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Summer Salmon Skewers
Skewers SCREAM summer! They are clean, easy and tasty and best thing about a skewer is that you can use almost anything you want
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Flaxseed 1 carb crackers
It’s no secret that i’m watching my carb intake these days. It started as a challenge with myself and then progressed to an elimination experiment.
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Everything Cauliflower Steaks
3 ingredients – maximum flavor. Cauliflower is among my favorite veggies to roast. I’m practicing a bunch of keto recipes and I repeatedly see people swearing by “everything bagel” seasoning. It may seem lazy but it packs quite a punch. Adding this seasoning to ordinary cauliflower makes it special. Easy and special, prepping this…
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Cranberry-Quinoa Winter Salad
It’s cold! It’s winter and being trapped inside every day makes you want to revert to eating hearty comfort food daily. Life must go on and we have to find simple options that are fresh and tasty but also filling. This salad is hearty and surprising – there is a little bit of all…
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Roberta’s Roasted Squash Soup
Fall is a great time for soup. It’s comforting, filling, and takes the chill off. Squash is often on sale and is always in my biweekly produce box so I put it to good use. This soup is hearty and spicy. There are hints of middle eastern flavors and toppings that add texture. The…
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Easy Baked Apple Chips🍎🍏🍎🍏
Tis the season for everything apples! It’s Fall, the leaves and the weather are turning and everyone is apple picking and drinking cider. Although apple pie is my all-time favorite apple snack, these easy apple chips are lighter and simpler to create for any time snacking. So easy, I bet you already have everything…
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Fall Pomegranate -Spinach Salad 🍊🍃🍁
It’s fall but there’s always room for a big, bold colorful salad! This gorgeous, delicious recipe has lots of color and lots of flavor. Pomegranate seeds and mint somehow create the perfect combination for a fun fall lunch or dinner. Add bacon and you’ve got a salacious victory for the tastebuds. This salad will…
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Easy Avocado Toast 🥑🍅🥑🍅
Avocados are included in my quarantine staple list. At least once a week I indulge in avocado toast and a big green avocado-banana smoothie, but not on the same days. Don’t be intimidated by the fancy avocado toast that can cost up to $20. Below is an easy, filling breakfast or lunch that you…
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Pickled Ginger-Carrots 🥕🥕🥕
Unbelievable FLAVOR. Minimal effort. I am always looking for interesting ways to replace high-calorie sauces and to add spice naturally. I decided to give pickling a try. Ginger is always on hand, I had a bunch of carrots from my produce box I didn’t want to go to waste. Pickling has been on my…
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Mango-Jicama Summer Slaw
Somehow, 2020 has become the summer of slaw for me. I have never been a fan of this drippy, seemingly pointless side. Coleslaw has always seemed like a BBQ afterthought, the side you skip over for the potato salad. The side that is always thrown out at the end of the day because no…
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Pink Grapefruit-Feta Salad
Looking to spruce up lunch or dinner with an interestingly flavorful salad? Try this delicious grapefruit featured creation. I’m a huge fan of grapefruits, I like the bold citrus flavor and the tartness. I also like bold flavors like feta cheese, put both together and you create a light but tasty low-everything salad. I…
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Golden Beet Salad
A quick and easy salad inspired by ingredients found in my biweekly produce box. Beets are always interesting vegetable to work with but can be a bit intimidating. Fresh or cooked they are bursting with sweet but rustic flavors. Try this salad when you are low on time but looking for a guilt-free, but…
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Strawberry Summer Hand Pies🍓🍓🍓
Though most of us are still in self-quarantine, we can’t stop the seasons from changing. The unofficial start to the summer is here and the weather has finally broken. This year I wasn’t able to spend Memorial Day at a fantastic brunch on a rooftop, followed by a sunny day party so I decided…
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Berta-baked Green Tomatoes
I started growing tomatoes! So far, I’m not even close to harvest but perhaps in a few weeks, I’ll have a small batch of tasty tart tomatoes to salt and snack on. Until then I will stalk my local market for the best kinds of tomatoes. I’m writing this post because this week I…
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Strawberry Spring-Summer Salad 🍓
Spring is here and strawberries are back in season! You can easily find deals like 2 pints for $5. I use them for everything, even though they tend to have a short shelf life, but you can freeze them for months! Later in the summer, I will try a strawberry cake but today I’m…
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Roberta Roasts: Easy EGGPLANT 🍆
Eggplants aren’t just emojis! Nor or they just veggies you bread and cover with sauce. Recently I saw some big gorgeous eggplants on SALE in the grocery store and I quickly bought 2, without having the slightest idea what I was planning on preparing. Eggplants have a strange squishy consistency when raw, but when cooked read…
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Quinoa-Chickpea warm or fall salad🍃🍅🌿
It’s not often I come across a recipe that’s delicious warm or cold, but this salad creates and breaks the mold. It’s HOT, and salads and smoothies are in season. This Quinoa-Chickpea creation is delightful warm or fresh out of the meal prep fridge. The quinoa leaves you feeling full and the kick from the…