The inspiration for this recipe was the year my husband and I spent living in Brazil. Like many aspects of Brazilian culture, this dish originates in Portugal. In Portuguese, the dish is called caldo verde, literally meaning green broth. Kale is the green element of this soup, and it’s […]
In the Maryland area, fall is here! The leaves are slowly starting to change and there is a pleasant chill to the air. I had my first tall cup of apple cider when we took my daughter to the local Renaissance Festival for her first birthday. It was a great reminder […]
The inspiration for this recipe is the beginning of Fall, so you will be seeing a lot of delicious and nutritious pumpkin incorporated into my recipes. I’ve never been one for pumpkin pie, but in the past, Fall has always meant pumpkin in the form of my Mom’s amazing […]
The inspiration for this recipe is getting back in the saddle again. After an almost 2-year hiatus to the day from adding new recipes to WorkOutChowDown, involving language training, a year abroad, and having a baby… I’d love to celebrate my daughter’s first birthday with finishing a long-overdue post! After taking […]
Sometimes, an idea just hits you in the kitchen, and it fails. Other times, the stars align and you are rewarded with a dish that you just can’t wait to share and make again. Luckily, in the midst of packing up and getting ready to move cross-county, a last minute […]
As I’ve said before, all the recipes I’ve put on my website are ones that I find fail-safe and delicious. I certainly can’t single out every recipe as a favorite, but this soup is way up there on my lists of dishes that I love and can’t wait to make […]
Au gratin potatoes used to be one of my favorite side dishes as a child. Yes – those boxes of dehydrated potato slices and powdered cheese. I don’t think I’ve had a potato dish like that in years, but the memory of them coming out of the oven brown and […]
If you have browsed a bit through this website, you have probably noticed that a common style of cuisine is Indian food. Taylor and I cannot get enough of the beautiful spices and flavors of India, and I am so proud to be able to create them in my humble […]
Cauliflower is one of the most versatile vegetables for Paleo cooking. I use it all the time to make variations of my Cauliflower Rice, but occasionally it is just fun to cut it up, dust it with a delicious seasoning, and roast it. Roasting vegetables is one of the easiest […]
The inspiration for this dish came from my Mom’s 7 layered Greek dip, and a Sandra Lee recipe that I found that included ground lamb. I combined the two ideas in addition with the spices from a Greek burger recipe from the August Shape magazine. I plan on trying the […]
