I love a great Pasta Salad! Pasta Salad is the perfect dish to make for either a Summer side dish or a meal. Jimmy loves this pasta salad too! This Pasta Salad recipe is flavorful and refreshing with the delicious tastes of fresh herbs, lemon, and feta, with lots of spinach! You can make this Pasta Salad on a food prep day and enjoy it all week! It would also be a big hit at a party or picnic! I know you will love this Pasta Salad as much as we do!
In my organic delivery box from Misfits Market, I received a lot of parsnips! Typically, when I make parsnips, I roast them along with other veggies. Parsnips are also delicious in soup recipes and as a substitute for mashed potatoes. But I wanted to experience parsnips in a different way this time, so I thought that incorporating the roasted parsnips within a hummus dip would make for an amazing Parsnip Recipe! Roasting parsnips brings out the sweetness in them, which brings a touch of sweetness to the Parsnip Recipe. Pair this Parsnip Recipe with pretzels or tortilla chips as a healthy way to fulfill your sweet and salty craving!
Preheat oven to 425.
I made this Vegetarian Gochujang Recipe one weekend when we were making some Korean tacos. This Gochujang Slaw is the perfect topping for the tacos. The Vegetarian Gochujang Recipe provides amazing texture and flavor to the tacos! This Vegetarian Gochujang Recipe can be paired with many dishes and is great as a side dish! I love the flavor of Gochujang, and this is a healthy way to enjoy it!
Place all slaw ingredients in a large bowl and mix to combine.
This Healthy Pimento Cheese Recipe is delicious and will fulfill your pimento cheese craving in the form of a quinoa salad! Pimento cheese is one of my favorite snacks ever since I discovered it during a trip to Charleston, SC! I always crave it and wanted to come up with a Healthy Pimento Cheese Recipe. In making this recipe, I basically put a lot of the spices that I would include in a pimento cheese dip within the dressing, and incorporated quinoa and a lot of collard greens to give it a healthy boost! Pimento cheese has been on my mind and wanted to enjoy a health version of it. I love this Healthy Pimento Cheese Recipe and know that you will love it too – my fellow Pimento Cheese lovers!
Cook quinoa according to package directions, but with adding a garlic clove crushed before you put the lid on it to cook.
I have never had tried Purple Potatoes until I received some in my Misfits Market delivery. Now, I love them! Purple Potatoes are pretty, colorful and they taste very similar to red potatoes. One weekend, we were making some sandwiches and wanted some potato salad as a side dish, so I decided to experiment with the Purple Potatoes. This Purple Potato salad turned out amazing and I know you will love them as much as we did! It would be a great dish to bring to a picnic, barbecue or an outdoor party!
If you have some Purple Potatoes on hand, try this Purple Potato salad! It is amazing and I know you will love them as much as we did!
During a food prep Sunday, I made a bunch of Mediterranean tapas (salads, veggie dishes, dips/spreads, etc.). I also had some pita bread, so I wanted to make sure that my spread of food included some delicious dips. I love Feta and love the zestfulness/flavor of Patty’s Peppers (Mom’s Original Recipe, Zesty Garlic), and wanted to use both up in a feta dip recipe. This feta dip recipe turned out amazing! It is lemony, creamy, dreamy, zesty and would certainly be a crowd pleaser! I just love zesty dips! Dips are fun to eat, fun to bring to parties, fun to enjoy with a crowd, and even by yourself! Make this feta dip recipe for your friends will watching a sports game, party, or you can even do what I did and make it during a food prep Sunday to enjoy all week!
Put all ingredients (except for parsley and toppings) in a food processor and process for a few minutes until smooth.
Transfer to a bowl and fold in the parsley.
Optional: For serving, top with some parsley, Patty’s peppers, drizzle of olive oil.
You can serve this with pita bread, pita chips, bread, tortilla chips, potatoes, gyros, crackers.
This feta dip recipe can be enjoyed with pita bread, pita chips, crusty bread, tortilla chips, potatoes, gyros, crackers, in sandwiches, on burgers, and probably much more!
Making this feta dip recipe is quick and simple, and low maintenance if you are bringing it / serving it at a party (since you do not need to heat it up or do anything further with it).
You could also make this on a food prep day and enjoy it all week long as I did along with several other Mediterranean tapas:
For where you can get your Patty’s Peppers, visit and follow them on Instagram and Facebook.
Try my other recipes that include Patty’s Peppers: Broiled Feta Dip with Patty’s Zesty Garlic Peppers, Instant Pot Collard Greens Risotto with Sweet Heat Peppers.
I love Chipotle! And I love their cilantro lime rice! I received a lot of limes from Misfits Market and I wanted to make a healthy Quinoa Side Dish variation of their cilantro lime rice. This Quinoa Side Dish turned out great and reminded me of Chipotle’s cilantro lime rice. This made me very happy! And a bonus is that this recipe is very easy to make. I made this recipe during a food prep session on a Sunday and was able to use this Quinoa Side Dish is a variety of meals during the week.
If you love Chipotle’s cilantro lime rice, you will love this Quinoa Side Dish as a healthy version. This is a perfect recipe to make during a food prep session as you can use it for a variety of meals!
Cook quinoa according to package directions (with regards to time, heat, amount of water, etc.) and before you cover the quinoa to cook, add in garlic, olive oil and salt.
