I have been making this Spinach Dip Recipe for my friends and family for years! This Spinach Dip Recipe made appearances at numerous holidays, birthday parties, girl’s nights, showers, and more. It is always a hit with my friends and family. This has been a staple in my circle for many years. All this time, without even realizing it, it is a perfect low carb snack! I know you will love this Spinach Dip Recipe as much as we do! This will soon become a staple within your circle as well.
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!

Roasted Parsnip Hummus
Ingredients
Roasting Phase Ingredients:
- 5-6 cups parsnips peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (4 large parsnips)
- 1 large red onion cut into chunks (peeled, cut in half, and then cut each half into about 4-6 pieces)
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 2 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teas salt
- 1/2 teas black pepper
- Cooking spray
Blender Phase Ingredients:
- 1 ½- 2 ½ cups water
- 1 15.5 oz can of chickpeas drained
- 1/2 teas salt
- 1/2 teas black pepper
- 1 teas cumin
- 1/2 teas hot smoked paprika
- 1/2 teas sweet paprika
- Juice of 2 large lemons or 4 small lemons
- 1/2 teas crushed red peppers
- 2 teas fresh thyme
- 3 T extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Roasting Phase:
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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!

Gochujang Slaw
Ingredients
Slaw Ingredients:
- 1 head of Napa cabbage julienned / cut into thin short strips
- 1 carrot cut into matchsticks
- 1 bunch of scallions chopped (green parts only)
- 1 yellow bell pepper cut into thin strips and halved
- 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
- 3 red radishes cut into matchsticks
- 1 Handful of cilantro leaves chopped
Dressing Ingredients:
- 2 teas fresh grated ginger
- Juice of 2 limes
- 2 T gochujang paste
- 2 T reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 T honey
- 2 T sesame oil
- 1 T sesame seeds
- 4 T rice vinegar
- 1/2 teas sea salt
Instructions
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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!

Pimento Cheese and Collards Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa uncooked
- 1 garlic clove crushed
- 1 bunch of collard greens finely chopped
- 1 4 oz jar of diced pimento peppers drained*
- 1 4 oz sharp cheddar cheese grated**
- 1 4 oz Monterey jack cheese grated**
Dressing Ingredients:
- 3 T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 T apple cider vinegar
- 1 Juice of a Meyer lemon***
- A Few splashes of Frank’s hot sauce****
- 2 teas Country Dijon mustard*****
- 2 teas honey
- 1/2 teas sea salt
- 1/2 teas black pepper
- 1/2 teas hot smoked paprika
- 1/2 teas sweet paprika
- 1/2 teas onion powder
- 1/2 teas garlic powder
- 1/2 teas chili powder
Instructions
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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!

Purple Potato Salad
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!

Lemony Whipped Feta Dip with Patty's Zesty Garlic Peppers
Ingredients
- 8 oz feta in brine (drained and cut into cubes)
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 T Patty’s Peppers (Mom’s Original Recipe, Zesty Garlic)
- 3 T olive oil
- 1/2 cup light cream cheese
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 teas lemon zest
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
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Put all ingredients (except for parsley and toppings) in a food processor and process for a few minutes until smooth.
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Transfer to a bowl and fold in the parsley.
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Optional: For serving, top with some parsley, Patty’s peppers, drizzle of olive oil.
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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.

Cilantro Lime Quinoa
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!
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa (uncooked)
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/2 teas salt
- 2 garlic cloves smashed
- Juice of 2 limes
- Big handful of cilantro leaves/stems coarsely chopped
Instructions
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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.
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When the quinoa is done, fluff with a fork and then fold in the cilantro.
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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!

Broiled Feta Dip with Patty's Zesty Garlic Peppers
Make this Broiled Feta Dip with Patty's Peppers Recipe for your next party to impress – your friends will love it!
Ingredients
- 1 8 oz block of feta in brine (drained and cut into cubes)
- 1 large clove of garlic minced (or 2 small cloves of garlic)
- 2 T Patty’s Peppers (Mom’s Original Recipe, Zesty Garlic)
- 1 small tomato seeded and chopped
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh basil coarsely chopped
Instructions
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Set oven to broil.
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Meanwhile, mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl.
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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).
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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.
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Remove from oven, give it a good mix and put back in for 5 more minutes.
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Remove from oven, give it a good mix and put back in for 5 more minutes.
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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.
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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).
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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!

Fiesta Black Beans
Ingredients
- 2 poblano peppers chopped*
- 1 red onion chopped
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/2 teas salt
- 1/2 teas black pepper
- 2 15.5 oz cans of black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 10 oz can of mild green enchilada sauce (I used Old El Paso)
- 1/4 teas cumin
- 1 teas garlic powder
- 1 Juice of a lime
Instructions
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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.
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Reduce heat to medium low, and add in beans, enchilada sauce, cumin, and garlic powder.
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Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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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.