Category Archive: Healthy

Miser Wat – Ethiopian Red Lentils

I love Ethiopian food, but I’d never tried to make it before. This attempt at Miser Wat was a definite success, so be prepared for more Ethiopian dishes to come! This recipe from… Continue reading →

Quinoa Cakes with Tahini Yogurt Dip

This was an amazing pairing of 2 great recipes. Perfect for dinner, lunch, parties, experimenting, or whatever. The quinoa cakes recipe, from Love and Olive Oil, was specifically recommended to me by a… Continue reading →

Paleo Breakfast Bars

Time for new breakfast bars, and I’m glad I found these from Elena’s Kitchen! Basically you just take a bunch of good things, mash them together in a food processor, and the bake… Continue reading →

Zucchini Boats

I’m learning things through this cooking process. For instance, not all recipes are created equal. Like this one from Taste of Home. It seemed pretty simple – not many spices or flavorings, and… Continue reading →

Sweet Potato Muffins

I googled ‘sweet potato’ and ‘yogurt’, since that’s what I had in my fridge that needed to be eaten, and got this recipe from Kitchen Space. I changed it somewhat, as per usual,… Continue reading →

Kale and Chorizo with Fried Eggs

This is so simple and so delicious – well, to be fair, what that has chorizo in it isn’t delicious?? I got the recipe from Serious Eats and only made a few modifications.… Continue reading →

Tuna, Black Bean Quesadillas with Zucchini and Mushrooms

Really I just googled “tuna, black beans” and this recipe for quesadillas came up – which I didn’t follow, but which was enough to inspire me to make what I did: Sautéed chopped… Continue reading →

Kale Pesto

This recipe I got from the amazing Food 52. I had a bunch of basil left over from the delicious eggplant parm and so obviously thought of pesto, but then wanted something a… Continue reading →

Grilled Eggplant Parmesan

Wow this one was good! I got the recipe from Food and Wine Magazine – the actual magazine, from the subscription from my lovely brother! Anyway, I’ve never tried to make traditional eggplant… Continue reading →

Wasabi Sesame Broccoli

This was another one of those situations where I was like “I have all this broccoli, what should I do with it (that doesn’t involve going to the grocery store)?” Enter this recipe… Continue reading →