Category Archives: main dish
pea and walnut pesto linguine
Pasta is always such a crowd pleaser, but you don’t have to stick with boring old tomato sauce. TraditionalView full post »
lentil and grape tomato salad ~ detox approved
I saw Al Roker on the Today show ( I love him) this morning talking about his success with a detox diet! I too have hadView full post »
pasta with creamy avocado and sun dried tomato sauce
Avocados are always in our house. We use them for sandwiches, breakfast burritos, on cheese-less pizza, saladsView full post »
southwestern black bean soup
Wow- things have been crazy busy. So busy that I haven’t had time to cook anything which makes me quiteView full post »
creamy basil tomato soup
Life has been bonkers again. It’s all good, but stressful. As we started back to school on Monday, I wasView full post »
strawberry basil salad.
I swear, salads get a bad rap. As a diet, boring, tasteless side dish. But in reality, salads need to be front andView full post »
roasted sweet potato and black bean salad.
This is one of my most favorite flavor combinations, hearty black beans with the sweet and tender roastedView full post »
shiitake miso soup
We went to Hawaii last year and the hotel we stayed in included a breakfast buffet. While most people lined upView full post »
lemony couscous salad.
Spring and summer mean plenty of couscous at our house. Why spring and summer? Because if you have children eatingView full post »
tempting tortilla soup
You know those foods that tempt you in your dreams? the one you just can’t.stop.thinking.about? the one that calls toView full post »
lemony tofu ricotta and asparagus pasta
While away on our spring break trip, I wanted to cook something for my parents. My mom requested a pasta dish andView full post »
spring asparagus soup.
This months Lazy Susan was perfect for me. This is the first all-veggie (vegan or vegetarian) episode inView full post »
black bean chili ~ with a secret
Welcome to this month’s round of Lazy Susan! For most of the country, and even here in So-Cal, there’s aView full post »




