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Best recipes for anything from a small dinner for two, or a big main dish to impress a large dinner party!
A beautifully assembled Mediterranean Mezze Platter can become the talking piece of your entertaining table, or a fun way to spice up a boring dinner night at home. Learn more about what makes a mezze platter, and see the ingredients I used to assemble the one pictured!
With all this time spent at home lately, we are attempting to make the most of things with some good home cooking. Not only does some comfort food do the soul good, but it also is pretty darn affordable to make. This Alfredo sauce recipe is mostly milk, butter, and flour... all super cheap ingredients! You can make this to go with pasta, chicken, or even scoop it up with some nice warm bread. It is so creamy and delicious and I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
This recipe is a fantastic, cozy end-of-summer dinner that has both summer vegetables paired with a hearty, creamy soup. It is delicious and comforting and is even vegetarian! I hope you enjoy this summer vegetable corn chowder too.
Though we are not a completely vegetarian household, I enjoy eating vegetarian for a few reasons. First of all, my body feels healthier and my weight is more stable when I eat veggie, and I’m sure my husband’s cholesterol levels need it. Secondly, it is way better for the environment! The meat industry is one of the largest strains on our climate. Last, it’s actually pretty darn cost effective! This cauliflower tikka masalla was a recent invention that my household found successful. Recipe is linked, I hope you like it!
This vegetarian pasta salad is not only filling and delicious but it is super easy to toss together too! I included my review of the Banza chickpea pasta that my family tried and has been enjoying.
With Thanksgiving (and therefore lots of over-indulging ) around the corner, I am making extra sure to mix in some lighter meals over the next few weeks. Though with the tortellini this is surely not a 'low calorie' meal, I think it is a much healthier alternative to a pasta dish smothered in meat and a heavy-duty cream sauce! It however still hits all the fall comfort marks, and is a great vegetarian recipe. I hope you enjoy!
This Creamy Tuscan Chicken recipe is so simple, and so worth it! I served it over mashed potatoes, and it totally hit the comfort food spot for me. This is a perfect and easy fall dinner that I hope you love!
This BBQ Black Bean Burrito recipe comes to you from Thug Kitchen, one of my favorite vegetarian cookbooks! These guys have mastered the art of great vegan cooking in addition to making you laugh uncontrollably while following their pirate-sounding directions. Be sure to pin and save the recipe, and links are included as to where you can find a copy of Thug Kitchen for yourself!!
Some dinner inspiration for hot summer nights where cooking outside on the BBQ sounds a lot better than slaving away in the kitchen. Steak and lobster on the BBQ with a paprika butter sauce! Recipe linked.. be sure to pin for later!