Today I'm excited to share a guest post with you by Catherine Cockrill! She's currently finishing up her dietetic internship with Virginia Tech (my internship alma mater), and she's been working with me over the past few months, learning the ropes of blogging, food photography, and social media--and … [Read more...]
Veggie Chili on the Cheap (Just $0.52!)
Is there anything as comforting as a hearty, piping-hot bowl of chili when the air turns crisp and the leaves change? Um, yes. Extra money in the bank account. Now that's comfort. ;-) Luckily this savory Tex-Mex chili has you covered on both fronts! Plus, since it's fall, simmering a pot of … [Read more...]
Easy Southern Sweet Potato Salad
Oh y'all, I can't think of anything more Southern than sweet puh-tay-tuh salad! (Except maybe kudzu, which is---surprisingly---edible.) Anyhow, making this sweet potato salad is easy as falling off a log, which leaves more time for ice-tea-sipping and porch-sitting, two time-honored Southern … [Read more...]
Copycat Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (Vegan)
As you may have guessed by now, Jeff and I don't have overly sophisticated tastes. When we went plant based, we pretty much had the DTs as we cut out Standard American Diet (SAD) favorites like Velveeta Shells n' Cheese, Papa John's pizza, and Breyer's ice cream. … [Read more...]
Basil and Lemon White Bean Dip
In my mom's hometown, when the going gets tough, the tough bake a cake. So when my Papaw passed away recently, by the time I arrived in Kentucky---the day after his death---the sympathy food had already started rolling in. … [Read more...]
Healthy Low-Fat Brownies from the Vegan 8
Some of my husband's extended family members are coming over for dinner soon, and as you know from my 10 healthy vegan potluck recipes post, I get anxious cooking for omnivores. … [Read more...]
Healthy Pizza Pasta Salad
The Thursday before last, my mom and I got a call that my Papaw was in the hospital. He'd developed severe pneumonia, and it didn't look like he was going to make it. We drove to Kentucky to be with him and the rest of the family. Then, after a few days in the local hospital, he was flown by … [Read more...]
Surpisingly Addictive Butternut Squash Salad
This is a little embarrassing since I write a healthy food blog, but over the holidays I fell off the wagon a lot. I mean, I couldn't say no to my brother's from-scratch plum pudding (including seconds and thirds), the cakes and candies and chocolates everywhere, the late-night snacks that fueled … [Read more...]
Scandalously Good Grits and Greens Casserole
A saucy little romance novel made me do it. Yup, it was a sassy southern read, Hissy Fit by Mary Kay Andrews, that planted the idea of a grits n' greens casserole in my mind. (True confession: I love funny, fluffy romance novels.) Anyhoo, I was just reading along, wondering how the heroine, … [Read more...]
Oil-Free Lemon Tahini Dressing
As mentioned in my last post, Jeff and I have had some cucumber overpopulation problems. That is to say, they're taking over! The cucumber plants we thought would never grow have been cranking out cukes like you wouldn't believe. Then when life got a little crazy for our neighbors, we took over the … [Read more...]