Have you ever tried one of those spicy chocolate bars, featuring dark chocolate and cayenne pepper? I think they can be good, but Steven isn’t a fan. So I was surprised when he tried these spicy-sweet honey roasted cocoa chili nuts, and declared them a wild success. Apparently tastebuds (and the people they’re attached to) […]
Beets and Chard with Roasted Garlic Lemon Dressing
My alternate name for this recipe is Warm Rainbow Salad, but I decided Beets and Chard with Roasted Garlic Lemon Dressing is a bit more informative. Also, a warm salad doesn’t sound very appetizing. So call it a main dish or a side dish, just not a salad. As for the rainbow part, it comes from using […]
Rhubarb Vanilla Lemon Scones Recipe
Nothing says spring like rhubarb! I’m a big fan, so I made these rhubarb vanilla lemon scones to celebrate the new season. Well, I’ll pretend that was the reason. The truth is slightly more complicated.
Dandelion Pesto Recipe
Happy Spring! Time to get your hands dirty and clean up your yard for the new season. Does your grass look like this? Perfect! Most people probably think that’s just a lawn that needs to be weeded, and they may be right, but it could also be a vegetable patch. Those dandelions are edible, at […]
Avocado Toast 5 Ways
I’m the first to admit that I’m a creature of habit. Habits are easy and comforting, and in this case, delicious. For the past couple of years, when I’m at home, I tend to eat the same thing for breakfast every day: avocado toast. It’s to the point where, if I don’t have any ripe […]
Coconut Ginger Almond Granola
Granola is one of those things that I’ve become so used to making myself, I can’t imagine regularly buying it pre-made. Store-bought granola is often pretty expensive, and usually way too sweet for me. Plus, once you find a basic recipe you like, there are tons of ways you can change it up to keep […]
Cheesy Broccoli Kale Quinoa Casserole Recipe
If somebody had offered me kale and quinoa when I was a kid, I probably would have rejected them, even though I’d never had them. But if somebody put this casserole on my plate, without telling me what is in it, I think I would have dug right in. Covering it in cheese saves the […]
Grain-Free Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies
These Grain-Free Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies happen to be grain-free and dairy-free, but the first time I made them, I was just trying to use up some hazelnut pulp, left over from making hazelnut milk. Though I’m a vegetarian, I have no problems with regular dairy, so I had no real reason for making the hazelnut […]
Thai Peanut Kale Salad Recipe
Have you ever massaged your vegetables? Like a real deep-tissue massage, by hand? I’m obsessed with massaging my kale. It’s not weird at all. Okay, maybe it is. But it takes kale from rough and tough, to soft and tender. Here’s my kale before massaging: And after: My obsession began with this kale salad recipe, […]