Gluten-Free Flour Tortillas + a giveaway
I’m really excited to be sharing two things with you today: 1) A lightened up version of a classic recipe (hint: it involves jalapeños!) 2) A brand new gluten-free flour blend that I’m just crazy for....
View ArticleTex-Mex Quinoa Burgers
So these burgers… Where do I begin? As summer is winding down, the nights are starting to get chillier and our fresh produce is reaching its peak, I’m feeling the need to soak up as much of this time...
View ArticleHealthy Quinoa Carrot Cake
Last week I turned 26. Twenty-freakin-six! I’m not a big birthday person, don’t like being the center of attention and definitely don’t want people to make a big fuss over me, but I do always make...
View ArticleQuinoa & Veggie Collard Wraps
I’ve recently fallen in love with collard wraps. It stems from my love of sandwiches, which turned into a love for wraps in high school when I wanted to go lighter on the carbs and skip the bread. But...
View ArticleSizzlin’ Summer Milkshake (aka the Healthiest Peanut Butter Milkshake)
If any time of the year deserves a little shake up, it’s summer. We spend most of our year stuck in the daily grind of office life, sending our kids to school, or even sending ourselves to school, all...
View ArticleStrawberry Infused Quinoa Breakfast Bowl
For many of us, breakfast is the hardest meal of the day. I mean in reality it’s probably one of the easiest meals to physically make, but being creative, different, interesting and flavorful isn’t...
View ArticleCheezy Kale & Quinoa Crackers
Are you a snacker? I personally have always been a snack person. My snack attacks usually hit sometime between 3 and 4 pm. I realize I still have a ways until dinner. Lunch has been digested and get I...
View ArticlePeachy Oatmeal Banana Bread
Ever had a week that you look back on and wish that you could just erase? One of those points in time that you would never want to relive again; where your life would be more centered, your mind would...
View ArticleVegetarian Black Bean Quinoa Burgers
I was never really a fan of veggie burgers until I started making them myself. At first, all I associated with veggie burgers were those flat, cardboard discs that taste like…well garbage. And while I...
View ArticleVegan Cherry Ice Cream (with a not-so-secret ingredient)
I had full intentions of posting a different recipe today, but a few things got in my way. First, the recipe I was hoping I would nail in the first try was a complete and total flop (back to the...
View ArticleRed, White & Blue Quinoa Smoothie
I’m realizing as I’m writing this that I haven’t shared a new smoothie recipe with you in ages. It’s crazy because I usually share the things I eat on a daily basis, like new salads, lunches, and...
View ArticleBlack Bean Quinoa Bites with Vegan Queso Dip
As many of you know, it’s been a stressful past few weeks. But what’s made it easier is knowing that I have this group of people around me cheering for me, sending me notes and reassuring me that...
View ArticleVanilla Almond Overnight Quinoa
My quinoa breakfast obsession continues. I swear, if I could just spend all day creating an eating breakfast foods, I’d be the happiest person on earth. In fact, just last night for dinner I had a big...
View ArticleQuinoa Vegan Meatballs with Zucchini Pasta
If you told me four years ago that I’d be not only eating, but also making vegan meatballs, I’d say you were crazy. No way. No how. Me? Vegan? Meatless meatballs? I don’t think so. I’m an Italian girl...
View ArticleEasy Detox Quinoa Salad
I think the most sacred part of food is that it has the ability to heal. And not just in the cure a hangover (bring on the grease!) or help you get over a bad breakup (hello, chocolate!) kind of way....
View ArticleQuinoa Tortillas
While I’m an Italian girl through and through, I have to say (and Mommom if you’re reading this, I’m sorry), but if there was one food group that I could eat for the rest of my life, it would be...
View ArticlePortobello Quinoa Tuna Melts
When I was little, my dad used to make us tuna melts on the weekends. It wasn’t a lunchbox type of lunch because we couldn’t reheat at school (and let’s be honest, the melty cheese is the best part),...
View ArticleQuinoa Crab Cakes
Before we dive into today’s post (which I know you’re going to love), I wanted to clear the air. A few weeks ago I shared a post and it received the most negative comments I have ever had on this site....
View ArticleEaster Egg Salad with Quinoa
I have to admit, I think in my whole 26 years of living, I’ve only dyed easter eggs a few times. It just wasn’t something that we did as kids – instead we had Easter egg hunts outside or would have to...
View ArticleMango & Overnight Quinoa Flakes Parfait
A few weeks ago I got a juicer. Actually it was a gift from my work as a way of saying “Thank You” for taking on some extra responsibility. It’s always nice to have your hard work payoff, and know...
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