Healthy Fried Rice! My ultimate comfort food. The take-OUT food I can make even when I want to (or more likely need to) stay IN. Today’s recipe is a soul-soothing, totally satisfying one-pan dish that you can make in less than 30 minutes. Add your protein of choice (chicken, shrimp, tofu, eggs, crushed peanuts, etc)…
Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
Today we are digging fork-first into this Roasted Butternut Squash Salad! You know how I feel about roasted veggies, and roasted butternut squash has got to be one of my all-time faves. Above and beyond. Head over heels. Totally and utterly adore the stuff. Golden all over and caramelized at the edges, softened and slow-roasted until…
Mediterranean Salad Bowls
Mediterranean Salad Bowls! Leftover grilled Yogurt Marinated Greek Chicken piled high into bowls of crisp romaine, crunchy cucumber, fresh tomatoes, Kalamata olives, feta cheese crumbles, and my favorite salad topper of them all – homemade pickled red cabbage. All manner of textural and flavor contrasts. A little bit of sweet, salty, tangy, crisp, brightness in every…
Yogurt Marinated Greek Chicken
Yogurt Marinated Greek Chicken! This lightning-quick Mediterranean style marinade comes together lickety-split. Just stir together some dried herbs & spices plucked straight off the shelf and combine with olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, red wine vinegar & tangy Greek Yogurt. Pour over the top of some chicken in a large plastic bag, seal it…
Mustard Balsamic Tri-Tip
Mustard Balsamic Tri-Tip! Slow cooked in the crockpot until the slightest pull of a fork leads it to fall apart into big shreds. Tasty shredded meat that eagerly soaks up the savory sweet marinade that has mingled for hours with the beef and developed into a rich saucy liquid that you can drizzle over the…
Lasagna Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Lasagna Stuffed Zucchini Boats! Summer squash loaded up with ALL the good stuff. Mozzarella AND Parmesan cheese, tomato basil sauce, wilted spinach, and ground turkey flavored to taste just like crumbled Italian pork sausage. Low-fat, protein-packed, and carb-conscious // but tastes like you’re digging your fork into a meaty, cheesy layer of freshly baked lasagna….
Broccoli Carrot Crunch Salad
Broccoli Carrot Crunch Salad! Mini broccoli florets, shredded carrots, sweet raisins, and sliced almonds combine to create each refreshing bite of crisp, chewy, AND crunchy ingredients. The holy trinity of texture. All the makings of a totally crave-worthy, super fresh, hot-weather-friendly salad that you can make in under 15 minutes and keep in the fridge…
Strawberry Pepita Salad + Maple Vinaigrette
Strawberry Pepita Salad with my favorite homemade Maple Vinaigrette drizzled over the top! Light + sweet + bright + fruity. There’s so much to love about this big bowl of leafy baby spinach and crunchy broccoli slaw. This recipe is loaded with creamy goat cheese crumbles, crispy salted pepitas, fresh sliced summer berries, and sweet…
Chipotle-Peach Quinoa Salad
Hi there! I’m Mara, the author of the blog Put on Your CakePants, and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to do a guest post today on Free Your Fork! Lauren and I met in college, back when I thought that scrambling eggs for dinner merited taking a photo to document my culinary “skills,”…
Southwestern Breakfast Tacos
Southwestern Breakfast Tacos. YEP. Tacos for breakfast, my friends. Clearly, I have no shame. A high-protein breakfast skillet using egg whites, green hatch chiles, black beans, melted cheese, and a tomato // garlic chili paste all wrapped up in cozy little tortillas. The kind of plate full of food that will help keep you energized…
Rainbow Bliss Bowls
Rainbow Bliss Bowls! Today we are channeling our inner health gurus. We are about to embrace our yoga stretching, vegetable eating, outdoor loving selves. Spring has sprung, and it’s time for fresh produce and bright flavors to step in. Starting with some turmeric-spiced chickpeas and a creamy citrus-tahini dressing. These nutrient dense bowls feature baked…
Crispy Crockpot Carnitas
Combine one large slab of pork shoulder, sprinkle with a savory spice mix, squeeze some fresh citrus over the top, and slow-cook in the crockpot. And ta DA! Homemade Crispy Crockpot Carnitas. You can throw together the dry-rub using spice shelf staples in a matter of minutes. When it’s all said and done, you’ll probably…