Posts Tagged ‘spring’
Simple Marinated White Bean Salad
This marinated white bean salad is the quick, simple meal of my dreams. It comes together with a few pantry staples — canned beans! — but gets jazzed up with lots of fresh herbs, olive oil, vinegar, and sun-dried tomatoes. You will want to eat this on repeat, both for lunch and dinner. Creamy, healthy,…
Read More15-Minute Lemon Artichoke Pasta
Your week needs this quick and easy pasta. As soon as the weather starts to warm up, this pasta dish goes straight to the top of my to-make list. First of all, it’s incredibly delicious and beyond simple. It’s bright and peppery, and the combo of earthy artichokes and tangy goat cheese gives it the perfect…
Read MoreLemon Artichoke & Quinoa Salad
Fresh, healthy and satisfying. This salad combines a few of my favorite things at the moment: artichokes, lemon, and parsley. It’s tangy, vibrant, fresh and the perfect dish to lift you out of any quarantine eating rut. Let’s do this. The base for this 10-ingredient recipe is quinoa that gets cooked in veggie broth until…
Read MoreCozy Lemon Rice Soup
This Lemon Rice Soup is pure comfort. There’s no other way to say it. It’s the perfect balance of creamy, lemony, peppery, fresh, herby deliciousness. Best served with warm, crusty bread for dipping. Fresh herbs = fresh flavor. My favorite part of this soup is the fresh herbs. Parsley and oregano are two of my…
Read MoreSpring Tacos with White Beans, Red Potatoes, and Garlic Yogurt Sauce
There are tacos and then there are tacos. Forgettable tacos are usually the kind that come out of a box, with a packet for seasoning and not much else. While there’s definitely a time and a place for this, they don’t do the taco any justice. These Spring Tacos with White Beans, Red Potatoes, and…
Read MoreSpring Quinoa & Asparagus Pilaf
This dish is a spring fling for your taste buds. I just know you will be delighted to experience its bright, fresh flavors after excessive winter comfort food. For this recipe, I kept things super basic, cooking the quinoa with nothing more than a good broth. The flavor is simple and clean in the best…
Read MoreCreamy Carrot Ginger Soup
Let’s talk about this creamy carrot ginger soup, shall we? This pot of gold is far superior to your average semi-creamy carrot soup, friends. You’ve got the usual soup suspects in the form of carrots, garlic, and onion, but then there’s a hint of nuttiness from the cumin, warmth from the ginger, and the soft…
Read MorePesto Pizza with Arugula, Artichokes & White Beans
Pizza is the ultimate comfort food. For this recipe, I decided to try the oh-so-popular Trader Joe’s frozen cauliflower pizza crust and I was not disappointed! I’ve made cauliflower pizza dough from scratch several times but it’s a bit more tedious than I felt necessary at the end of a super busy week. If you’re…
Read MoreFingerling Potatoes, Greens, Garlic & Chickpeas
Potatoes remain my go-to comfort food. I love the simplicity, consistent deliciousness, flavor and texture. Plus, potatoes boast some pretty astounding health benefits. However, maybe you’ve been avoiding them, because of the “C” word. You know, carbohydrate. With all the talk about low-carb diets, some are convinced that potatoes, along with other starchy vegetables, are…
Read MorePea, Mint & Spring Onion Soup
Don’t wait, friends. You’ll need to get on this recipe while the spring produce is peaking and it’s still cool enough to eat soup without sweating in front of your air conditioner (here in Maine, we have a while…) This soup just happens to be loaded with two of my favorite spring offerings—peas and mint—plus…
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