Do you celebrate Valentine’s day at home or do you go out with your significant other or girlfriends? We typically stay home and I make a special meal for me and my hubby to enjoy after our kiddo goes to bed! I usually don’t make dessert to go with our meals, but because it’s a special occasion I like to have a little something sweet for after dinner. My hubby loves a pie and so I came up with the ultimate Valentine’s Day pie to surprise him with that is not only easy to make, but is on the lighter side too! Chocolate covered strawberries are the quintessential Valentine’s Day treat, and I turned that same idea into a lovely pie perfect for celebrating love! My gluten free chocolate covered strawberry pie is going to score you big points this Valentine’s Day with your partner or your best gals!
Buffalo chicken is one of those dishes that I get a craving for on a regular basis. I love traditional buffalo wings, but I also love making my roasted buffalo cauliflower and more to satisfy the craving when the craving hits that are a bit lighter. With the Super Bowl coming up, I love the idea of making healthier options to serve to my guests in addition to some more traditional game day foods! Lettuce wraps are one of those things that you can literally put anything inside of to make a lighter option of one of your favorites. Most people think of Asian lettuce wraps only, but truly the options are endless. My easy buffalo chicken lettuce wraps are so satisfying, they make such a great appetizer for game day, and they truly couldn’t be any easier to whip up any day of the week!
Citrus season is one of the gifts of winter that keeps me hanging in there until summertime rolls around again. I love that during the dreariest and chilliest part of the year, that citrus can give any dish a bit of brightness. I also don’t think its coincidence that citrus is loaded with Vitamin C when our bodies need it most. One of my favorite citrus of the season is grapefruit. I have so many memories growing up eating grapefruit sprinkled with sugar and sharing a half with my mom. It’s still one of my favorite ways to eat it, so I took that same idea and turned it into a fun new way to enjoy grapefruit as a complete meal for breakfast. My broiled grapefruit, yogurt, and granola bowls are so delicious and healthy and you will love adding them into your breakfast rotation for a little something different.
January always seems to be the month that goes on forever and ever. The weather is always a bit (or a lot) chilly depending on where you live, calling for lots of cozy food. In addition to soup, potatoes are the next best thing to stick to your bones if you ask me! I love using sweet potatoes as much as I can because they are more nutrient dense than a regular russet potato. Sweet potatoes are so versatile and while they are delicious on their own just with a little honey and butter, I love to add savory flavors as well. Stuffing sweet potatoes is a great way to add a variety of flavors and you can create an entire meal with them that the whole family will love. My miso butter sweet potatoes with roasted chickpeas will quickly become a weeknight favorite and the best part is, they are loaded with flavor and nutrition!
Green beans are a staple for a vegetable side dish at our house. There are so many ways to cook them, but I have found my favorite method and no other beans compare. These green beans are the kind of veggie side dish that you will want to make over and over again because they are just that good. We have them at least once a week at my house and eat them like they are French fries, true story! You will not have a problem getting your kiddos or any other picky eaters in your house to eat their green vegetables with a recipe like this. My Garlic and Shallot Green Beans are going to become your new favorite side to serve with almost every meal.
Keeping with the theme of eating more plants this year, I have rounded up my favorite meatless recipes that will help with your journey of eating more vegetarian meals throughout the week. Whether or not you follow a strictly vegetarian lifestyle, we can all see benefits from adding more meatless meals into our diet and it’s also really good for the environment too. My family and I try and eat a couple of plant based meals each week because it makes us feel good and it’s nice to give our bodies a break from meat each week. I have compiled my top 20 meatless meals that are easy to make, and even the meat eaters in your house will approve of to help you get inspired to eat more plants each week!
