Yesssss, yes, and YES to all the pesto. I love making fun and different pestos! Whether it be with different herbs or greens or something even more unique like this roasted carrot pesto, they are all SO GOOD. Some faves include this Cilantro Cashew Pesto and this Pistachio Pesto! This one has lots of cozy fall notes with the roasted carrot flavor so present in the pesto. So here's ...
Whole Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Reduction
Brussels sprouts are the most underrated vegetable in the world. People have been brainwashed by their grandparents and parents boiling them to the consistency of absolute mush and then dumping them on their plate and force feeding them mushy globs of questionable smelling sprouts. BUT - listen, these poor brussels sprouts have just been wildly misunderstood. Because when cooked correctly and ...
Garlic Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes
Can we just take a moment here? Look at that beautiful little tomato. Stuffed with garlic, drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, and then roasted for an entire hour so it just condenses and becomes ultra soft, sweet, and loaded with roasted, caramelized flavor. What you're looking at here is tomato dreams, people. The peak of tomato perfection. What each ...
Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini Sauce
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 ...
Roasted Root Vegetable Soup with Fried Sage Leaves
I'm trying to make the best of the fact that it's still wintery here in Kansas. Whenever it gets to this time of year and spring is so close I can almost taste it, I start to LOSE MA MIND. I don't want to be a negative Nancy over here, but I freaking hate cold weather. Winter itself has some nice perks: Christmas, coziness, and cold weather food, but the cold weather itself makes me want to curl ...
Roasted Potato and Fennel Soup
Kindly do me a favor and throw away - no, burn - every other soup recipe you've ever made and MAKE THIS AND ONLY THIS FOREVER. I'm fo reals. It's the only soup you'll ever need. We struck gold here, people. This soup is seriously one of the best things I've ever eaten, and it is ab-so-LUTELY going on my repeat list and, more importantly, my make-for-people-when-they-come-over-for-dinner list, and ...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Mustard Sauce and Charred Shallots
Wait. Wait, wait, wait. BRUSSELS SPROUT HATERS: I know you bout to click away from this page. Staahhppppppp. Just give me a sec. I can say with confidence that I have heard more people talk about disliking brussels sprouts than any other vegetable or food ever. Is it just me that hears that a lot? Do people around you love brussels sprouts and I'm just living in this weird, brussels-sprout-hating ...
Roasted Veggie Bowls with Sweet Onion Sauce [21 Day Fix]
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 have ...
Brown Butter Sage Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Um, yeah. So Thanksgiving is basically in two weeks. Just letting you know in case you COMPLETELY lost track of time like I did. Can we just discuss for a minute the impossibility that Thanksgiving is already in two weeks? Anybody? Anybody?!?! Maybe it's just me who is shocked by this sudden realization. In the spirit of the ridiculously fast approaching holiday...side dishes!! Like these ...
Roasted Veggie Tart with Gouda and Herbed Cream Cheese
?. That is all I have to say...?. Because what could describe this delicious tart better than a "heart-for-eyes" emoji? Nothing........duh. Sooo...this tart. IT'S SO GOOD. Layers and layers of flavor and deliciousness. First layer = Flaky puff pastry dough. If you can't find it (me! What up with the lack of puff pastry dough, Kansas???), you can use Pillsbury biscuit dough instead. Second ...