Homemade Baked Beans (Smoky BBQ Style)
These homemade baked beans are smoky, savory, and easy to make with BBQ sauce, paprika, and tender beans (use dry beans or canned). The perfect vegan BBQ side dish.
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Jerk Chicken and Peach Skewers
Sweet peaches, smoky jerk-spiced chicken, and those irresistible grill marks—these summer skewers bring the perfect balance of spicy, savory, and sweet to the table.
Vegetarian Crab Cakes
These crispy hearts-of-palm “crab” cakes are a delicious vegetarian appetizer inspired by classic crab cakes. Flaky, savory, and served with a bright lemon-dill sauce, they’re perfect for entertaining or a light meal. Gluten-free adaptable.
Favorite Memorial Day Recipes
Fresh and healthy Memorial Day recipes, from vegetarian mains and fresh salads to juicy burgers, grilled chicken, salmon and steak — perfect for summer grilling!
Cauliflower Salad with Yogurt Dressing
This vibrant cauliflower salad is packed with crisp cucumbers, sweet peas, fresh herbs, and tossed in a creamy garlic yogurt dressing that gets even more flavorful as it marinates. A delicious, healthy side dish, packed with nutrients. GF.
Cranberry Orange Muffins
These festive Cranberry Orange Muffins are bursting with bright citrus flavor, juicy tart cranberries, and a hint of rosemary. Perfect for holiday breakfasts or brunch. Vegan and gluten-free, adapted from Boots Bakery.
Baked Rigatoni
A cozy, crowd-pleasing Baked Rigatoni with rich sauce and creamy béchamel—easily made vegetarian. Use the honeycomb method for special occasions, or bake it in your favorite 9×13 dish. Vegan-adaptable.
Stuffed Mushrooms
These meatless stuffed mushrooms are elegant, crowd-pleasing, and easy to make—a catering favorite made with pine nuts, fresh herbs, lemon zest, and cream cheese. Gluten-free and easily vegan-adaptable!
Classic Double-Crust Apple Pie Recipe
There’s something magical about a golden, flaky apple pie baking in the oven—the scent of apples and warm spices wafting through the kitchen feels like a gentle hug from autumn itself!
Cozy Fall Butternut Squash Salad
This Roasted Butternut Squash Salad is a cozy fall favorite that’s as nourishing as it is delicious. Made with tender roasted butternut squash, hearty kale, toasted nuts, and a maple-sage dressing, it’s the perfect balance of sweet and savory. — It’s v…
Korean Bulgogi Beef Recipe
This Korean beef bulgogi is made with the most delicious marinade! Succulent, tender, thin slices of beef are pan-seared to perfection.
Crunchy Bok Choy Salad with Cashew Brittle
This refreshing bok choy salad is tossed in a sweet and tangy sesame ginger dressing, topped with crunchy sesame cashew brittle. Vegan and gluten-free.
Protein-Packed Chicken Quinoa Salad Recipe
This protein-packed Chicken Quinoa Salad is loaded with fresh herbs, cherry tomatoes, and mozzarella, all tossed in a zesty lemon vinaigrette. Make it with leftover rotisserie chicken for a fast and easy meal, perfect for meal prep, summer lunches, or …
Perfectly Grilled Vegetables
Learn how to make perfectly grilled vegetables with this easy, foolproof recipe. A healthy summer side dish, these smoky, flavorful veggies are caramelized to perfection. As a caterer, I’ve prepared this grilled vegetable recipe for hundreds of guests—…
Easy Pesto Pasta with Fresh Basil
This quick pesto pasta recipe is bright, bold, and packed with flavor. Made with fresh summer ingredients, this delicious weeknight meal is perfect for summer and ready in just 30 minutes! Vegan-adaptable and gluten-free adaptable.
Delicious Grilled Corn Salad for Summer
This grilled corn salad recipe sings of summer! A fresh, healthy side dish that highlights fresh summer corn, creamy avocado, radishes, red onion, and fresh herbs, tossed in a simple, tangy lime dressing. Vegan and gluten-free.
Broccoli Chicken Orzo Bake
Cozy one-pan Chicken Orzo Bake with broccoli, feta, and lemon is easy and delicious! A comforting weeknight dinner, ready in under an hour!
Blueberry Salad
A vibrant and summery blueberry salad with spinach, farro, almonds, feta, and a tangy white balsamic cinnamon dressing—fresh, flavorful, and perfect for warm days.
Nicoise Salad
My twist on the French classic, Salade Niçoise! It’s made with wild salmon, roasted potatoes, green beans, olives, capers, radishes, tossed with a lemony anchovy dressing. Vegan-adaptable and gluten-free.
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Bright and tangy, this easy lemon poppy seed cake is moist and light! Lemon zest gives it an extra burst of lemon flavor, with a hint of warmth from vanilla. Drizzle with our easy lemon glaze.
Black Bean Salsa
Here is my favorite black bean salsa recipe! Made with fresh ingredients, the flavors are simple, yet punchy! An easy crowd pleaser, ready in 15 minutes! Vegan & gluten-free.
White Bean Salad
This simple white bean salad is easy to throw together, perfect for potlucks and gatherings or a quick, healthy high protein meal! Vegan and gluten-free.
Strawberry Tiramisu
This strawberry tiramisu recipe is the perfect spring dessert. Fresh strawberries are layered with ladyfingers soaked in orange juice and St. Germaine (elderflower liqueur) with a whipped mascarpone-yogurt cream. Light and refreshing, this one is a cro…
Chinese Chicken Salad
This Chinese Chicken Salad recipe is made with crisp napa cabbage, sesame chicken, crunchy veggies, fresh herbs, and the best dressing ever, topped with sesame almond brittle. Vegan-adaptable.
Cowgirl Cookies
Full of texture and delicious flavor, Cowgirl Cookies are made with pecans, oats, dark chocolate, coconut flakes, chia seeds, cinnamon and crystalized ginger. Gluten-free and vegan-adaptable.