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Vegetarian

Whether you participate in Meatless Monday or are vegetarian every day of the week; incorporating veggie focused meals is essential for our bodies and the planet. Not to mention they are all super yummy of course.

Kale Caesar Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Kale Caesar Salad with Green Goddess Dressing

Restaurant salads are tricky devils. They entice you into thinking that you are making a healthy choice, but in reality you are most likely picking one of the highest calorie meals on the entire menu. It is shocking that some of these salads provide almost 

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

I grew up in the land of cacti and sunshine 360 days of the year. Arizona was a beautiful place to live, if you didn’t mind sweating nearly every day. But that also meant that I didn’t really experience true season changes. The most exciting 

Basil Fettuccine with Roasted Tomato Onion Sauce

Basil Fettuccine with Roasted Tomato Onion Sauce

After a holiday weekend of overindulging on succulent turkey and a larger than necessary heap of mashed potatoes covered in rich gravy, my stomach and arteries are begging for simplicity. To me simple meals are ingredient focused, no fuss wonders. Not all recipes need to 

Roasted Sweet Potato with Quinoa

Roasted Sweet Potato with Quinoa

Vegetarian. A word that instils a sense of pride and respect in some, while leaving others with the thought, “but what about bacon?”.  I will admit transitioning from a meat-centred diet to having a vegetable be the star can often pose a challenge. That is