There are several chili recipes in my archives, but not too many vegan versions. I am an unapologetic omnivore, who happens to recognize the environmental and health benefits of a plant forward diet, however. So, my weekly menu always features more vegetarian meals than meat-based ones. The ratio usually floats between 5:2 or 4:3, with…
Tag: sweet potato
Purple Hash with Poached Egg
There’s nothing that sparks unadulterated joy in me quite like discovering a new and delicious ingredient to cook with, and a recent trip to Wegmans at Glen Mills flickered my dampened creative embers, as I was investigating their humble potato offerings no less. Ever tasted a purple sweet potato? I hadn’t, and so began my…
Chili Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato
On nights I’m home alone and dining solo cooking becomes a chore instead of something I love to do. However with practicing better self love and care, I’m really working at embracing cooking a healthy, delicious meal even on the evenings my better half is hundreds of miles away on one of her numerous business…
Blackened Pork Chop with Dijon Sweet Potato Mash & Spicy Kale Chips
Whole30 Day 2 Dinner: I have to admit this dinner kind of got me excited. When dining solo I usually opt for pork, if I’m in the mood to cook at all that is, and it just so happened that I had two gorgeous bone-in pork chops in my freezer, that I had picked up…
Sweet Potato Lentil Stew with Wild Rice
Wild rice is still a somewhat new ingredient I’m experimenting with, and as noticeable in the photo I’m still working on preventing the black rice from darkening my dishes. I did rinse the rice this go around but apparently not enough. The dark color of the broth did actually make the orange of the sweet…
Butter Basted Filet, Pan Roasted Garlic Au Jus with Wilted Greens, Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Surprisingly, I’m not much of a beef eater. Growing up in Texas we didn’t eat steak very often and when we did it was in the form of Fajitas. On special occasions like Independence Day or a family reunion we’d have a beautifully smoked brisket and of course I probably ate through a couple truck…