Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Tzatziki Sauce (Traditional Greek Sauce)

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I am happy to announce that I have perfected my tzatziki sauce recipe! Finally! I have been making tzatziki sauce for years but it was always just a little too thick...and kind of missing something. This tzatziki sauce you see before you is perfection. It's the ideal consistency for dipping pita chips, pita bread, or veggies into while still being not too thick to spread onto sandwiches or dollop onto salads. Someone bring me a gyro STAT, please! If only I could get my hands on some … [Read more...]

3 Healthy Ranch Dressing Recipes with Greek Yogurt

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I FINALLY did it! I finally made a healthy ranch dressing/dip using clean ingredients! I have made a few okay versions in the past but nothing that made me want to made me want to replace store bought ranch dressing for the rest of my days! My dear foodies, friends, ranch lovers, and fellow Midwesterners (BC we are obsessed with out ranch here in the Midwest), I present to you my 3 healthy ranch dressing recipes that are made with Greek yogurt!! Yes, I said Greek yogurt! And no, you … [Read more...]

Easy Herbed Marinated Mushrooms

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Hi, my name is Emily, and I am a mushroom addict. It's been an ongoing addiction my entire life. And I just now found yet another way to eat them. Marinated mushrooms. There is no end in sight. Can you accept me and my obsession with all things mushrooms? Umm and just to clarify I am not talking about any trippy mushrooms here LOL! Only good-for you, fiber packed, vitamin, and mineral loaded edible mushrooms. Give them to me raw. Saute them in a little butter, always has … [Read more...]

Refreshing Creamy Cucumber Salad

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Hey, it's me! Emily, food blogger who has been MIA for a few weeks. Vacation followed by a mild foot injury, which meant no cooking and photographing for long hours, followed by another vacation.  Anyways, I am back with the most refreshing salad for all your summertime needs!!! Creamy cucumber salad, at your service!! We're BFFs, this creamy cucumber salad and I. We go way back. My Mom would make it when I was in high school and I absolutely was obsessed with it. When I was in college … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Curried Trail Mix

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  You're instantly thinking, "What the heck is curried trail mix going to taste like?" It's going to taste like little crunchy savory-sweet, slightly spicy bits of heaven!!! That's what it's going to taste like! Yes, I know a curried trail mix doesn't sound like your typical flavor of trail mix - I fully agree. But, I know that you aren't sticking around this blog if you are looking for your typical flavor profile lol. Adventurous flavors is my expertise. And it's my job to … [Read more...]

Our Favorite Marinated 3 Bean Salad (Great for Meal Prep)

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This post was previously published on Robust Recipes. It has been updated for a better user experience. I shared this marinated 3 bean salad on the blog a few years ago and it has since become one of our favorite non-lettuce salads to make. It's packed with flavor, texture, and is super healthy. This marinated 3 bean salad is so good that it becomes the main portion of our meal. Forget all the other things. Just give me the bean salad, please and thank you! I have made this … [Read more...]

3 Ingredient Raspberry Chia Jam

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GUYS! I'M BACK! Did you miss me?! I ended up taking an unplanned break from posting because colds, and life happened. BUT I return with the perfect spring time recipe for you!!! 3 ingredient raspberry chia jam!!! AKA any berry flavored jam you love! (I will discuss later, hold tight). That's right, today we are making homemade raspberry chia jam. And it couldn't be any easier! Here is all you need: frozen raspberries (yes, you can use fresh but I always just want to eat … [Read more...]

Healthy Creamy Leek and Potato Soup (30 Minutes)

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Hello March! We are ready for you. We are so ready to start marching into spring and we are ready for St. Patrick's day!!! Yes, this creamy leek and potato soup is perfect for St. Patrick's day! It's luscious, and creamy without containing any cream. It's got potatoes and a nice mild onion flavor from the leeks. It comes together in just 30 minutes and makes the perfect side dish to any meal. Plus it's vegan and gluten free! The secret ingredient that makes creamy leek and potato soup … [Read more...]

Nourishing Miso Soup with Mushrooms

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I'm sorry. You lose 3 points. Because you both played a miso soup. Oh wait, we're not playing Sushi Go Party? That's right, we are talking about how to make miso soup. My mistake. And if you're like, "um what are you talking about?" Sushi Go Party is a fun game that's designed around sushi and Japanese foods. There is a miso soup card that when two people play it at the same time they can't use that card to score points. Anyways it's a fun game to look into. One that makes me … [Read more...]

How to Make Roasted Brussels Sprouts

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Brussels sprouts are a funny vegetable. Only a few years ago everyone hated them. When I was growing up my mom would always say that there wasn't a food she didn't like. Except for Brussels sprouts. That's probably because she had them steamed or boiled until they were a pile of bitter mush. Gross. I don't blame her. Then someone in the foodie world tried roasting them. Trimming their ends off, slicing them in half and letting them get nice and charred and crispy. Suddenly Brussels sprouts … [Read more...]