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Butternut Squash and Feta Frittata
My husband is of the opinion that the egg is one of the noblest and most perfect foods known to man. “It has all the ingredients to make a complete chicken!” he says with astonishment and admiration every time someone questions him. As such, we eat an awful lot of eggs, and luckily, I happen to agree that eggs make pretty awesome food for runners and manage to be tasty at the same time. On top of all that, they’re fast and easy to cook in a hundred different ways. For someone with a full-time job who is too tired/lazy to cook dinner or pack creative lunches every day, I…
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Farro Salad with Asparagus and Tomatoes
It’s finally spring! It’s always a little hard to tell in Ohio. Spring technically arrives on the calendar long before the weather changes for the better, but knowing that it’s happening, even if just in title is comforting. Even when the weather refuses to cooperate, we can start to celebrate the trappings of spring in the kitchen and mix up the ingredient list. Ok, so we’re not into the fresh/local asparagus season yet, but you can still get some long-range-transported-out-of-state asparagus at the store, pretty much wherever you live. (Although I feel a little guilty for endorsing this, the harsh truth is that, in Ohio, I do not always eat fresh…
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Flourless Pumpkin Coconut Cookies
When we have potlucks at work, we always pass around a list so everyone can sign up for something. I’ve been banned from bringing desserts because for some reason, my coworkers are suspicious that I will sneak vegetables into the cookies like a parent trying to trick a kid. And by gosh, they’re not wrong. But if they would just give me a chance, I would knock their socks off! They have no idea what they’re missing! Honestly, it had never occurred to me to combine pumpkin and coconut, but what can I say? My preconceived ideas were proven wrong, and I had my mind blown by how much I love…
