Pesto Chicken

Trader Joe... you know what's up. Bought this pre-marinated chicken "pesto genovese." All I had to do was put it in a baking dish with some olive oil at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. So tender and juicy. 

Healthier Chinese

Leftover quinoa fried rice and veggie gyoza from Trader Joe's. Made an awesome sauce with almond butter, tamari (or soy sauce) and stevia. Topped with cilantro. 

Zucchini Fritters

Pulse 3 medium zucchinis in a food processor and sprinkle with salt- let sit 10 minutes (to drain moisture out.)

Put zucchini in a dish rag and squeeze excess liquid. Soggy fritters are not good. 

I didn't have flour or breadcrumbs so I toasted a piece of Ezekiel bread and processed. 

Combine zucchini, bread crumbs, cilantro, 2 eggs (ended up adding another after the first batch), and salt. You could also add parmesan cheese or other herbs. 

Fry for about 3 minutes per side. 

I dipped mine in a tamari (or soy sauce), maple syrup and apple cider vinegar mixture. SO yummy!

Quinoa Fried Rice

Cook quinoa as directed on package and heat up a frozen bag of carrots, peas, corn and cauliflower (if you're lazy like me.) Add the quinoa to the veggies.  

Add a mixture of tamari (or soy sauce), maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. I didn't measure- just add to taste. Make a hole in the center of the quinoa and add 2 beaten eggs. 

Voila! 

Mushroom Mozzarella Basil Pizza

On a pizza kick- Roasted garlic naan from Whole Foods topped with Rao's tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and basil. 

Kale Squash Mozzarella Pizza

Easiest dinner ever- ready in 15 minutes. Naan bread (bought from Whole Foods) topped with Rao's tomato sauce, a ton of kale, fresh mozzarella, acorn squash leftover, tomato slices and olive oil. Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes. 

Basil Garlic Mozarella Pizza

Roasted garlic naan topped with Rao's tomato sauce (the best), fresh mozarella, tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil. 400 degrees for ten minutes. MMMMMM! 

Chipotle Din That Keeps On Giving

Made so many ingredients decided to have the chipotle salad again! This time topped with Trader Joe's salsa verde- three salsas on one salad... craziness! But seriously this salad is insanely flavorful. The longer the salsas sit the better. 

Chicken Chipotle Salad

Plain shredded chicken in the crockpot 

Pico de gallo: 2 tomatoes, 1/2 red onion, 1 lime, handful cilantro and salt 

Corn salsa: 3 corn ears, 1/2 red onion, 1 1/2 limes, cilantro, salt and 2 packets stevia 

Placed over arugula and added some pinto beans. Sad I'm missing guacamole but my avocados weren't ripe. :(

Zucchini Eggplant Mushroom Quinoa Bake

Sliced eggplant and zucchini into long thin slices. Coated them in egg and uncooked quinoa and layered with tomato sauce. Topped with mushrooms and cooked at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. I think it could have used some ricotta cheese and parmesan. Not the best thing ever, but decent. 

Heirloom Beet and Zucchini Salad

I sautéed heirloom beets and zucchini, placed over arugula and topped with dressing.

Dressing: 2 tbs tahini, 1 tbs almond butter, 1 tbs tamari, 1 tbs apple cider vinegar and 2 tbs maple syrup 

Zucchini & Beet Quinoa

This looks simple (and is simple) but tastes so good. Sautéed zucchini and heirloom beets and cooked quinoa with water the previous night. Added both to a pan to heat up and added a mixture of: almond butter, tahini, tamari, apple cider vinegar, honey and a little water. Oh my goodness so good.  

Zucchini & Heirloom Beet Quinoa

Sautéed heirloom beets and zucchini with olive oil and placed over quinoa 

Sauce (soooo good): 3 parts almond butter, 1 part tamari or soy sauce, 1 part apple cider vinegar and 1 part honey 

Out To Eat: The Rookwood

Top: Salad with heirloom beets, pumpkin seeds, pickled onions, soft cheese and salmon

Bottom: (The boyfriends meal) Burger with truffle fries mmmmm 

Butternut Squash Zucchini Mushroom Salad

Chop and sauté squash, zucchini and mushrooms

Place over arugula

Dressing: Blend 2 tbs almond butter, 2 tbs nutritional yeast, 1/3 cup tahini, 1 tbs tamari, 3 tbs apple cider vinegar, 2 tbs dijon, 1/2 cup water and stevia to taste

Healthier Chinese

Fresh Market Asian Noodles and general tso vegan nuggets

Quinoa Veggie Sweet Potato Bisque and Salad

This wasn't really thought out. I heated up some sweet potato bisque from Trader Joes (boxed version) and threw in the last of the veggie quinoa.

For the salad I just sautéed mushrooms and topped with Kimberly Snyder's magenta goddess dressing I made earlier this week. Greens are arugula and spinach.

Chicken Sausage Quinoa

After having sugar glazed bacon, kale artichoke dip, fried chicken with maple syrup, spoon bread, mac n cheese, and grits for lunch I needed a clean meal that didn't take much effort.

Bought this at Trader Joes. Opened the casing and cooked the sausage and then added leftover quinoa with veggies. Topped with cilantro. Tada!

Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Cream Sauce and Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

Noodles: julienne (or use a spiralizer) the zucchini, toss in a pan and sauté with olive oil

Avocado sauce: avocado, lemon, garlic, fresh herbs, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes - purée

Soup: sauté portobello mushrooms with garlic and olive oil, add steamed and puréed cauliflower, vegetable broth, almond milk, tamari, & nutritional yeast (I eyeballed all measurements)