Oven Roasted Breakfast Potatoes

Oven Roasted Breakfast Potatoes

Lazy Saturday mornings spent with Andrew are one of my favorite things. We’ve been making these breakfast potatoes for years. I say “we” but honestly, they are my husband’s specialty 🙂 He’ll wake up before me and fix these delicious but simple potatoes along with 

Summer Watermelon Salad

Summer Watermelon Salad

It’s been so hot lately I really haven’t been in the mood to cook much (and trust me, as a food blogger not cooking is no fun)– so I’ve been enjoying all kinds of fresh fruits and veggies as easy meals. Maybe the heat is 

Creamy Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Creamy Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Cauliflower soup with white cheddar, onions, and garlic in a cream base. Perfect as an entrée or complement to a steakhouse style meal. Soup comes together quickly and is flavorful with minimal ingredients. Vegetarian (uses dairy). Makes 8 servings (1 cup). Creamy Cauliflower Cheese soup 

Summer Vegetable Puff Pastry Tart

Summer Vegetable Puff Pastry Tart

Flaky puff pastry layered with fresh basil pesto, thinly sliced summer veggies and a sprinkling of cheese. This Summer Vegetable Tart is fresh, seasonal, and delicious!

Spinach Strawberry Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Spinach Strawberry Salad with Strawberry Vinaigrette

Summer salad featuring spinach, fresh ripe strawberries, avocado, shallot, and pistachios finished off with homemade vegan strawberry vinaigrette. Makes 4 salads. Vinaigrette recipes makes approximately 10 ounces.
Salad is ready in 10 minutes. Dressing needs 4 hour refrigeration time. Vegan/Vegetarian.

Homemade Pesto Sauce

Homemade Pesto Sauce

This easy recipe for pesto uses simple ingredients like summery basil and lemon juice for a fresh sauce that’s delicious on everything from pasta to pizza. Pine nuts are traditional but blanched almonds, walnuts, or pistachios are great, too! Recipe makes 1 cup of sauce. 

Southern Style Coleslaw (Quick and Easy)

Southern Style Coleslaw (Quick and Easy)

Sweet, creamy, and lightly tangy coleslaw that’s perfect for pulled pork (especially vinegar based). It’s the right blend of mayo (or vegan mayo) + vinaigrette and celery seed with some sugar to balance the tart. Make this easy side dish from scratch and enjoy for up to 3 days. Makes 6-8 side dish sized servings or 10-12 topping sized servings.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rich, fudgy chocolate cookies with chocolate chips. Easy and delicious–these will be your go to cookie for the chocolate lovers in your family. This recipe calls for dutch process cocoa and a blend of sugars for a perfect balance of sweetness and dark chocolate flavor. Recipe makes approximately 24 medium sized cookies.

Berry Plum Cobbler

Berry Plum Cobbler

Easy Southern-style summer dessert using plums, strawberries and blueberries. Sweet, jammy filling with a cake-like crust. Vegetarian.

Avocado Lime Ranch

Avocado Lime Ranch

The beginning of May always triggers sunny vibes in the kitchen! We enjoy fresh spring veggies, cool temperature foods for dinner, and lots of fresh fruit for dessert! Due to Cinco de Mayo, avocados are especially affordable over the next few weeks here in Virginia