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Super Simple Tomato Mozzarella Salad

May 18, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

Welcome to the world of ridiculously easy salads that include 3 ingredients + a just-as-easy dressing, which also includes 3 ingredients. It takes less than 10 minutes to make, and it tastes like a summer explosion in your mouth if you want a truly accurate description. This salad was inspired by a lady in my FRG (family readiness group - a huge thing in the Army for wives and families [mainly ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: balsamic, Basil, caprese salad, Gluten Free, Mozzarella, Salad, tomato, tomato basil, tomato mozzarella, Vegetarian

Golden Cauliflower Soup with Rice

May 14, 2018 by Annie Chesson 2 Comments

I really didn't consciously intend to have two cauliflower recipes in a row...it seems a bit redundant...but you can forgive me, right? Especially when I bring you this delicious soup that is loaded up with roasted cauliflower, some russet potato, leek, garlic, and turmeric? Ima go with yes, you forgive me. This soup is pure comfort. I am one of those people who eats soup all year round no ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian Tagged With: cauliflower, cauliflower soup, Curry, Gluten Free, golden, golden soup, potato, rice, roasted cauliflower, Soup, turmeric, Vegetarian

Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini Sauce

May 11, 2018 by Annie Chesson 5 Comments

Roasted cauliflower and me = BFF. Do you have a good relationship with cauliflower? Have you ever roasted it? If you answer was "no" to the first question, it's highly probable it was also "no" to the second question. When you roast cauliflower in the oven for a niiiice longggg time, allowing it to get soft and deliciously toasty and caramelized, it is HEAVEN. It is probably my favorite vegetable ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Fall Recipes, Gluten Free, Paleo, Sides, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: cauliflower, Gluten Free, Healthy, paleo, roasted cauliflower, roasted veggies, roasting, Sides, vegetables, Vegetarian, whole 30

Smashed Chickpea and Avocado

May 9, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Aaaaand welcome to my obsession. My love language. My crack = ^^^^. I made this recipe FOR-EVER go, before my Instant Pot series and before Whole 30, so it has taken me this long to actually get around to posting it because I had to finish those two things out first. Now that I am done with my Instant Pot series and done with my Whole 30 recipes, this delicious little baby FINALLY has its time in ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Appetizers, Gluten Free, Lunch, Salad, Sandwiches, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: 10 minute meal, 30 minute meal, avocado, chickpea and avocado, chickpea mash, Chickpeas, dip, Gluten Free, Greek yogurt, Healthy, one pot meal, smashed avocado, smashed chickpea, spread, Vegetarian

Spiralized Sweet Potato Taco Skillet

May 7, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Tacos are life. I've been having a consistent taco craving fooorr...I wanna say...approximately 15 years. It's never ending - I'm always down for a taco. Luckily, on whole 30, a taco craving is actually pretty easily satiated. There are a lot of healthy substitutes where you ditch the cheese and tortilla but still get your taco fix. Lettuce wraps = perf. Taco bowls (with cauliflower rice) = ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, One Pot Meals, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: 30 minute meal, avocado, dairy free, Gluten Free, ground beef, Healthy, mexican, mexican sweet potato, one pot meal, paleo, sweet potato, sweet potato noodles, sweet potato taco, taco skillet, whole 30

Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream

May 2, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

I think the world would be a better place if we could eat some type of delicious sauce on everything. Are you with me on this? Sauces make everything SO YUMMY. Whether it be a chipotle sauce on your sandwich, a cheese sauce on your burrito, a bearnaise sauce on your steak (we just went so fancy [except I had to google how to spell bearnaise, so I think that disqualifies my fanciness there]), or an ...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: 30 Minute Meals, avocado, avocado cream, avocado sauce, blackened chicken, Chicken, chicken and avocado, Gluten Free, Healthy, paleo, whole 30

Instant Pot Short Ribs

March 26, 2018 by Annie Chesson Leave a Comment

Ah, Instant Pot. So nice to see you again - it's been a while! I was very excited to be able to incorporate you into Whole 30. If I ate things like you every night, I could do Whole 30 on a permanent basis. **Switching to you, readers, instead of continuing to be creepy and address only the short ribs.** Short ribs were a first for me as of this month while doing Whole 30, and I am sad at the ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Instant Pot, One Pot Meals, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: beef, dairy free, Gluten Free, instant pot, paleo, primal, short ribs, whole 30

Coconut Spaghetti Squash Noodle Bowls

March 23, 2018 by Annie Chesson 1 Comment

One good thing about Whole 30 is that it resulted in my experimental use of spaghetti squash! I've never tried it before this month, and I absolutely love it! Now...does it taste identical to a big, steaming bowl of pasta? Nah girl. But does it taste delicious and resemble pasta a bit? Cha girl...it does. At least I think so. It's extra good in this recipe because the "noodles" are totally ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Dinner, Gluten Free, Lunch, Paleo, Whole 30 Tagged With: coconut, coconut noodles, dairy free, Gluten Free, healthy pasta, noodles, paleo, primal, spaghetti squash, spaghetti squash noodles, thai, whole 30

Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries

March 19, 2018 by Annie Chesson 5 Comments

There is a mythical, mysterious creature out there called the "crispy baked sweet potato fry." I was skeptical of its existence for a very long time after trying unsuccessful recipe after unsuccessful recipe. I finally decided that a crispy sweet potato fry is a nice theory but sadly is impossible to find and have for myself. Kind of like a unicorn. HOWEVER - my husband made sweet potato fries a ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizers, Game Day, Gluten Free, Paleo, Sides, Snacks, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: baked fries, baked sweet potato fries, crispy baked fries, crispy fries, fries, Gluten Free, paleo, primal, sweet potato fries, Sweet Potatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian, whole 30

Avocado “Toast” with a Sunny Side Up Egg

March 16, 2018 by Annie Chesson 1 Comment

Okay, so I'm excited about this one. Breakfast can be a struggle for me, especially while doing Whole 30. I get sick of the same breakfasts over and over again, and I get frustrated with the lack of options. When I'm not on Whole 30, I tend to cycle between phases of eggs, protein pancakes, sometimes things like oatmeal or toast, and then when I get super sick of breakfast all together, just ...

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Breakfast, Brunch, Gluten Free, Paleo, Vegetarian, Whole 30 Tagged With: avocado mash, avocado toast, breakfast, brunch, dairy free, eggs, Gluten Free, paleo, primal, sunny side up eggs, sweet potato, whole 30

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