Roasted Sweet Chipotle Salmon with Creamed Hominy

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Roasted salmon topped with a sweet and spicy glaze served over a bed of creamed hominy.
Roasted Sweet Chipotle Salmon with Creamed Hominy

The weird/awesome thing about having a food blog for ten years is getting to look back at the written history of your life – the good, the bad, the ugly.

Like, in 2009 I could write a post about putting tomato on grilled cheese as if it were a serious recipe and then take a picture of it on the one green plastic plate I owned in college, with a point and shoot camera. And that was considered acceptable!!! A complete stranger even commented on it.

CRAZY.

Pretty sure if I did that now, this site would get pushed so far down on Google’s rankings that it would never see the light of day.

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Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 4.27.19

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Hi! Happy weekend!

In four days I’m going to have a three year old. ISN’T THAT CRAZY. She’s still requesting a pink cake for her birthday so I’m thinking of making the strawberry cake from Sally’s Baking Addiction for her actual birth DAY. And then the funfetti sheet cake I already have on the blog for her birthday party. And then WHO KNOWS WHAT for her family birthday party. The sky is the limit.

This weekend we’re going for a run and then to a birthday party for one of Remy’s daycare friends. And then tomorrow I’m doing a 24 hour call. YUCK, but it’s my last one of residency so I’ve just got to power through.

Here’s what we’ve got on this week’s meal plan!

  • chickpea flour crepes – brunch for breakfast!
  • quinoa “fried” rice – takeout at home but HEALTHY
  • zucchini arugula feta frittata – love for lunch or dinner or breakfast!
  • loaded pinto bean tortilla soup – tastes like nachos but in soup form
  • veggie stuffed delicata squash – still craving all the squashes (it will never end)

Happy eating!

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Spring Asparagus and Potato Chowder

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A deliciously creamy spring chowder filled with asparagus, peas, and of course – potatoes!
Spring Asparagus and Potato Chowder

Calling all soup lovers!!!!!

I know you’re out there – the diehards who could slurp on a bowl all spring and summer long, no matter the A/C situation.

But also even the lukewarmers who kind of like soup but are maybe more fair weather friends.

And EVEN the soup haters – I think you’re gonna like what I have to show you.

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Sunny Cannellini Bean Salad with Roasted Red Peppers and Kale

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A Mediterranean-inspired cannellini bean salad with roasted red peppers and kale that is bright with lemon, full of healthy ingredients, and perfect for spring.
Sunny Cannellini Bean Salad with Roasted Red Peppers and Kale

Easter number one down!!!

Of course, we still have Greek Easter next weekend followed by (literally) weeks on end of celebrating Remy’s birthday. There will be her actual birthday, then her kiddie birthday party, then her family birthday party….I mean, if I thought this kid was spoiled already….

Basically what this means for me is that during the weekdays in-between all of these events at which I will be making (and eating) lots o’ cake and carbs there will be some serious detoxing happening. And by “detoxing”, I clearly do NOT mean drinking celery juice on the regular. Way too extreme. All I really mean is working out, being more mindful of what I’m eating, and consuming this cannellini bean salad on REPEAT.

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Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 4.21.19

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Happy Easter and Passover!!! Sorry I’m late with the meal plan this week. I’ve been working nights and Remy has been sick, so my days and nights are all messed up. But she is finally afebrile and I’m finally done with nights, so here it is!

This week we’re cooking:

  • chickpea frittata (it’s amazing what chickpeas can do!)
  • spring veggie bowls with cilantro lime crema (ohhhhhh yes)
  • guacamole and black bean loaded sweet potatoes (peeerrfff for taco-inspired tuesday!)
  • asian pasta salad (pass me a bowl)
  • butternut squash chili (slurrrpp)

Happy eating!

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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Goober Cake

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Everyone loves the combination of chocolate and peanut butter – especially in cake form! This chocolate and peanut butter goober cake has layers of peanut butter cake alternating with dark chocolate ganache and a light peanut butter frosting.
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Goober Cake

I know everyone’s all carrotcake carrotcake carrotcake for Easter., but I’m over here like peanut butter and chocolate FOR LYFE.

It should seriously be an everyday occurrence. And if not every DAY (because let’s be real, my metabolism just couldn’t handle that) then at least every weekend.

Let’s do it!!

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