This tasty turmeric roasted chickpea and quinoa salad would be a hit at any potluck and is also perfect for packing for lunch. It’s gluten-free and vegan making it suitable for a variety of diets. Recently, I have been trying to include more turmeric in my cooking. Turmeric is a root that is often ground […]

Slice up this asparagus, kale, and ricotta flatbread and you have small bites that are perfect for packing into a container to bring along for a picnic dinner at the park, beach, or your own back yard. This month’s Recipe Redux theme was “small bites,” foods that can easily be eaten in a few bites–perfect […]

See how making a few upgrades can completely revive your child’s favorite lunchbox sandwich in this month’s Recipe ReDux post. Stuck in a lunchbox rut? By this time of year who isn’t? Even us creative, over-zealous lunch packers are burned out on ideas and energy and so the lunchbox contents seem to be on a steady […]

Do you like kale salad? If not, this may be the salad to change that. Topped with goodies such as raspberries, avocado, and goat cheese, and sweetened with a touch of honey, this salad is hard to resist. I was a kale skeptic for a long time. Kale was not part of my Scandinavian cuisine […]

Trying to include more pulses in your diet? Here are 4 simple and delicious lentil soup recipes. Lentils are packed with protein, fiber, and vitamins. It’s hard to believe another year is almost here. I don’t know about you, but I love these few days leading up to the new year. It feels calm with […]