When the quinoa is done, fluff with a fork and then fold in the cilantro.
Add lime juice and stir.
Serving Ideas: use this Quinoa recipe in your healthy burrito bowls, salads, tacos, enchiladas, burritos, or as a side.
When I made this Quinoa Side Dish one week during a food prep session, I used it in salads for a few lunches and made burrito bowls for dinner. For the burrito bowls and salads, I also incorporated my Fiesta Beans recipe with these meals.
Food Prepping Sessions: along with this Quinoa Side Dish, also make ahead some Fiesta Beans, guacamole, and salsas.
Check out my recipes for salsas that you can make during this food prep: Restaurant Style Chipotle Salsa, Fresh Corn Salsa, Fresh Pico De Gallo Salsa.
If you are interested in receiving organic produce at your door yourself and want to order Misfits Market, email me for a discount code.
There is a baked feta dish that is my favorite appetizer at a BYOB restaurant in Old City. But that restaurant took it off the menu and they only offer it as a special on occasion. Ever since they took it off the menu, I have been trying to recreate this appetizer on my own. When making it, I typically would use pepperoncini peppers in it, as they do in the restaurant, but it never was quite the same as the version in the restaurant.
Recently, I got my hands on a jar of Patty’s Peppers (Mom’s Original Recipe, Zesty Garlic), so I decided to include them in the recipe. My mind was totally blown with how great this Patty’s Peppers Recipe turned out! It had brought this dip to a whole new level! It is even so much better than the restaurant version! Make this Patty’s Peppers Recipe for your friends at a party – it won’t last long!, they will LOVE it! It didn’t last long at all in my house – it was finished in seconds – huge hit!
Make this Broiled Feta Dip with Patty's Peppers Recipe for your next party to impress – your friends will love it!
Set oven to broil.
Meanwhile, mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl.
Then transfer contents of the bowl to an oven safe small bowl (like a soufflé bowl or a bowl you would make French onion soup in).
Put the bowl on top of a baking sheet (since the little bowl will be too hot to handle and in case of any overflow) and place in the oven to broil for 5 minutes.
Remove from oven, give it a good mix and put back in for 5 more minutes.
Remove from oven, give it a good mix and put back in for 5 more minutes.
Remove from oven, give it another good mix and it should be ready. If not, then put it back in for a few more minutes if needed.
For serving, transfer the dip to another bowl since this bowl that has been broiled will be VERY hot (you don’t want to burn yourself or friends).
Serve with pita bread, pita chips, bread, tortilla chips.
You can get your own jar of Patty’s Peppers on Amazon.
For where to get your Patty’s Peppers locally, visit and follow them on Instagram and Facebook.
If you are in a dip making mood and want to try more dips, check out some of my other dip recipes: Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Spread; Roasted Zucchini Red Pepper Garlic Dip; Black Bean Hummus; Italian White Bean Hummus; Caramelized Onion Hummus, Roasted Summer Squash Pepper Dip.
Food prepping on Sundays can be a lifesaver for me to keep us eating healthy for the week! I received a lot of poblano peppers and limes for Misfits Market, so I wanted to use them within a food prep session. I put together this Black Beans Recipe and was able to use them within a variety of ways during the week. They are very delicious and made for a tasty and healthy week of meals! Hope you enjoy these as much as we did and that you try them yourself for a food prep session!
In a medium saucepan on medium heat, sauté onions and peppers with olive oil, salt and black pepper for about 15 minutes until the onions and peppers are soft.
Reduce heat to medium low, and add in beans, enchilada sauce, cumin, and garlic powder.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Finish off with juice of a lime.
This Black Beans Recipe is perfect to make in the beginning of the week for a food prep session, as it can be used in several different variations.
You can use this delicious Black Beans Recipe over rice, over quinoa, in a burrito, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, salads, or enchiladas.
You can also make some guacamole and homemade salsa during the food prep session. For a homemade salsa recipe – try my Restaurant Style Chipotle Salsa, Fresh Corn Salsa, Fresh Pico De Gallo Salsa.
*Poblano peppers are on the spicy side (medium heat) if you don’t like spicy / are sensitive to spicy, you can use bell peppers instead. If you don’t have poblano peppers on hand, bell peppers are equally delicious. You can vary the peppers that you use each time you make this, I have and any type of peppers are great in this Black Beans Recipe!
If you are interested in receiving organic produce at your door yourself and want to order Misfits Market, email me for a discount code.
This Quinoa Salad tastes so cool and refreshing, it is perfect for the Summer! Summer is prime time for cucumbers and tomatoes. A perfect way to enjoy those fresh summer delights are in this salad! This is also a perfect salad to make ahead of time during a food prepping session.
Cook quinoa according to package directions and let cool.
Put all ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl and mix.
Place in refrigerator for at least a half hour before serving.
To speed up the cooling of the quinoa, you can pop it in the refrigerator for about 15-20 minutes. Or you can make the quinoa earlier in the day or the day before.
This is a perfect recipe to make a head on a food prep day.
To make this salad Vegan, leave out the Feta, as it is still delicious!
Most of my produce I use to make my recipes is organic and delivered straight to my front door from Mistfits Market! Check them out – I LOVE it!
Also, check out my other Quinoa Salad Recipes: Quinoa Tabbouleh, Quinoa Caprese Salad