Tomato Avocado Salad

Happy tomato season!!! Is anyone else a total tomato snob? I feel like once you have a really great tomato from the farmer's market, you really can't go back to eating flavorless tomatoes. I also tend to get avocado happy at my house. My baby loves to eat them, and I make avocado toast all of the time.

Main Dishes, Side Dishes, RecipesMariaAugust 22, 2018avocado, cilantro, dinner, healthy, jalapeno, lemon, lunch, red onion, salad, salsa, summer, tomato Comment

Family Workout with the Powell's on Hallmark's Home and Family Show

Chris and Heidi Powell are fitness experts who where on Home and Family promoting family fitness. I was so excited for my son to be a part of the segment, but probably not as excited as he was!! This was my first time meeting Chris and Heidi, and I must say that they are two…

Greek Orzo Salad

I know pasta has this whole sigma with it, but I am an Italian girl, and I refuse to kick pasta to the curb! I grew up in a house that had pasta for dinner at least once a week, so life without it just seems unfair.

Main Dishes, Side Dishes, RecipesMariaMarch 23, 2017cucumbers, dinner, Greek Orzo Salad, healthy, lunch, make ahead, Pasta, pasta salad, salad, side dish, tomatoes, vegan option, VegetarianComment

Lemony White Bean and Basil Hummus

I’m pretty sure I didn’t even try hummus until I was in high school. I’m not sure if that ages me, but when I was growing up in Michigan, I don’t ever really remember seeing it around until I was older. Funny, because hummus is one of my son’s favorite things to eat EVER!

Main Dishes, Side Dishes, RecipesMariaMarch 13, 2017beans, healthy, herbs, hummus, Lemony White Bean and Basil Hummus, lunch, Vegan, Vegetarian, wrapComment

Sweet Potato Tacos with Avocado Sour Cream

Tacos are always a good idea! It seems to be a good idea pretty frequently in our house. We make them all of the time, I’m not sure if my husband is completely sick of them yet or not, but they are just so quick and easy!

Morning Oats with Hemp Milk, Chia Seeds, and Berries

I have posted pictures of these Morning Oats with Hemp Milk, Chia Seeds, and Berries on my Instagram stories, and it barely feels like a recipe, but I get asked by a number of people what it is! So, I thought I would share the “recipe” here!

Breakfast, RecipesMariaJanuary 5, 2017berries, breakfast, brunch, Chia Seeds, coffee, dairy free, detox, fiber, health, healthy, hemp, hemp milk, milk, Morning Oats with Hemp Milk, strawberries, VeganComment

Yoga For Happiness in the New Year

Fall Minestrone Soup

Nothing says comfort food as much as soup does! There is just something so comforting about a warm bowl of soup when you are tired, sick, or on cold days. Fall is here, so I thought that I would use some of my favorite fall ingredients to create a really great fall soup…

SoupMariaOctober 25, 2016appetizer, basil, butternut squash, dinner, fall, Fall Minestrone Soup, healthy, lunch, Meatless, meatless monday, minestrone, pesto, sage, soup, tomatoes, Vegetables, VegetarianComment

How To Make Roasted Pumpkins Seeds

One of the best parts about carving a pumpkin for Halloween is roasting the seeds! If you have never made homemade roasted pumpkin seeds, then you are missing out on life. When I was growing up in Michigan, we always carved pumpkins…

HolidaysMariaSeptember 27, 2016butter, carving a pumpkin, fall, food, Halloween, healthy, How To Make Roasted Pumpkins Seeds, pumpkin, pumpkin carving, pumpkin seeds, salty, snackComment

Sicilian Citrus Salad with Goat Cheese

Recently, I have been in the cookbook writing process, and looking for inspiration. Since I love doing a new take on old family recipes, I was going through my Grandpa’s cookbook, and found a recipe for citrus salad.

Side DishesMariaAugust 15, 2016Fruit, goat cheese, grapefruit, healthy, Italian, lemon, orange, salad, summer Comments

Eggless Caesar Salad Dressing

I know I always brag about how good I am about eating my veggies, and that I have my same salad every day for lunch….well…I hit a wall. I think I have been having mommy meltdowns lately, and I just don’t feel like eating salad for lunch!

Sauce, RecipesMariaJuly 21, 2016dressing, healthy, SaladsComment