Where healthy meets indulgent
Lo mein noodles are tossed in a sesame sauce with tender sauteed shiitake mushrooms and sweet peppers for the ultimate take out-style dinner! Make a double batch for awesome leftovers. You are looking at the lo mein noodles that were literally my dinner every night for a straight week. Yes, I had other food available. […]
This lemon Parmesan fettuccine with tons of tender zucchini ribbons and sweet peas is the only thing you need to up your pasta night game! The lemon garlic butter sauce is life-changing. Consider this fettuccine me jumping the gun on zuke season. Too soon? Maybe you should take a closer look at this bomb fettuccine […]
Smoky bacon, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and soft goat cheese are an INCREDIBLE trio of flavors in this fresh, flavorful sun-dried tomato bacon goat cheese rigatoni! Unofficial title: Pasta with all the freaking BEST things in it. ?? We got our bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, greens, and CAAAARBS. What more could you ask of a […]
A zingy browned butter lemon sauce coats every inch of this spring-like asparagus feta orzo skillet that’s SUPER easy to throw together for a quick, healthy dinner! Just a skillet full ‘o spring for……..yet another freezing cold Wisconsin April day? In all honesty, I’d much rather be eating this asparagus orzo feta skillet on the […]
Tender seared salmon meets Israeli couscous and all the Greek fixins’ in this MEGA-PACKED Greek seared salmon couscous salad! The best salad for summer. Permanent obsession, Greek food meet NEW obsession Israeli pearl couscous. Live happily ever after in Greek seared salmon couscous salad. THE SALAD OF SUMMER. I’m callin’ it right now. Yes, I’m […]
Flavorful shiitake mushrooms are incredibly good paired with a rich garlic butter sauce, sharp Asiago cheese, and lots of cheese-filled tortellini in this killer garlic butter Asiago tortellini skillet! A moment of silence please for the world’s FREAKING BEST Monday food. We got buttah. We got cheese. We got pasta filled with cheese. Hold down […]
Rich cream cheese, tangy sun-dried tomatoes, and flavorful basil makes this incredible cream cheese basil risotto absolutely irresistible! Just try to only have one bowl. How many ways do I love risotto? Don’t even ask me to count the ways. We’ll be here for awhile, trust me. Just know that this sundried tomato cream cheese […]
Loaded with zingy Asian flavors and SO full of fresh goodness, this Asian chicken crunch pasta salad has an INSANE crunch texture you will be obsessed with! Texture freaks, I’ve got your permanent salad crush staring ya down. Pasta lovers/chicken lovers/Asian food lovers you’re also all taken care of. This.Salad.Is.BOMB. My FAVORITE salads are ones […]
Sweet peppers and fragrant basil add SO much incredible flavor to these peanut thai noodles! Ready in minutes and 10x better than any take-out! Here to inform you that the best take-out peanut thai noodles are made from the comfort of your own abode. And they are just about the best freaking thing you will […]
Flavorful roasted red peppers transform the sauce for this LIGHTER roasted red pepper fettuccine alfredo. Super creamy and you won’t feel guilty going back for seconds! Cause let’s be honest: pasta seconds will forever be a thing and when there’s no guilt associated with that we are WINNING. And I’m probably going back for thirds. […]
Juicy greek yogurt marinated steak, a tangy honey balsamic dressing, and all the Greek salad fixins’ collide in this beautiful, meal-in-one Greek steak salad! I bring to you not only a Friday-worthy salad but a 2019 health-ified salad. There’s steak and there’s cheese. You’re welcome. Greek salad is by far my favorite type of salad. […]
A creamy mascarpone sauce, roasted red peppers, and spinach are the most flavorful trio in this easy skillet orechiette pasta! Finals week got me looking like I wanna devour an entire skillet of orechiette pasta. Maybe an entire skillet for each final? That’ll be six, please and thanks. Seriously. This is like my new carb […]
Shaved brussels sprouts and soft delicata squash cubes star in this loaded zucchette pasta skillet dinner that’s super easy to throw together and packed full of healthy goodness! I’m totally still full of my mother’s cornbread stuffing guys, but I’m just popping in real quick to tell you that if there is any space left […]
