Robust Recipes

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15 Minute Italian Salad

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Are you ready for this super simple 15 minute Italian salad?!?! Cause we all need a good Italian salad in our lives! Don't you agree?! This Italian salad was inspired by my dairy free zuppa toscana soup that I made way back in February. Have you made the zuppa toscana soup it yet?! If not, you really need to get on that because it's sooo good! Anyways, I served that soup to some friends one night along with a quick side salad that I threw together. Since the soup is Italian and both of my … [Read more...]

We Saw a Bear in Arizona!

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Yes, we really did see a bear in Arizona! Before you go scrolling through the pictures I think it's a fair warning that there aren't any photos of a bear - it all happened so fast! BUT it has been my life goal to see a bear in the wild. From a distance, in a non-scary, non-life threatening situation. It finally happened!!! Okay technically all I saw was a bear butt. We were driving on a middle-of-nowhere forest road when we approached a bear just chilling, once it saw our car it immediately ran … [Read more...]

Mayo Free Pasta Salad (V + GF)

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Hi my friends, today is a glorious day because we are making pasta salad! Not just any pasta salad, it's vegan, gluten free, and MAYO FREE!!!! You know those pasta salads that are served cold, are super creamy, and have crunchy veggies in them? You know, the pasta salads that are brought to ALL the summer parties, picnics, pool parties, and pot lucks! Maybe they are just a Midwest staple? Either way, I'm sure you've had some kind of creamy cold pasta salad at some point in your life. It's … [Read more...]

Spring Strawberry Basil Quinoa Salad

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  Beautiful sunny spring days are here, graduation parties are here, Memorial Day is just around the corner, picnics, pot lucks, backyard BBQ's, pool parties, all the fun filled outdoor parties are to be had - friends, you need an easy salad to bring to those parties. This Strawberry Basil Quinoa Salad is just the one! Also, can I just mention how much I LOVE spring and summer and all of those parties, it's THE BEST! Besides I am always looking for easy dishes to bring to these kinds of … [Read more...]