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Chocolate Banana Oat Muffins
These lightly sweetened muffins are packed with whole grains, heart-healthy walnuts, rich cocoa powder and ripe bananas. My two year old loves drinking smoothies for breakfast so inevitably we end up...
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Slow Cooker Ginger Spiced Apple Butter {No Sugar Added}
Ginger spiced apple butter is made by slowly cooking apples until they caramelize and turn a beautiful, deep brown color. Naturally sweetened with no sugar added, spread on pancakes, stir into oatmeal...
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Lebanese Rice Pilaf
A staple in Middle Eastern cuisine, Lebanese Rice Pilaf is made with vermicelli noodles toasted in clarified (rendered) butter. When you are surrounded by incredible cooks on all sides of your family,...
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Chicken and Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Panko Topping
Warm, comforting and totally satisfying, chicken and mushroom casserole gets a healthy twist with whole wheat pasta, lean chicken breast and creamy plain yogurt. Compared to the average family...
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Chicken Tortilla Soup with Hominy
This nourishing bowl of chicken tortilla soup with hominy is brimming with Mexican flavors and packed with vitamins and minerals. The calendar says spring but I’m not going to lie – it’s still pretty...
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Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken
The ultimate comfort food, this simple roasted chicken is seasoned with lemon, garlic and salt to create the most perfectly tender and delicious dinner. You know those meals you make when you’re...
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Blueberry Almond Butter Pancakes
These fluffy, protein-packed pancakes are filled with plump, juicy blueberries and creamy maple almond butter. Traditions have always been important to me but they are even more sacred now that I’m a...
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5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Beef and Eggplant
A modern twist on Lebanese stuffed eggplant, this 5-ingredient slow cooker meal of eggplant and beef in slowly simmered in a warm, cinnamon-spiced tomato sauce. One of my favorite Lebanese dishes of...
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies {Gluten Free}
Kids and adults alike will devour these healthy, protein-packed pumpkin oatmeal breakfast cookies – ideal for busy mornings on-the-go! When I first started dating my husband, he had recently graduated...
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Spelt Salad with Apples, Cheddar and Scallions
A hearty and flavor-packed whole grain salad made with chewy spelt, crunchy apples and sharp cheddar cheese. This Spelt Salad with Apples, Cheddar and Scallions is a fun twist on tabbouleh salad, one...
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Red Lentil Turkish Soup
Scented with mint and cumin, this hearty Turkish Red Lentil Soup is packed with vegetables and loaded with protein. Whenever we order takeout or go out to eat with the boys, we love going to ethnic...
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Sugar Cookie Cutouts
A Christmas cookie classic, these adorable sugar cookie cutouts are perfect for holiday entertaining, homemade edible gifts or leaving our for Santa. One of my all-time favorite holiday traditions is...
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Slow Cooker Gingerbread Oatmeal
This cozy breakfast is full of warm spices like cinnamon, cloves and ginger then drizzled with molasses, brown sugar and chopped pecans. Perfect for busy weekday mornings or a make-ahead dish for lazy...
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Gingerbread Cookie Smoothie
Everything you love about gingerbread cookies transformed into a creamy, protein-packed Gingerbread Cookie Smoothie filled with ginger, molasses and cloves. I felt a little guilty sharing my first...
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5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Beef and Eggplant
A modern twist on Lebanese stuffed eggplant, this 5-ingredient slow cooker meal of eggplant and beef in slowly simmered in a warm, cinnamon-spiced tomato sauce. One of my favorite Lebanese dishes of...
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Pumpkin Pancakes Recipe
The fluffiest pancake recipe you’ll ever make, these whole grain pumpkin pancakes are spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and ground ginger. The holidays are right around the corner which means cozy,...
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Strawberry Ginger Smoothie
This fresh and fruity smoothie is a scented with fresh ginger, the perfect balance to the sweet berries. Strawberry season is in full swing and I am thrilled. Seasonal fruit is key to healthy and...
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Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
A fast 20-minute weeknight dinner recipe, your whole family will love this healthy chicken and broccoli stir fry! You know those go-to recipes you make again and again? The ones you make when you...
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Sweet Potato Fries with Tahini Mayo
The best baked sweet potato fries you’ll ever taste, you are going to make this healthy appetizer or side dish recipe again and again. Tahini mayo is the ultimate dipping sauce! We make sweet potato...
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Slow Cooker Posole Rojo {Mexican Pork and Hominy Soup}
Ideal for serving a crowd, red pozole soup, a traditional Mexican stew, is a classic comfort food recipe made with dried chilis, pork and hominy. Growing up, my mom always had a jar or two of hominy...
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