab Legs, and Prime Rib. Why I love this recipe: Pineapple Glaze – Adds the perfect amount of sweetness to really compliment the baked spiral ham. Easy – Since the ham is already precooked, we are just warming it and adding a glaze. It feels fancy, but it couldn’t be easier! Leftovers – The best thing about this meal is taking advantage of the leftovers!...

Muffins like these are my go-to quick snack and my husband loves to grab one on his way to work. This recipe uses all bran or bran flakes cereal. You could even use raisin bran cereal if you love raisins in your bran muffins! How to make banana bran muffins: Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk. Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl. Stir into banana mixture and fold in all bran cereal....

Easy Chicken Foil Packets on the Grill Nothing says summer like throwing some chicken on the grill, and with this fast and easy foil pack recipe, you are going to be in barbecue chicken heaven in no time. The chicken is moist and juicy, the veggies are perfectly crisp-tender, and thanks to the barbecue sauce that runs off from the chicken, the vegetables have such great flavor. Cleanup is as easy as tossing away the foil, which is my idea of the perfect ending to a meal!...

Easy Beef Chow Mein Recipe I love a good better-than-takeout meal and my easy beef chow mein is my latest Asian-inspired recipe that I know your family will love. Beef chow mein is such a super popular Chinese takeout dish made with stir-fried noodles, thinly sliced beef, mixed vegetables, and a savory sauce. The beef is marinated for added flavor and marinating it for just 15 minutes and it also helps to really increase the overall tenderness of the meat....

Grilled Turkey Burger Recipe It’s summer and there’s no better time to fire up the grill and make burgers. The easy, juicy turkey burgers are topped with cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, are ready in 15 minutes, and are totally irresistible. My family loves turkey and Butterball calls people like us Turketarians — people who believe that if you aren’t eating turkey, you’re missing out. Turkey is part of a healthy lifestyle, so don’t save your turkey eating for just the holidays when you can have it year round....

Easy Blueberry Breakfast Cake I was going to make blueberry muffins but didn’t want to deal with the one-by-one nature of muffins. I thought about blueberry pancakes, but didn’t want to be held hostage to the stove flipping them. So I made batter that was a hybrid of muffin batter and pancake batter, poured it into an 8-inch square pan, and baked it as a cake. It turned out to be one of the softest, moistest, and best little cakes....

Looking for more pasta recipes? Try Tuscan Chicken Pasta, Pastalaya, Harissa Pasta, or Truffle Mac and Cheese. Why I love this recipe: Less than 30-Minute Meal – Boursin pasta is often my dinner solution on busy nights when I’m short on time and ingredients. It’s one of our favorites! Creamy – The boursin cheese makes the sauce so creamy, flavorful, and incredible. Picky Eater Approved – Every picky kid (or spouse) will devour this creamy pasta dish....

There are only good things that can come from melting butter, brown sugar, caramels, and cream. Add lots of vanilla extract and chocolate for good measure. When I received these caramel squares from Oh! Nuts, I had a few ideas for bars that would incorporate melted caramels. I prefer making bars to cookies because bars are much faster and less fussy to make. And I prefer these bars to anything I’ve eaten so far in 2012....

And carrot cake smoothie bowl, why are you so yummy? 👅 I mean, seriously, why? and how? This is nothing more than a few carrots, some pineapple, a dusting of cinnamon and a splash of vanilla, and a handful of greens whirred up in a blender for a minute or two — and yet, it’s sososo much more. It’s CARROT CAKE in healthy bowl form. It’s vegetables. It’s yourself feeling really awesome sitting around on the couch watching your binge show of the month and getting your inner rawkstar glow on....