anyway, let's get to my favorite part of this blog. recipe reviews! buckle your seat belts, folks, because i've got some good ones today.
this first recipe is my favorite. sweet potato and kale grilled cheese. my mouth starts to salivate when i say those words. it's all of my favorite things living together in blissful unity between two slices of nutty, multigrain bread. i can't much more about, lest i start to cry -- because you guys, this sandwich was perfect. eat it and forevermore be changed.
these beautiful asian turkey lettuce wraps come in at a close second for my favorite recipe in this batch. they are quick and easy to make and sooooo tasty. and let's be honest -- they are super adorable. everything looks cuter when wrapped in lusciously green, tender boston lettuce.
these baked avocado quesadillas were a surprising treat. i'm ever-wary of the avocado craze, but at the recommendation of a friend, i gave this recipe a try. great flavor! and i love, love, love that they are baked instead of fried!
i made this oven baked blackened tilapia on a whim -- an oh-no-i-forgot-to-put-my-planned-meal-in-the-crockpot-before-work-and-now-i-don't-know-what's-for-dinner whim. though this recipe has a lot of ingredients, they are all fairly standard. it came together nicely! TONS of flavor and the homemade tartar sauce really brought it home.
yum. another win for quinoa. this cranberry pecan quinoa salad with honey orange dressing is perfect for lunch or a light dinner. i have two bits of advice for this recipe. 1.) add some feta crumbles! somehow, that made it feel like more of an entree rather than just a side. and 2.) you MUST toast your pecans. i love pretty much all nuts raw, but toasting them brings them to a whole different level of amazingness. i think it's super important to the overall flavor of this salad, so don't skip that step!
this isn't really a recipe. i saw a pin of various toast ideas, and this one caught my eye. multigrain bread + feta + dates + nuts. (the original pin recommended almonds, but i had some delicious pine nuts on hand.) just top your bread with some sliced feta (the crumbles would probably work too, but i had a block of it), then add chopped dates and pine nuts. put in your toaster oven for a few minutes until it starts to get golden. oh man, the saltiness of the feta in contrast with the sweetness of the dates is total perfection. and the toasted pine nuts just melt in your mouth. soooo good! satisfies pretty much every craving i could ever have. and totally gives me energy to make it through the morning!
easter is over now so i'm back on sugar. (what you can't hear is the fact that i'm cheering right now!) but during my lenten sugar fast, i tried this recipe for paleo lemon bars. my expectations were low because -- if you know me at all -- you know that i'm OBSESSED with lemon desserts. i have very high standards for lemon bars. and while this paleo version was not as good as the sugar-filled variety, they were mighty impressive. the crust in particular was surprising. i kept these in my fridge for a full week, and by the end, the crust was still crispy! i couldn't believe it. the lemon layer was a little zingy-ier than a regular lemon bar, but i suppose that's to be expected when you sweeten it only with honey. overall, a great recipe. definitely worth a try, especially if you are of the paleo-persuasion.
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