Air Fryer Walleye is a healthy alternative to butter-fried preparations with a clever low-carb crust that offers a satisfying crunch with every bite. Walleye is prized in the land of 10,000 lakes – it’s light, mild-flavored, delightfully flaky, and not too fussy to prepare. It’s a lovely fillet that is best prepared simply, like by…
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Creamy Baked Sweet Potato Soup
Straddling the space between hearty and light, this Creamy Baked Sweet Potato Soup is a comforting meal just begging to be garnished with tasty toppings. There’s something unequivocally comforting about a bowl of soup when the weather turns cool and crisp. Hearty soups, creamy soups, spicy soups, noodle soups, I don’t discriminate, I love ‘em…
Simple Sauteed Brussels Sprouts
A few thoughtfully chosen seasonings and a punchy, acidic finish are all you need to create a quick and healthy side dish featuring Brussels sprouts. I’m the person that embraces ‘yucky’ vegetables. Kale? I’ll eat that. Spaghetti squash? Heck yes. Brussels sprouts? Game on.
Harvest Vegetable Bacon Apple Melt
Your tastebuds will “Fall” for this Harvest Vegetable Bacon Apple Melt, with its smoky bacon, sweet apple, and savory vegetable cheese. Fall means warm layers, boots, scenic walks to enjoy the changing colors of the leaves, hot beverages, and CHEESE. That’s right, ooey, gooey melty cheese. When that crisp Fall air settles in, my cheese…
Dill Pickle Quesadilla
Dill pickles + Havarti dill cheese + tortilla = one dill-icious Dill Pickle Quesadilla. I’m having a damn dilly day, thanks to this dill-icious Dill Pickle Quesadilla. And if you want to have yourself a damn dilly day, keep reading. This quesadilla is unapologetically fun to eat. And might I recommend pairing it with a…
Jalapeno Popper Creamed Kale
Your kale-hating friends won’t hate this Jalapeno Popper Creamed Kale, with its jalapeno heat and cream cheese-y goodness. Top with breadcrumbs or bacon pieces if you want to really shut up the haters. I have a very special announcement to make: I figured out how to make kale palatable to the kale-haters.
Kohlrabi Slaw with Lemon Vinaigrette
Spiralized kohlrabi makes a surprisingly solid slaw, and its mild flavor lets this beautiful homemade lemon vinaigrette shine. I’m a sucker for a good salad dressing, especially vinaigrettes. I’ve been guilty of overstaying my welcome in the salad dressing aisle in grocery stores as I contemplate which to try next. While simultaneously repeating to myself…
Tex-Mex Pasta Salad
This festive Tex-Mex Pasta Salad with homemade Jalapeno Lime Vinaigrette is a summer side dish MUST. One of my favorite summer side dishes has always been a cold pasta salad. Not so much the mayo-laden ones, but the pasta salads showered in Italian dressing. They feel light on a hot day, despite the abundance of…
Quick Sauteed Tex-Mex Beef
Transform ground beef from unexciting to HELLO! with a bold and aromatic tomato sauce and briny pops of green olives with Quick Sauteed Tex-Mex Beef. Not sure what to do with your rice hoard? Solution: Smother it with Quick Sauteed Tex-Mex Beef. It’s an easy, flavorful meal, and the leftovers are the bomb.
Mashed (White) Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle Honey Butter
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Chipotle Honey Butter offers a sweet and smokey side that instantly perks up pork and poultry mains. Did you know that white sweet potatoes are a thing? I didn’t. Imagine my confusion upon seeing a pale white interior upon peeling, instead of the brilliant orange sweet potato I assumed I had…