Not to toot my own horn, but I make a really good chili (toot! toot!). But I never gave it any additions – no noodles, especially no beans. It just wasn’t my preference. To me, basically chili is a good sauce and some ground beef. From there you can add whatever you would like to… Continue reading Sweet Potato Quinoa Chilli
Category: Clean Eating
Pumpkin “Ice Cream”
A healthy, three ingredient soft serve “ice cream” that is perfect to celebrate the Fall season even if it doesn’t feel like Fall yet, As much as I want it to, it just doesn’t feel like Fall here yet. The high on Thursday was 91°… yep, October 2nd and it’s 91° So while I’d love to be making… Continue reading Pumpkin “Ice Cream”
Roasted Beet, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Ricotta Salata
It’s the peak of summer harvest here in the Pacific Northwest. Gardens are over-flowing with the bounty. Local farmers markets are saturated with the vivacious tastes, smells, and colors of the season. Co-workers bring in boxes full of produce, letting the bright colors seep into the office, laying out the summer bounty in the… Continue reading Roasted Beet, Heirloom Tomato Salad with Ricotta Salata
Chicken Tortilla Soup
I’ve never paid much attention to buying foods within the season that they are the freshest. Call me crazy, but I never even knew that was a thing. Actually, you can call me an American, because this is one part of the world where we have that type of convenience. Though I appreciate the ease… Continue reading Chicken Tortilla Soup