Spinach & Feta White Bean Dip
Spinach & Feta White Bean Dip is creamy, zesty, bright and makes a colorful holiday dip or sandwich spread.
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Sweet Potato “Casserole” Bites
Sweet Potato “Casserole” Bites are a fun and tasty twist on a classic holiday dish. Perfect for parties and little eaters!
Grilled Flank Steak Tacos with Cilantro Chimichurri
Grilled Flank Steak Tacos with Cilantro Chimichurri pack a 5-star flavorful punch. This delicious dish is a weeknight knockout.
“Pizza” Crescent Rolls
Your favorite food enjoyed in a fun, new way! “Pizza” Crescent Rolls are fun, delicious, and enjoyed by kids of all ages!
Slow Cooker Apple Butter
Slow Cooker Apple Butter is the perfect way to kick off the season. This upgraded recipe is thick, creamy, and sweetened only with dates!
Harvest Waldorf Pita Pockets
Harvest Waldorf Pita Pockets are a tasty twist on a classic favorite that the whole family will love!
Edamame Avocado Dip
Edamame Avocado Dip is the new way to snack! Dip it, spread it, and smother it on your favorite veggies or crispy crackers. You can’t go wrong!
Strawberry Mango Salsa
Strawberry Mango Salsa is bright, colorful, and loaded with flavor. It’s a perfect topper for chicken or fish or straight up on a spoon! For us, nothing signals the start of warm weather season quite like a big, juicy bowl of Strawberry Mango Salsa! It …
Crispy Coconut Shrimp with Mango Dipping Sauce
Golden, Crispy Coconut Shrimp with a zesty Mango Dipping Sauce is flavorful, fun party app or weekday dish! Anyone else getting ready for the bright, fresh flavors of spring? We definitely ARE and are puling out some of our favorite springtime recipes including this (BAKED) …
Spinach-Mango California Prunes Bowl
This Spinach-Mango California Prunes Bowl is a fun, fresh, and springy gut-friendly recipe that you can enjoy all season long!
Roasted Parsnip Ranch Fries
Step aside potatoes, there’s a new roasted root veggie in town! Roasted Parsnip Ranch Fries are near impossible to beat! Have you tried parsnips before? If not, you are in for a treat! These tan-hued veggies are similar in flavor and shape to carrots, but …
Mini Greek Bell Pepper Boats
Mini Greek Bell Pepper Boats are just as fun to make as they are to eat! Quick, customizable, and the perfect addition to any party! The Super Bowl is just a few weeks away and we’ve already got our eyes on the prize – the …
Crispy Baked Onion Rings
These Crispy Baked Onion Rings put all other rings to shame. Golden, crispy exterior paired with classic “everything” seasoning make them a winning combo you’ll want to make again and again. Do you have a favorite multi purpose seasoning? We’ve got about 50 😆 but …
Sweet & Spicy Chili California Prune Sauce
Sweet & Spicy Chili California Prune Sauce is a simple, savory sauce perfect for wontons, chicken, tofu, and stir fry noodles. Disclosure: This post was created in paid partnership with California Prunes, however, all opinions expressed are entirely our own. Growing up, prunes were always a …
Kick-Ass Cowboy Cauliflower
Do you have a favorite way to prepare veggies? For us, 9 times out of 10, it’s roasting them. And 10 times out of 10 our #1 pick is roasted cauliflower. At least once a week during the fall and winter, the Compstons whip up …
Cruciferous Crunch Salad
Cruciferous Crunch Salad is bright, colorful, and loaded with crispy crunchy goodness. It’s a quick make-ahead dish that spruces up any weekday meal! Hey guys, Christmas is just ONE WEEK away! Can you believe it!? By now, you’re probably a few holiday parties deep into …
Autumn Chicken Waldorf Salad
What is it about the change in seasons that makes us want to “fall-ify” our food? You know what we’re talking about? Instead of marinara sauce we’re having pumpkin alfredo, squash fries replace potatoes, and don’t even get us started on lattes. Not that we’re …
Upgraded Chinese Chicken Salad
What’s an item that when on a menu, you almost always order it? For me, it’s a Chinese Chicken Salad. Perhaps not the fanciest item on the menu, but there is just something about the bold flavors and varying textures unique to the salad that …
Spinach, Artichoke, and Sun Dried Tomato Sauce
I have been on a cheese KICK lately. Cheddah, asiago, feta, blue, there isn’t a (pasteurized) cheese I haven’t been enjoying this pregnancy. That said, I’ve been getting a little more creative in the kitchen since it has become one of my several-times-per-day staples. Hence, …
Sheet Pan Garlic Sesame Tofu
With the weather warming up, we have been making a big effort to spend more time outside as a family and less time stuck indoors. As much as we love cooking (and you know we do) we also know Baby C will only be little …
Creamy Cilantro-Avo Dressing
Today we’re talking homemade salad dressing. The ridiculously simple, fast, and delicious way to instantly transform a good meal into a want-it-gotta-have-it-again meal. This Creamy Cilantro-Avo Dressing is the perfect example of such recipe which makes the perfect topper for your next salad, omelet, or fajita night …
Pesto Chickpea Salad
Feeling alllll the emotions this week as our baby boy turned 1. This year went FAST and we’ve found ourselves spending these last few weeks reminiscing on the milestones and first moments this incredibly joyous, and short, year has brought. Needless to say, it was …
Creamy Tuna Macaroni Salad
Creamy Tuna Macaroni Salad is quick, convenient, and a perfect “pantry meal” that you can take on the road or enjoy anytime! I am a sucker for a good pasta salad. At summertime cookouts I’m the girl hoarding the bowl of creamy noodle goodness while …
Sun Dried Tomato ‘Cream’ Sauce
Nothing can hold a candle to the taste of homemade pasta sauce. Do you agree? Try as they might, jarred sauces are just no match against the rich flavor and aroma of a vibrant, freshly prepared sauce. If you have never taken a swing at …
Avo Hummus
Avocados, you sly devils. You can spend DAYS lounging firm and unchanged on the countertop with the other members of your bright green posse. Then, in the blink of an eye, you join together and turn smooshy soft with a dark hue. Can anyone else …
Garlic Sesame Roasted Green Beans
I’ve got a question for all you mommas out there. When you were pregnant, what were your food cravings? You know, those foods you couldn’t live without and could eat without end? Around my second trimester I became a self-proclaimed Green Bean Monster. Savory, spicy, …
Fresh Basil Pesto
We believe it’s important to have a few basic types of sauces in your recipe arsenal for quick, throw together meals. Fresh Basil Pesto is one of those sauces. Fresh, herby, garlicky (instant win), and both bright and savory, a good pesto can serve as the …
Silky Sweet Potato Mash
Smooth, creamy, and deceivingly decadent, Silky Sweet Potato Mash is an upgraded twist on a classic holiday dish. What is your favorite part of the big Turkey Day feast? Are you fighting over drumsticks or reaching for that first (or second) slice of pumpkin pie? …
Mom’s Vegan Cheese Sauce
Some of our very best memories growing up were those in the kitchen cooking (and eating) with family. As kids, we loved having friends over because we believed, and still do, that mom is one of the best cooks around. No matter the dish, big …