I've found, as we traveled the country for my husband's work, that some of the best restaurants for vegetarians can be found on the West Coast. I know, I am biased, but, there truly is no place like home. Western Washington has a large population of vegetarians and vegans which means we get a lot of great healthy food options. These are my top five Skagit County restaurants they serve food that vegetarians love. Top 5 Skagit County Restaurants (for vegetarians)! Calico Cupboard Food at … [Read more...]
A Simple and Delicious Vegetarian Mexican Spaghetti Recipe
This is a sponsored post with S&W Beans. All opinions are mine alone. As a mainly vegetarian family, we eat a lot of beans. Thankfully, the entire family loves beans. Black beans happens to be our favorite. As a busy mom, I love being able to open a can of organic black beans and quickly and easily add them to Mexican recipes. What is your favorite variety of beans? One current go-to recipe that is a hit with the whole family is a fun spaghetti recipe with a twist. This Mexican … [Read more...]
20 Vegetarian Game Day Recipes to Enjoy for the Big Game
It's that time of year again. The Super Bowl is coming up and of course our whole family is rooting for the Seattle Seahawks and praying they make it again this year. In honor of the big game, I've got a great healthy game day recipes (sort of healthy at least) round-up to share with my vegetarian football food lovers! Here are 20 great vegetarian game day recipes to choose from! Vegetarian Baked Taquitos {5 ingredient!} from rachelcooks.com Sweet Potato Hash Brown Cups from … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Turkey Vegetable Plate! Perfect for a Fall Appetizer!
My kids are big VeggieTales fans. They watch and re-watch all the VeggieTales in the House episodes on Netflix. Seriously, I am so glad that this show is on Netflix. It truly is entertainment I can trust my kids to watch. In honor of the 4th season of VeggieTales in the House, I printed some great activity sheets (link below) for the kids and made a fun Turkey Vegetable Plate. I bought the vegetable plate at my local Costco and just arranged it to look like a Turkey, somewhat. You could … [Read more...]
Planning a Meal with Healthy Choice
Am I the only one who often cooks two dinners at night? I can't be. Usually, at night, I want to grab something light, healthy, and lower calorie. My go-to often is a smoothie and popcorn, cereal, or a great frozen meal. Last week, I found some great new vegetarian frozen meals from Healthy Choice. In fact, their Cafe Steamers line has five (5) vegetarian frozen meal options! I love that the ingredients are steamed in a dual steaming tray. Usually freezer meals can get mushy and the … [Read more...]
Delicious Freezer Meals: Vegetable Lasagna
We love vegetarian lasagna here in our home. But, I'll tell you the truth - we don't have it very often. It takes longer to make than I usually have. But, this last week, I found a Vegetable Lasagna that was made from scratch, loaded with great vegetables, and was delicious! Plus, it came right from the freezer. I don't know about you, but I love freezer meals! This Vegetable Lasagna is made with: 100% semolina lasagna seven crisp vegetables marinara sauce made from vine-ripened … [Read more...]
Mini Vegetarian Pizza (5 WW PP Value)
I was sponsored to write this post on behalf of Weight Watchers®. This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SmarterTreats #CollectiveBias Our extended family and friends all love game day. It's a great time to come together each week to celebrate and root for the home team. But, as you know, it is also a day for eating fun snack foods. When you're keeping track of your food like me, you are always finding smarter options for … [Read more...]
