Easy Homemade Refried Beans
Homemade refried beans are freezer-friendly and much healthier than canned refried beans. Plus, they’re cheaper! Serve refried beans on homemade tacos or burritos, with chips, or as a side dish….
Clove and Cardamom Poached Pears
These spiced, poached pears are cooked in honey water, and flavoured with cardamom, cloves, and lemon. They’re perfect for an elegant dessert on their own, or served with ice cream!…
14 Healthy Salads to Boost Your Energy
One of my goals for the new year is to eat more salads! Salads are a challenge for me because I’m not a big fan of putting them together. But, I…
Ultimate Chef Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Here is a recipe for hearty chef salad with a sweet honey mustard and sesame dressing. Eat this for a healthy meal salad that will energize you and keep you…
Tomato and Goat Cheese Tarts
These fresh, tasty tomato and goat cheese tarts are perfect for casual, outdoor entertaining! Serve them as appetizers or alongside a garden salad. Hello! I am Grace from Fruitful and…
April is for Asparagus
Spring-fresh asparagus is the vanguard for ranks of abundant produce to come. Be sure to get some and enjoy it now in the glory of its season. Asparagus is, interestingly…
Red Raspberry Salad Dressing
I STRONGLY DISLIKE making salad. If you spend any time in the kitchen with me, you will learn that. For some reason this task has always irked me. Perhaps it’s because there’s…
Molasses Baked Beans
I suppose baked beans are stereotyped to pair with hotdogs and cookouts–the fare of summer–but their heartiness and smokiness really ought to give them autumn status. Molasses is a fall flavour,…
Tabouli: Summer on a Plate
Tabouli is a light summer dish made with fresh herbs, seasonal tomatoes, and cracked bulgar wheat. Learn how to make tabouli with this simple recipe. Simple supper: herbed cheese, tabouli,…
Sweet Kale Salad
Today I’m posting over at The Humbled Homemaker with a recipe for sweet kale salad.  Please visit!
Fresh Couscous Salad
I’m very excited to share this recipe today! It’s delicious, healthy, cheap, colorful, and incredibly easy to make. Considering the fact that many Americans struggle everyday to produce such a…
Vodka Pasta and Spinach with Goat Cheese
Here’s an easy meal to use for a weeknight…but it tastes gourmet enough for a special dinner, too! Get recipes for Vodka Pasta and for Spinach with Goat Cheese. According…
Fresh Homemade Chickpea Hummus
The little store-bought tubs of hummus cost…way too much! Make your own frugal homemade blender hummus with this easy recipe! This easy homemade hummus uses chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice,…