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Loaded Veggie Cream Cheese

August 28, 2015 by Annie Chesson 16 Comments

Yeeeeahhhh I kind of love this stuff. It has so much flavor going on! It takes regular cream cheese, slaps it in the face, and says, "Hey. Get out of here. You pale in comparison to my greatness." I don't know about you, but I think a lightly toasted bagel with cream cheese is one of the best things ever. We almost never eat them because when we go grocery shopping we try to only buy healthy ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Condiments, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tagged With: cream cheese, dips, Easy, Gluten Free, spread, Vegetarian

Pasta Salad with Creamy Avocado Sauce

August 26, 2015 by Annie Chesson 31 Comments

You know why I love America? Because we can throw a few veggies in some pasta and call it "salad." True patriotism over here, I know. And don't even get me started on potato salad. Potatoes + mayonnaise + mustard = salad. 'MERICA. Pasta salad may not be the healthiest salad you can make, but you sure can lighten it up if you smother it with a creamy sauce made with healthy fat. Enter ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, corn, Easy, Healthy, pasta salad, Vegetarian

Perfect Bruschetta

August 24, 2015 by Annie Chesson 52 Comments

I am kind of obsessed with bruschetta. Aaaand by kind of obsessed I mean one hundred percent obsessed. Obviously. Which is really very strange because I don't like tomatoes. I don't despise them but I don't enjoy them. And what is bruschetta? Tomatoes. Ninety percent tomatoes. But for some reason when you add some garlic, salt, pepper, basil, and a touch of balsamic vinegar to the tomatoes they ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: 30 minutes, Appetizers, balsamic, Basil, bruschetta, Easy, game day, garlic, Healthy, starters, Tomatoes, Vegetarian

Quinoa Mac and Cheese

August 21, 2015 by Annie Chesson 39 Comments

Let me just start out by saying that I was totally blown away by how much this tasted like actual mac and cheese. It tasted just like it!! Which brings me to the conclusion that mac and cheese is alllllll about the sauce. Because if it tastes just as good with quinoa as it does with macaroni, it has to be about the sauce, right?? That is my theory anyway. Which I obviously will have to test many ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Cheese, Healthy, light, Mac and Cheese, Quinoa, skinny, Vegetarian

Baked Greek Yogurt Chicken Flautas

August 19, 2015 by Annie Chesson 24 Comments

Okay I know that whole "lets bake this usually-fried-item in the oven and pretend it tastes as good as the original" game. I don't like that game. I have played it before. And I don't like it. So you should trust me when I tell you about HOW GOOOODDD these baked flautas are! I was very surprised how crispy turned out just from the good ol' oven. Yum. Just...yum. You know the kind of food ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Game Day, Lunch, Sides Tagged With: Cheese, Chicken, flautas, Greek yogurt, tortillas

Veggie Power Bowls with Creamy Pesto Sauce

August 17, 2015 by Annie Chesson 20 Comments

This is such a yummy, flavorful, and HEALTHY meal! The pesto is really the key here, guys. It is a very non traditional pesto - so put away your basil and pine nuts and whip out your spinach, arugula, and almonds! Proceed to whiz together and pour embarrassing amounts on every type of food in your refrigerator. This dish is packed with so much protein and healthy ingredients that it almost ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Condiments, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: arugula, Gluten Free, Healthy, Pesto, Quinoa, spinach, Vegetarian

Skinny Vegetarian Enchiladas

August 11, 2015 by Annie Chesson 35 Comments

Hello, friends! It's been a while. And this is not because I didn't set out time throughout the weekend and week to cook/blog. You know how much it sucks to be super excited about a recipe and then it not turn out well? A "fail recipe" as most people call it? Well guess how many I have had in a row? Three. THREE!!!!!! Before I got this new job, I would just pick something else to make and go ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Vegetarian Tagged With: Black Beans, corn, Enchiladas, Greek yogurt, Healthy, mexican, skinny, Vegetarian, vegetarian enchiladas

White Bean Soup with Bacon and Chives

August 5, 2015 by Annie Chesson 9 Comments

Okay, okay, okay I know. Soup. Hot soup. In August. In my defense, my original intention for this recipe was a "Chilled White Bean Soup," but I liked it so much better hot! I am one of those weird people who eats soup all year round even when its 105 degrees outside. I definitely prefer fall and winter food to summer food. Summer food is good too (who am I kidding...I love it all), but I find ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Lunch, One Pot Meals, Sides, Soup Tagged With: bacon, chives, easy soup, Gluten Free, lemon, one pot meal, rosemary, Soup, white bean soup, white beans

Croque Monsieur

August 3, 2015 by Annie Chesson 30 Comments

Hello!! I have missed you all SO much this past week! And just blogging in general. Man, I knew I loved cooking and blogging, but I didn't realize until last week how HUGE a part of my life it is. I went through blog withdraws. I had so much fun cooking my butt off on Sunday and getting all prepped for this week! It was, however, quite exhausting. I felt like I was prepping a Thanksgiving ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Lunch, Sandwiches Tagged With: dijon, french, gruyere, ham, Lunch, Sandwiches

Grilled Mexican Street Corn

July 24, 2015 by Annie Chesson 41 Comments

Hello, gorgeous. Have you guys ever had Mexican street corn before? No? Get in your car and drive to the grocery store. Pronto. Get some corn. Make this...now! This is one of those things that you just want to eat every single day of summer because it is so perfect in every way. The juicy, crisp, grilled (duh) corn kernels; the creamy, lime-y, flavorful spread; the sharp, salty Cotija ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Gluten Free, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: corn, Gluten Free, grilled corn, Grilled Vegetables, mexican, mexican corn, mexican street corn, Vegetarian

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