Korean Style Cucumber Salad
For the past year since we moved to Ankeny almost a year and half ago, our Friday night ritual consists of going for a Korean dinner in Ames. A friend of mine recommended a hole in the wall Korean...
View ArticleParmesan Roasted Baby Potatoes with Parsley
I love roasting potatoes and mixed vegetables in the winter. For years, I’d specifically try to cut potatoes into sticks to mimic french fries in hoping that I would get somewhat the same level of...
View ArticleBaked Penne with Cauliflower and Cheese
As much as we love mac ‘n cheese at my house; and the fact that this is one of my daughter’s fave food… I definitely don’t make them enough. She gets a lot of Black Bean Soup, Turkey Bolognese, and...
View ArticleFarmers’ Market Minestrone
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a nice long holiday weekend with your loved one celebrating our nation’s holiday. I spent my entire weekend hanging out with my babies; and probably ate way too...
View ArticleEasy Roasted Broccoli with Garlic
If I could eat one vegetable for the rest of my life, it would be broccoli. Hands down. But get this, I don’t really love them raw. I would definitely eat them raw on a vegetable platter, but I’m just...
View ArticleFresh Green Bean Casserole
We’re officially halfway through December… which means: we’re only 10 days away from Christmas. Are you ready for Christmas? I’m especially excited that this is my last working week for the year. The...
View ArticleRoasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar
This week was my first week back at work after two long weeks off and gosh, it felt like it was the slowest week ever! Most people at work are feeling kind of the same way; it’s hard to do a full week...
View ArticleRoasted Cauliflower with Pancetta
With Valentine’s Day being a week away, I thought that we should talk about Valentine’s Day menu. As much as I can recall, I was never the girl who needed to go out to dinner with her special someone...
View ArticleRoasted Winter Vegetable Chopped Chicken Salad
Salad lovers, rejoice! Because this salad will change your mind about eating your greens all through the winter months. I love chicken salad, and fancy salad – and would eat it daily for lunch if I...
View ArticleRoasted Zucchini and Eggplant Lasagna
We enjoyed our first week back at home after an attempt of spring break in Disney World that turned out to be less than stellar (thanks to the flu/virus). Both kids dragged their feet the first day...
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