• Greek Pasta Salad

    This is my favorite pasta salad.  It is flavorful, healthy and easy to whip up in minutes.  It is summer pasta perfection! I love making greek food in the summertime when home-grown tomatoes and cucumbers are everywhere.  This pasta salad is made with chickpeas and olives so it is more hearty than your average pasta salad and could be a meal, rather than just a side dish.  I always like to bring it as my contribution to a cookout so even if they don’t have anything else that’s vegetarian-friendly, I just make a meal out of it. My favorite type of pasta to use in this recipe is Trader Joe’s…

  • Mushroom Stroganoff

      I’m ashamed to admit it but, I fell in love with stroganoff when I first tried the hamburger helper version.  I love that creamy powdered sauce mixed with pasta.  I don’t know why I love it so much but the kid in me loves something so salty, and soooo deliciously pre-packaged. Since we transitioned to a healthier, whole food lifestyle, I’ve been trying to replicate my beloved Hamburger Helper Stroganoff for years.  This really seems to hit the spot. There are lots of gluten-free noodles out there.  Even when comparing ones with the same ingredients, you can get vastly different end results.  My absolute favorite noodles for this recipe are…