Black Bean-Quinoa Salad with Basil-Lemon Dressing

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Quinoa contains more protein than any other grain. This hearty salad is great for taking for lunches during the week in the summer. It is both light and filling! Cooking the quinoa is the most time-consuming part of this, so it comes together very quickly. Eat as is, or put on top of some spinach [...]

Spicy Orange Tofu

This sweet and spicy take on a classic chinese take out meal comes together quickly and reheats well – perfect to take with you for lunch! Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture before I ate all of it, but you should definitely try it out! Spicy Orange Tofu 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic 1/2 [...]

Incredibly Easy Vegetarian Black Bean Chili

Now that the weather has finally cooled off here, I’ve been in the mood for soup.  This chili is hearty and hits the spot on a cool winter’s day!  As an added bonus, it’s incredibly simple to make.  I forgot to take a picture, but this was really good – trust me!   Vegetarian Black [...]

Sundried Tomato Cream and Pasta

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Now that I’m working, it’s really important that my meals are quick and easy, in addition to being healthy!  Little Miss loved helping make this! This recipe tastes great, comes together quickly, and is perfect for those hot days when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen. The mushrooms aren’t necessary, but they add [...]

Black Bean & Corn Enchilada Casserole

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This dish is a great way to use all of the wonderful vegetables that are in season. Feel free to substitute your favorite vegetables, or whatever is fresh at the farmer’s market (or your backyard)! Using a cornbread mix makes the dish come together quickly, just be sure to make sure the ingredients are vegetarian [...]

“Mock” Tuna Salad

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As you may have figured out by now, we were on vacation last week. By the time we got home, I wasn’t really in the mood to fix anything elaborate for next week’s lunches! Fortunately, I remembered a super-simple recipe that I’ve been wanting to try for a really long time. For a long time, [...]

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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I love sweet potatoes.  Not only do they taste great, but they’re healthy as well!  So when I saw recipes floating around stuffing them, I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it earlier!  It’s so easy – just bake your sweet potatoes and scrape them out. Mash in your yogurt and cream cheese to make [...]

Kung Pao Pasta

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This dish is pretty easy to make, and tastes good either hot or cold.  To me, the leftovers were better than fresh, so it’s a great dish to take to work!  Use any kind of pasta-like thing you want, pasta, rice noodles, udon noodles….or go the traditional route and serve over rice instead.  It’s really [...]

Beet Burgers

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I love a good homemade burger recipe.  I can whip up a batch on the weekend, freeze, and have an easy go-to meal during the week.  Recently, I had seen a lot of posts using beets as the base for the veggie burgers.  Beets are something I don’t eat very often, so the possibility of [...]

Black Bean Dip

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This quick and easy recipe makes a great dip, or you can spread it on a tortilla, fold in half and grill for a yummy quesadilla with or without cheese!  Feel free to make substitutions wherever needed.  I often use it to get rid of extra beans I have, so if you don’t have a [...]

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