Tag: cilantro

Creamy Sausage and Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Creamy Sausage and Pumpkin Pasta Bake

Can’t get enough pumpkin this time of year? Then you’ll definitely want to make my Creamy Sausage and Pumpkin Pasta Bake a part of your meal plan this week! It’s cheesy, creamy, and full of all that pumpkin flavor you’re craving this fall.

Whole30 Herby Mashed Cauliflower

Whole30 Herby Mashed Cauliflower

It’s summertime and temperatures are spiking across the country! So when you want a lighter side dish to go alongside your grilled steak or chicken, this Whole30 Herby Mashed Cauliflower will become your next go-to. You’ll get tons of flavor, but this side won’t weigh…

Warm Whole30 Potato Salad with Green Garlic

Warm Whole30 Potato Salad with Green Garlic

This Warm Whole30 Potato Salad is the perfect dish to share at your family get-togethers and potlucks this summer. The green garlic, shallots, and cilantro provide tons of crowd-pleasing summer flavor that I promise will have everyone asking you for the recipe.

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Blood Orange and Shrimp Ceviche

Blood Orange and Shrimp Ceviche

We’re nearing the tail end of blood orange season, so I definitely wanted to get one last recipe there before the last blood orange is gone! And trust me, you’re not going to want to miss this blood orange and shrimp ceviche, which will be…

Whole30 Tangerine Beef Stir Fry

Whole30 Tangerine Beef Stir Fry

While I love cooking, sometimes you need a dinner that comes together quickly when you’re just not in the mood to cook. You won’t want to wait for takeout when you’ve got all the ingredients for this Whole30 Tangerine Beef Stir fry.

Whole30 Spicy Pickled Carrots

Whole30 Spicy Pickled Carrots

I make no secret about how much I love sour and pickled foods. Their flavors are incredibly important to crafting balanced, craveable-to-the-last-bite dishes. These Whole30 Spicy Pickled Carrots can be enjoyed as a refreshing snack, or chopped up as a garnish for a roast.

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Whole30 Beet, Orange, and Avocado Salad

Whole30 Beet, Orange, and Avocado Salad

The most important part of developing flavor is balance. When you think about the tastiest dishes, they’ve all got balance in some way. A rich, hearty lasagna, for example, is topped with a sprinkling of fresh herbs, cutting through all the richness. A sweet dessert…

Baked Cod with Peach Salsa

Baked Cod with Peach Salsa

Everyone’s favorite summer fruit is surprisingly versatile in savory dishes. Peaches have a sweet tart flavor that blends well with spice and adds an extra burst of flavor to any dish this summer. Baked cod with peach salsa is a dish I am certain to…

Whole30 Blackberry Jalapeño Vinaigrette

Whole30 Blackberry Jalapeño Vinaigrette

I generally see tons of blackberries all summer long at the farmers market. And while I love snacking on them, or adding them to yogurt or granola for breakfast, I prefer to mix them into my my savory dishes. Blackberries have a perfect balance of sweet and tart that blends beautifully into main dishes, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to blend them up into a sauce. This Whole30 Blackberry Jalapeño Vinaigrette will be a salad dressing you reach for time and time again this summer, so long as blackberries stay in season.

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Whole30 Curry Coconut and Carrot Salad

Whole30 Curry Coconut and Carrot Salad

Believe it or not, I don’t do all the cooking in my house. When my husband and I did our first Whole30, we started meal planning. In order to split up the work, we divided our meal planning and cooking week by week. This recipe…

Spicy Carrot and Cabbage Slaw

Spicy Carrot and Cabbage Slaw

Spring is finally here! And now that winter is behind us, farmers markets will move back to their outdoor locations, and more variety in produce will arrive. One of the first non-winter crops harvested is a perennial favorite: carrots. This transitional time of year is…

Heirloom Tomato Cilantro Soup with Spaghetti Squash

Heirloom Tomato Cilantro Soup with Spaghetti Squash

It’s that time of year again: the end of tomato season when you’ve got to use the heirloom tomato bounty or you risk them spoiling and wasting the harvest. And that’s not great. But I have good news! I have the solution to this problem, and it’s my family’s (until now) secret heirloom tomato cilantro soup.

This soup has all the best flavors of late summer, and is an excellent way to enjoy peak tomato season throughout the winter months. And while it wasn’t developed to be compliant with any sort of diet plan, it is Whole30 compliant and completely vegan. It works for just about everybody!

This is the best tomato soup recipe you’ll ever make. Yes, I said it: the best. Not just “the best Whole30 tomato soup” or “the best vegan tomato soup,” no. It’s simply the best tomato soup recipe out there.

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