Cheesy Broccoli Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

One of my favorite foods in all the land is a twice baked potato filled with butter, bacon, cheese and sour cream. But trying to be healthy and all doesn’t quite mesh with the feelings I have towards that glorious potato. So what do you do when you want a comforting, creamy potato but not all

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Indian-Style Roasted Cauliflower

My favorite way to eat cauliflower is roasted. It gets brown and crispy in the oven which brings out its sweetness. I always simply toss it with olive oil, salt and pepper but while I was looking for some interesting Indian recipes to try, I came across this spiced cauliflower that looked too good not to try.

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Cucumber Raita

Have you seen this floating around social media? Made me laugh out loud as I think it often. Especially during school drop off when I have to bundle 2 kids, park the car and walk Noah, who decides to move like a sloth, to the door. Not cool weather. Not cool. These cucumbers so light, crisp

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Sunday Inspiration {Veggie Side Dishes}

I love me some roasted green beans and this kicked up version looks amazing. Fall is right around the corner. Get some butternut squash in your life. I’m not a huge asparagus fan but cover it in feta and I’m totally on board. These eggplant bites look like crispy perfection. I’ve made this Mexican street

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Roasted Garlic Smashed Cauliflower

Guess where I’m headed tomorrow? Vegas! It’s time for Joel’s annual work “retreat” where they work for a couple days then all the significant others come and have a fun filled 3 day weekend. I’m kind of excited and kind of freaking out. This is the first time I am leaving Hannah and I know

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

So, I know I have already shared a couple cucumber salad recipes with you all (here and here) but Noah and I are big cucumber fans and we go through quite a few every week. Because of this, we are always looking for new ways to eat them and this Cucumber Tomato Salad is our current

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Smoked Corn on the Cob

We recently had some friends over for dinner to catch up and break out the smoker. We made delicious pulled pork and planned on grilling some corn on the cob for one of the sides. Well, unfortunately the Minnesota wind had a different plan for us. It was ridiculously windy that day which meant no

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Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots

Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots are a simple and delicious side dish for weeknights or holidays. Slightly tangy and sweet.

These Honey Balsamic Roasted Carrots are holiday and weeknight perfection. They are tangy and slightly sweet. We have been all about carrots lately. They are a great vegetable to have on hand since they last forever and you can prepare them in all kinds of ways. My mom has always hated cooked carrots and her

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Grilled Zucchini

I don’t like a whole lot of vegetables but the ones that I do enjoy I totally love. And zucchini is one of those vegetables. I could probably eat it every day. I love grilled zucchini but I usually had trouble preparing it. I used to slice it into bite size chunks, place it in

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