Wine-Braised Leek and White Bean Soup

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A hearty white bean soup topped with wine-braised caramelized leeks.
Wine-Braised Leek and White Bean Soup

I brought a white bean salad (recipe to be shared soon! ish!) for lunch this week and my friend David laughed, saying “you do love your beans”. He’s referring to the insane amount of Instagram stories I’ve posted that are essentially just odes to my Rancho Gordo Bean Club deliveries. I can’t help it! An entire box full of six different varieties of beans just waiting to be made into delicious meals like this.

Heck yes, I DO love my beans.

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Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 3.17.19

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!

Sorry for the late post. I woke up yesterday with a bad headache that required me to go back to bed IMMEDIATELY to try to sleep it off. It worked! So hopefully you’ll forgive me.

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

  • one pot vegan Irish stew (perfect for TODAY, but great any time)
  • 30 minute vegetarian curry (sign me up!)
  • LOADED vegetarian tortilla soup (forever a favorite)
  • instant pot pad thai stir fry (yaaass to more Instant pot recipes!)
  • red beans and cauliflower rice (yuummmm)

Happy eating!

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Kentucky Bourbon Bundt Cake

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A light and tender Kentucky bourbon bundt cake that has bourbon both inside the cake and in the glaze that goes on top. If you’re a bourbon lover – and even if you’re not – you are guaranteed to love this.
Kentucky Bourbon Bundt Cake

Let’s celebrate the week by putting bourbon in our cake!

And on our cake.

And probably a few swigs in our mouth as we make it because it’s Friday and WHY NOT. We deserve it.

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Cheesy Onion Tart with Arugula, Pecorino, and Walnut Salad

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A rich and cheesy onion tart topped with a refreshing arugula, pecorino, and walnut salad.
Cheesy Onion Tart with Arugula, Pecorino, and Walnut Salad

You know I’m still trying to eat healthy (ten pounds down since January, what whattt!!), but every once in a while you need some cheesy puff pastry tart indulgence in your life.

Also, making a meal when you’ve got a thawed sheet of puff pastry in your fridge is THE EASIEST and a total lifesaver especially on weeks when I’ve had to work 7 days in a row and on my one day that I’m home Remy insists on attaching herself to my hip/helping in the kitchen. Turns out piling stuff on puff pastry is her calling in life. WHO KNEW!!

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Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 3.9.19

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Happy Saturday!

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

  • homemade vegan chorizo tacos <— LYFE
  • coconut curry vegetable soup <— pass me a bowl please!
  • chickpea and veggie stir fry <— the EASIEST meal. I swear.
  • crockpot mushroom, barley, and lentil soup <— yaaasss to a mid-week crockpot meal
  • sweet potato, quinoa, and veggie enchilada bake <— just put enchiladas in the name and I am SO there

Happy eating!

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Blueberry Almond Lemon Cake

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A bright blueberry almond lemon cake that serves equally well for breakfast as it does for dessert. It is light, refreshing, and will have you going back for just one more bite.
Blueberry Almond Lemon Cake

Just leaving this here in case you want to eat a little bit of sunshine today.

It is INSANE, but in kind of a minimalist way. Like, if you KonMari-ed all of the quickbreads you’ve ever eaten, I highly suspect it would turn out to be this blueberry almond lemon cake. IT’S JUST SO SIMPLY PERFECT with no frills or superfluous add-ins.

Perfect for this girl who is living on the minimal amount of sleep/day compatible with life. (Thank you almost-three-year-old waking up at 4:45 AM to “make me a snack for lunch” – ???!!!???)

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