Posted on May 16, 2013
Dreena’s Falafels (and a FABULOUS cookbook give-away!)
I met Dreena through Maggie and Ricki. I must say I am so very grateful! Shortly after Nate was born and I started eating a very heavy plant-based diet. Not completely plant based, mind you. But I could just sense that my body needed lots of fresh, whole foods after giving birth to get itself [...]
Posted on May 9, 2013
Melted Leek & Red Pepper Quiche
For those of you still sorting through recipes to plan your Mother’s Day menu, I thought I’d share a quiche that has been a big hit at our house. I actually started toying with this recipe back in January. My intention was to serve it as a meat-free, dairy-free option for Nate’s first birthday party. [...]
Posted on April 18, 2013
Grilled Chicken, Asparagus, and Mushroom Pizza with Blackbird Bakery Pizza Crust
This is hands-down the best gluten-free pizza crust I’ve ever had. No joke. The crust tastes so much like the pizza I remember from my childhood that I actually started craving soda when I eating. It’s just that good. When you take a bite of crust, you get that pizzeria chewy, bready bite. It’s so [...]
Posted on April 15, 2013
Spinach Penne Pasta with Toasted Almonds and Dairy-Free “Parmesan Creamy Cheese”
If you browse my recipe page, you’ll see that we don’t often have pasta for dinner. I just forget that it’s an option when planning meals. But, I needed a little inspiration when I was putting together last week’s meal plan and I happened across a gorgeous Spinach Penne Pasta in Everyday Food: Great Food [...]
Posted on April 8, 2013
Beans, Greens, & Rice for Food Bloggers Against Hunger
I used to teach elementary school. One summer, I decided to undertake summer school. Generally, you’re in a new setting with new kids that have an entirely different set of circumstances that the kiddos you typically teach. It was only a few days into summer school when I noticed some of my students eating food [...]










