A Thanksgiving Menu (swoon worthy recipes)

Kale Butternut Squash Salad

Are you gearing up for Thanksgiving, yet?  I absolutely LOVE a holiday that revolves around gratitude, friends & family and of course, delicious food! I always have so much fun creating menu plans (seriously, I can’t get enough) so I have been planning & dreaming of my menu for weeks now! Below are the recipes…

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Pasta with Butternut Squash, Goat Cheese, Walnuts & Sage

Fall foods are my absolute favorite! This past Sunday it was raining, so I took to the kitchen to experiment with some new recipes that I had been wanting to try. Apple chips, kale-apple-walnut salad and pasta with butternut squash. I have never been a big pasta girl but the husband and the kiddos love…

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Sweet Potato & Black Bean Tacos

It is no secret in my house that I have an infatuation with tacos.  I could eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yum. But let me shoot you straight. There are really only two reasons why I love tacos. First, they remind me of my years spent in San Diego where a good fish…

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Raw Tacos — Fresh. Simple. Delicious.

Raw Tacos — Fresh. Simple. Delicious. for the salsa: 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes ½ red bell pepper, chopped fine ½ orange or yellow bell pepper, chopped fine ½ red onion, minced ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro ½ clove garlic, minced juice of ½ lime 1 tsp. raw honey 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil…

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Kale and Avocado Salad

KALE & AVOCADO SALAD   3 cups of kale, cut into bite-sized pieces {I prefer Lacinato Kale or baby kale} 3/4 cup of peeled and shredded carrots 3/4 cup cooked quinoa 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced 2 green onions, washed and sliced 1 avocado, cubed 1/2 cup roasted almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or…

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