Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Easy Salmon Cakes with Greek Yogurt Horseradish Dip

By

Easy salmon cakes with Greek yogurt horseradish dip is on the menu this week! AKA, the most delicious gluten free salmon cakes you'll ever eat! The outside of the salmon cakes gets a nice golden crust and then you bite into the center and it's creamy and delicate, the perfect salmon cake texture studded with sauteed veggies! Then you dip it in that tangy, spicy Greek yogurt horseradish dip that goes so perfectly with the salmon cakes. You will be licking up every last crumb and schemer of … [Read more...]

Spicy Chipotle Honey Meatballs with Cooling Cilantro Lime Sauce

By

MEATBALLS, MEATBALLS we all scream for MEATBALLS!!! Isn't that how it goes?! Ummm. Regardless, who doesn't want meatballs in their life? Especially when they are coated in a sticky spicy chipotle honey sauce and dipped into a cooling lime cilantro sauce. Yup. I thought so! Someone told me that the Super bowl is coming up...is this right? February 5th or something? Obviously I'm not too concerned about when the Super bowl is or who is playing. I do care about the food that's at the … [Read more...]

Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Basil Cashew Sauce

By

How do words even describe something as glorious as crispy Brussels sprouts with basil cashew sauce?! Maybe I should just let the pictures speak for themselves? I mean, I think they're doing a pretty fantastic job. Don't you agree? If I must try let's start with butter. Brussels sprouts sauteed in butter until charred and crispy. Is your mouth watering yet? Then you dip each of those crispy Brussels sprouts sauteed in butter into a thick basil cashew sauce. That's it. You're done … [Read more...]

Loaded Butternut Squash Hummus with Pomegranate

By

Our first Thanksgiving recipe is here!!! Yes, okay, I know it's still October but it's ALMOST November and one can never plan too early for the biggest food holiday of the year!!! Really though, this loaded butternut squash hummus would be perfect for any fall-time gathering, or even winter gathering. I mean just look at those beautiful colors. I love it when food is so pretty that I barely have to style it to make it look good! It will be a show stopper! I'm not sure how your Thanksgiving … [Read more...]

Loaded Buffalo Chicken Hummus Dip

By

Happy junk food season.... I mean happy football season! TBH I could care less about football season. I joke that one of the reasons I married Paul is because he won't make me watch football with him - but really it's not a joke, this is one of the many reasons I fell in love with Paul. Awww how  romantic, right?! Seriously, I only went to football games in high school to walk around the track and talk with friends, I never once paid attention to the score. However, I will say even though I am … [Read more...]

Zucchini Blackberry Cornbread (Gluten Free)

By

Hey friends. Guess what I just did?! I just fell down the last step of my stairs and hurt my foot. DON'T WORRY!!! Nothing serious, I got up and walked right away but it does hurt enough to put some ice on it. UGH what is happening in this Koch house? It wasn't too long ago that Paul took a tumble down the stairs and was on crutches for a week. Apparently we don't know how to walk down the stairs anymore. Maybe we should put and elevator in our house? What does hurting my foot have to do with … [Read more...]

15 Minute Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

By

First soup of the season! HEY FALL, I am officially ready for you now! I have my cozy bowl of hot soup to keep me warm during a chilly 50 degree day! But of course, we've had gorgeous September weather lately. Highs of  75 to 80 degrees. I finally decide to embrace fall and our September turns out to be warmer than our August was. So backwards. Really, I'm not complaining - I will enjoy end of summer weather for as long as it decides to grace me with it's presence. I love you … [Read more...]

Loaded Greek Hummus

By

Have you heard of loaded hummus?! It's hummus that is taken to the next level by topping with a lot of yummy things - it's pretty much a salad in hummus form! You guys, it's like my dreams have been answered!!! It is no secret that I have a strong relationship with hummus, we go way back and we hang out a few times a week. I have enjoyed getting creative with my flavors like beet basil hummus and pesto hummus but I never thought to throw some stuff on top of plain hummus and eat it with … [Read more...]

Roasted Chili Pepper Hummus

By

It's august, how did we get here? This is the time, my friends to make sure that your summer is all that you wanted it to be! I realized that I haven't made a new hummus recipe since December when I made pumpkin sage hummus. Guys,  this needed to change ASAP because my love for hummus runs deep. I present to you roasted chili pepper hummus!!! Chili pepper hummus is loaded with roasted jalapeno and poblano pepper plus a little cilantro to round out all of those flavors. By roasting the jalapeno … [Read more...]

Golden Coconut Butter (5 Ingredients)

By

If you've ever had coconut butter before you know it's quite the experience. It's basically shredded coconut that's blended up until it's rich and creamy and oh so delicious. No one ever imagined that coconut butter could ever get any better, right? It just did! Golden coconut butter has arrived! Golden milk, AKA turmeric milk has been a popular trend for quite a while. The popular, warming, comforting drink of dairy free milk and turmeric has stole my heart. My favorite version is my Chai … [Read more...]