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Cranberry Chocolate Walnut Energy Balls

Cranberry chocolate walnut energy balls make the perfect pick-me-up healthy snack and are just 5 ingredients! I've been in a serious cranberry mood recently. Fresh cranberries, dried cranberries, I'm all over it. Something about that tartness and sweetness together. Mmm. Bring on the cranberries. And I will be bringing you the cranberries, too. After today's […]

Creamy Butternut Squash Brown Rice

Creamy butternut squash brown rice uses a shortcut to make this a quick weeknight side dish! Plus, check out sweet and savory ideas for variations. I'm a sucker for a winter squash. I don't discriminate either, I love them all! So hearty, so warm and filling, and yet light and nutritious. What's not to love? […]

Holiday Cocktail Party {round-up}

This holiday cocktail party round up features appetizers and fun drinks to make your gatherings more festive and delicious! How in the world is it December? I feel like I say it every year, but seriously? It's December? It can't be possible. Partly because the year went entirely too fast and partly because I'm not […]

Holiday Hummus

Holiday hummus has a roasted red pepper hummus base that gets dressed up with chopped cucumber and feta cheese for an easy, but fancy, red and green holiday appetizer! I'm a bit of a hummus fanatic. I can't think of an occasion where hummus is not appropriate. Every gathering, every party, every celebration needs some […]

Hobo Stew

Hobo stew or Mulligan stew is an easy, budget-friendly stew with ground turkey, beans, corn, veggies and plenty of flavor! First of all, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Lots of turkey, lots of stuffing, plenty of veggie sides and maybe a little pie to top it all off. And more importantly, loads of […]

Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole with Buttery Pecans

This Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole with buttery pecans has a little less sugar and butter for a boozy, not-too-sweet holiday side dish! Sweet potatoes to me are an amazing vegetable. Such deep flavor, such a pretty color and seriously nutritious. ❤️ For regular weeknight dinners, I bake and serve them as is; we sometimes add […]

Easy Vegetable Squares

These easy vegetable squares feature lots of veggies and cheese, loaded onto crescent rolls, making a colorful, delicious cold pizza appetizer! We spent Thanksgiving in the mountains with my mom's brother and his family for a number of years when I was growing up. I remember lots of food and football, long walks through crunchy […]

Vegetarian Quinoa Chili {30 minutes}

This hearty vegetarian quinoa chili has such deep color and flavor that it'll be a hit with meat eaters and vegetarians alike! Just 30 minutes to make and no need to pre-cook the quinoa! Everyone is abuzz about Thanksgiving and turkey and stuffing and I'm posting a vegetarian quinoa chili recipe. Shame on me. Chock it […]

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cranberry chocolate chip cookies are easy to make, whole grain and naturally sweetened! Perfect for a new delicious holiday or Christmas cookie! I cannot lie. I've made these chocolate chip and dried cranberry cookies 4 times in the past week. I keep giving most of them away so I won't eat them all myself, but […]