This casserole is summer and fall holding hands and skipping down the street together. It is THE perfect recipe for those of us who are still enjoying summer in all its warmth, sunny days, pool visits, and fresh, ripe veggies but are also cautiously excited to welcome fall into our homes with its comforting, "curl up on the couch with a blanket when you get back from pumpkin picking" feel. It ...
Creamy Baked French Onion Rice
Oh, hello there. Sorry, I was slightly occupied mopping up the puddle of drool that has collected on my computer's keyboard as I stare dreamily at that creamy, decadent french onion rice. But don't worry, I'm with ya now. And I'm ready to chat about this deliciousness! Are you familiar with French Onion Soup? If not, you gotta jump on that bandwagon ASAP. This recipe was created out of my deep ...
Creamy Baked Mushroom Rice
Okay, people. Everything I'm about to say to you is CRUCIALLY important, so I need you to not just scroll through and look at the pretty pictures...zone in for some life changing info. This recipe. Is seriously. My new. OBSESSION IN LIFE. You guys...this rice. Thiiissss rrriiiiiiiccccceeeeeee. Let's just talk for reals for a few minutes...just you and me. Here's what you're about to experience ...
Broccoli Cheddar Brown Rice Skillet
Why is the combination of broccoli and cheddar SO good? I guess that asks the question why any famous pair is so delicious...seafood and lemon, pork and apples, tomato soup and grilled cheese, strawberries and chocolate? Pepperoni pizza and pregnant women? Maybe that's just me, but pizza is bae right now. BAE 😍. But for reals, broccoli and cheddar. What up with that?! Any time you mix broccoli ...
Chicken Tikka Masala
My brother, Lyndon, and his wife, Amanda, came to visit this summer, and they made all kinds of awesome food. Amanda really loves to cook, too, and she's awesome at it. One night, her and Lyndon made Tikka Masala, aaaaannd I was freakin' out. It was SO good. So flavorful. So saucy. Perfectly spicy. Did I mention flavorful? Because the flavor was on point, people. So obviously I told them I was ...
Vegan Chili Stewed Chickpeas
So basically these last few weeks have been a hey-my-husband-is-finally-home-from-his-deployment-so-let's-celebrate-and-go-out-to-eat-every-three-seconds type of situation. We haven't been eating super badly (with the exception of a few several meals), but it definitely hasn't been kale salad and protein shakes over here. We went to Topeka with my sister-in-law and niece yesterday, so we ate at ...
Brown Rice Lasagna Skillet
Do you ever have those weeks when you are just NOT MOTIVATED to do anything??? You have this big to-do list, but you would really rather just grab a pint of ice cream, sit down on the couch, and binge watch The Office until it's time to go to bed? Myyyyyy liiiife these past few weeks. It's a weird phase, though, because I am totally fine while I'm at work - productive, energized, into it. It's ...
Roasted Veggie Bowls with Sweet Onion Sauce [21 Day Fix]
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OH MY GOSH it has been forever since I've posted. For. Ever. I am sorrryyyyyyy. Here's what happened: my sister-in-law visited Kansas last weekend to house hunt, and I was thinking I would just cook and photograph while she was here, but I was having so much fun hanging out with her that I just didn't. ?????? I HAVE FAILED YOU ALL. I would have cooked and photographed during the week, but I ...
Unstuffed Pepper Skillet [21 Day Fix]
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Oh, hello there little bowl of deliciousness. You make me so happy with your perfectly seasoned, browned turkey and veggies; hearty brown rice; and melt-y, gooey cheese ?. I am telling you right now, the 21 Day Fix does NOT restrict you from eating delicious, interesting, flavorful food. When I started this, I was concerned that it would be challenging not to do the whole meat + side veggie + ...
Cheesy Mexican Rice Casserole
Hello, strangers! It has been quite a while since I've been able to make my way over to this little corner of the internet. Between holidays, SO MUCH TRAVEL, and less than satisfactory weather in Kansas (meaning dark and stormy every day) ((meaning photography = no no)), I have definitely had some issues bringing you three posts a week. But we had sunny weather this past weekend, and I was ...