I love using heirloom tomatoes in summer dishes. They are beautiful, colorful and so flavorful. They come in a variety of colors, like orange, red, purple and green. Heirloom tomatoes pair beautifully with creamy avocados, sweet basil and a dash of balsamic in this Heirloom Tomato Avocado Salad. Did I mention this is vegan and…
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Blood Orange Mimosas
Are you ready for the weekend? I know I am. We’ve been busy bees in our household, and are ready for a relaxing weekend full of home-things and weekend breakfast! Don’t let your weekend breakfast or brunch fall short. Blood oranges are in season, and so are mimosas (I mean, mimosas are always in season,…
Boozy Berry Basil Lemonade
I helped a friend host a baby shower last week. The mother-to-be was expecting a baby boy. I had to come up with a cocktail that could also be a mocktail, and was blue (or blue-ish) in colour. Boozy Berry Basil Lemonade can be made with a berry vodka, or without. Both versions are equally…
Zucchini Walnut Bread – Low Carb
There’s nothing more comforting than a warm slice of fresh Zucchini Walnut Bread straight out of the oven. Served up with a cup of coffee on a lazy Saturday morning, and that’s all I need! Bread is something I occasionally miss while eating a low carb diet. Luckily, this Low Carb Zucchini Walnut Bread has…
Shaved Asparagus Salad
Springtime is just around the corner. Which means asparagus season is also just around the corner. This makes me super excited. I tend to go on an all-things-asparagus binge for a week or so in late February, but I decided to start early. We had some out of town guests over shortly after Christmas. Our…
Roasted Red Pears with Cinnamon Walnuts – Whole30
I can’t believe the holidays are already over! Hello new year, and hello super cold snap down here in the south. Well, it’s actually a cold snap all over. But it’s been in the 20’s in Texas, and my wardrobe doesn’t know how to handle it. Regardless, I warmed up with these Roasted Red Pears…
Roasted Potatoes with Fried Eggs and Chimichurri
Saturday date breakfast at home is one of my favorite weekend things. Saturdays are even better when you can sleep in, snuggle in bed, have a late-morning cup of coffee, and eat a filling and flavorful breakfast (though this is rarely the case in our household). Lazy Saturday or not, I am in LOVE with…
Blushing Grapefruit Rosé Cocktail
Fall wedding season is finally winding down. We just need to make it through October. After that, bring on engagement season and the holidays. I am not ready for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Both of those holidays are right around the corner. Only 86 days to Christmas. We’re in the single digit countdown here. Aye! With…
Whole30 Steelhead Trout Avocado Breakfast Stack
It’s been two days since hurricane Harvey left my part of Houston. Cue mental exhaustion. The stress of 157 tornado warnings over a week’s time, coupled with our house almost flooding is hitting me like a freight train. Not to mention the constant inundation on social media and the news about people still flooding (yes, even…
The Best Low Carb Blueberry Scones
Ohmygosh. We are traveling to the middle-of-nowhere Nebraska this weekend to see the solar eclipse in all of its totality glory. I can’t wait. Have I ever mentioned I am a total science and astronomy lover? Anyway, the most nerve racking thing about the eclipse is the possibility of clouds during the eclipse. We are…