Roasted Chickpeas
Roasted chickpeas are an easy, healthy, inexpensive, vegan snack that you can customize however you like with different flavor combinations. I’ve listed the two pictured below (Indian Spiced and Salt and…
Chipotle Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
This is a hearty vegan dish as is, or you can add ground turkey to please the meat eaters. Serve with an assortment of toppings such as cheese, sour cream,…
Mexican Rice Bowls
This is an easy dish to set up a buffet for that can easily please meat eaters, vegetarians and even gluten-free eaters since everyone gets to assemble their own combination…
Caesar Pasta Salad
With each of my pregnancies I have craved caesar salad big time. This pasta salad replaces the traditional croutons with cooked pasta making it a more hearty side dish than…
Sweet Potato Black Bean Quinoa Bowls
We have been eating a lot of quinoa bowls and salads lately. Quinoa is such a nutritious grain that packs protein and my hubby just happens to love the texture…
Asian Quinoa Salad
This can be served as a light dinner, lunch as is, or a side dish or salad to accompany a meat main dish. It is vegan as is, packs protein…
Mexican Quinoa with Black Beans and Corn
I have been making a lot of quinoa dishes lately. They serve as easy, healthy, summer meals that don’t involve heating up an oven. This dish is vegan as is,…
Chana Masala
My book club read A Homemade Life and I was charged with making the Chana Masala as our main dish for discussion night. I started with the A Homemade Life…
Meet Shannon
Hi - I'm Shannon! I'm a stay-at-home wife, mom to 3 boys and lover of all things culinary. I enjoy nothing more than a good meal paired with conversation with good people. With 3 kids and a busy home I like to prep dinner first thing in the morning (#dinnerdoneby9am) so that regardless of what happens during the day we have a delicious and nutritious meal ready to enjoy together. I want to provide you with simple techniques and nutritious recipes that will remove your dinnertime stress and free you up to enjoy healthy, delicious home-cooked meals with the people around you.
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