Slow cooker vegetarian chili with sweet potatoes (stovetop version, too!)

As I type this, my slow cooker has been on for 36 hours straight.  Is that allowed?  I am officially obsessed and I completely understand why you all have been too while I was under a little rock.  Wow!  I made this awesome sweet potato chili the other night, then washed out the insert and […]

Deer Valley-Style Turkey and Black Bean Chili Recipe

Are we having fun yet?!  Good, good.  I have been running around the house yesterday and today like a busy bee, very excited that the big day is almost here.  I’m taking a quick breather from the Thanksgiving marathon just to touch base and check-in with you all.  Hope everything is going according to plan […]

Cabbage Cacio e Pepe Recipe

Cacio e Pepe is one of my favorite pasta dishes but it contains no vegetables and is super easy to overeat! It is an ultra simple dish consisting of pasta, black pepper, Pecorino cheese, and oil/butter. Guess what? These ingredients also work smashingly well with cabbage ribbons!  You will not trick anyone into thinking this […]

Red Lentil Tortilla Soup Recipe

Every time I made this red lentil tortilla soup at home and posted it on Instagram stories, I realized I still had not posted it on my site.  I taught this soup in 2019 and have been making it on the regular ever since.  Red lentils don’t hold their shape like brown, green or black […]

Dinner Planner – Week of February 12, 2024

If you are looking for Super Bowl ideas, check out last week’s dinner planner.  I am going pretty traditional with a lot of appetizers like spinach-artichoke dip, guacamole, salsa and chips, vegan queso, carrot dogs in a blanket and friends are bringing stuff too.  Then I’m doing two types of chili, a topping bar, corn […]