Category Archives: Quick and Easy

Sweet Potato Medallion Kale Salad with Chipotle Dressing

Posted on March 1, 2020 | Leave a comment

Sweet Potato Medallion Kale Salad with Chipotle Dressing by Alison's AllspiceAlright, friends.  I have a confession to make.  I am obsesed with combining sweet potato and chipotles!  The sweet with the heat, I just can’t get enough.  In spring, I love to eat salads so I have made this sweet potato medallion kale salad with chipotle dressing. Continue reading →

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Whole Wheat Ricotta Gnocchi with Rustic Tomato Sauce

Posted on January 11, 2020 | 2 comments

Whole Wheat Ricotta Gnocchi with Rustic Tomato Sauce by Alison's AllspiceGnocchi are soft, fluffy, little pillows of Italian pasta that are surprisingly easy to make. They come in multiple varieties, including potato gnocchi and ricotta gnocchi.  Ricotta gnocchi come together much faster than their potato counterpart.  This whole wheat ricotta gnocchi with rustic tomato sauce is so easy that anyone can do it!

I try to eat whole foods whenever possilbe.  I wanted to have light and pillowy gnocchi, so I tried whole wheat pastry flour and it was a huge success.  You would never notice that these were whole wheat.  Continue reading →

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Lemon Broccoli Barley Bowl with Cilantro Pesto

Posted on January 5, 2020 | Leave a comment

Lemon Broccoli Barley Bowl with Cilantro Pesto by Alison's AllspiceOne of my favorite simple meals is a grain bowl.  You can toss in just about any veggie, and with a little sauce, you have a meal.  This lemon broccoli barley bowl with cilantro pesto is an excellent example.

I started with a base of quick cooking barley. It cooks in only 10 minutes, which makes dinner speedy. You could also meal prep regular pearled barley, and it would be ready in even less time! Continue reading →

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Vegetarian Baked Potato Soup

Posted on December 31, 2019 | Leave a comment

Vegetarian Baked Potato Soup by Alison's AllspiceTodays recipe is a little more indulgent than it is healthy.  I made vegetarian baked potato soup out of some leftover baked potatoes, and it was the perfect comfort food for a cold winter day.

I say that this recipe is more indulgent because it is heavy on the dairy and saturated fats.  There are some recipes that just don’t work well when you try to lighten them up, and that’s ok.  Reserve them for special occasions, not your weekly rotation. Continue reading →

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Fresh Green Tomato Salsa Verde

Posted on November 11, 2019 | 4 comments

Fresh Green Tomato Salsa Verde by Alison's AllspiceFriends, it has finally gotten cold here.  Like frost on your windsheld cold.  I pulled all my green tomatoes out of the garden last weekend, and made this delicous fresh green tomato salsa verde!

I had 8 lbs of green tomaotes, so there was plenty to make this green tomato mince pie as well as many batches of salsa.  Keep reading below to hear about some of the variations I tried. Continue reading →

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Vegan Kimchi Fried Rice with Edamame

Posted on October 20, 2019 | 2 comments

Vegan Kimchi Fried Rice with Edamame by Alison's AllspiceI started experimenting with kimchi as an ingredient long ago.  So far, my favorite way to eat it is in fried rice.  This vegan kimchi fried rice with edamame is a colorful dish that is super easy to make!

I previously posted a kimchi fried rice recipe that had a sunny side up egg on top.  This vegan version is just as good, and is a bit more colorful thanks to the red cabbage. Continue reading →

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Cherry Tomato Pasta Puttanesca

Posted on October 5, 2019 | 4 comments

Cherry Tomato Pasta Puttanesca by Alison's AllspiceOctober is finally here, and the garden is starting to wind down.  It’s that time of year when I have more cherry tomatoes than I know what to do with!  This year I experimented with this cherry tomato pasta puttanesca.

Puttanesca is known as the poor man meal in early Italy.  It has simple ingredients that bring in big flavors. Canned tomatoes are more traditional, but I gave this simple Italian dish a fresh spin by using garden fresh cherry tomatoes. Continue reading →

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Feta and Herb Coleslaw

Posted on September 7, 2019 | Leave a comment

Feta and Herb Coleslaw by Alison's AllspiceOne of the vegetables that I always have in my fridge is red cabbage.  It can add crunch and color to almost any dish, even as a simple side like this feta and herb coleslaw.

The sauce is blended up in the food processor, and you simply mix it with sliced cabbage.  This is a seriously easy side that takes almost no time or effort.  Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Chickpea Zucchini Skillet

Posted on August 31, 2019 | 4 comments

Mediterranean Chickpea Zucchini Skillet by Alison's AllspiceThis one skillet meal screams summer with all its fresh ingredients!  My favorite part of this mediterranean chickpea zucchini skillet?  The wine sauce!  It ties the whole dish together.

Ok, so no duh, I love the wine sauce.  I do love wine. It’a also an important component because it keeps the skillet moist.  Mine completely absorbed (so it wasn’t very saucy) but the flavor it added was SO good! Continue reading →

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High Protein Chocolate Chunk Muffins

Posted on August 17, 2019 | Leave a comment

High Protein Chocolate Chunk Muffins by Alison's AllspiceWhenever I get hungry in the middle of the afternoon, I reach for one of these high protein chocolate chunk muffins!  They feel like a treat, while also filling me up and helping me to snack less!

Usually when I get hungry before dinnertime, its because I needed a little extra protein.  However, I’m one of those people that wants everthing I eat to feel special, not just I’m eating because I have to. If  you eat because you are hungry, but don’t feel satisfied with what you eat, you’re likely to keep snacking. Continue reading →

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