Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Healthier Broccoli Cauliflower Cheese Soup (+ Vegan Option)

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What comes to mind when you think of broccoli cheese soup? Comfort food, delicious, rich, indulgent, cheesy, creamy, delicious. Yes, me too! The last thing that comes to mind when we think of broccoli cheese soup, is healthy. I mean yes there is broccoli in there, so there is some veggies with nutritional value in it. BUT let's be honest, broccoli cheese soup is just an excuse to eat watered down cheese dip. I know, the truth hurts sometimes. Don't get me wrong I LOVE broccoli cheese … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies (Gluten Free + Vegan)

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Good Morning and happy Monday! I am so excited for you because you are about to experience the most delicious pumpkin breakfast cookies! Cookies?! For breakfast?! Heck yes!!! Well, okay, these cookies aren't exactly a true cookie, like one you would have as a little treat, for a dessert. These cookies are very healthy, packed with nutritious ingredients. I really wanted to call them power cookies but google didn't love that idea, so breakfast cookies it is. But really, think of these cookies … [Read more...]

Rosemary Foil Salmon with Corn and Fennel

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It's Friday, it's Friday it's FRIDAAAAAYYYYY!!!! The most wonderful day of the week!!! And the last day of our weeknight dinner series. Also it is the best day of the week because, just look at that gorgeous salmon! Rosemary foil salmon for a quick Friday night dinner that only takes 30 minutes to make and 1 pan? Throw in a glass of wine and I am totally in! Doesn't that just sound like the perfect Friday night date night in?! Or girl's night in, or guy's night in.... or … [Read more...]

Vegan Chili Skillet with Quinoa

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We are moving right along with your dinner series! I mean how is it Thursday right now?! This week is going by too fast, I hope you've been enjoying all of the recipes we've made so far. Vegan chili skillet with quinoa is here, just in time to warm you up and comfort you during that cool fall weather! Are you ready?! Chili is the ultimate comfort food for me this time of year. I make a batch of my Grandma's chili every season, without fail. Maybe it's the nostalgia of eating my Grandma's … [Read more...]

Asian Steak and Green Beans Stir Fry

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Yesterday we enjoyed some Mexican food and today it's Asian food. It's so much fun to intrigue the taste buds with ethnic foods. In case you were wondering, not all of these recipes will be ethnically inspired. Although, that might be a fun series!! Yes? Welcome back to our 30 minutes, 1 pan dinner series! Each day this week (Monday - Friday) I am sharing a recipe that's easy enough for a weeknight meal. It only requires one pan and 30 minutes to make so that you can enjoy a healthy home cooked … [Read more...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Balls

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Hi, my name is Emily, I'm addicted to energy balls. True story. I am not one for meal prepping, mostly because I cook so much for my job, but having my fridge stocked with energy balls every week is mandatory. They get me going in the morning, give me energy for my workout. I am always mixing up the flavors, but my current favorite has been these chocolate peanut butter energy balls. Because who doesn't want chocolate and peanut butter first thing in the morning?! Okay you don't have to eat … [Read more...]

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)

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Hi friends, I recently realized that there is a serious problem with my blog. I don't have a CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE!!! Sure I have cookie recipes, they even include chocolate chips. BUT they aren't a good old, simple delicious chocolate chip cookie. I knew this needed to be fixed ASAP! I went for a soft over a crunchy chocolate chip cookie because those are my fave! And of course it had to be refined sugar free (coconut sugar), gluten free, easy to make, and well just down right … [Read more...]

Loaded Buffalo Chicken Hummus Dip

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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...]

Gluten Free Pumpkin Pasta with Sausage and Crispy Fried Sage

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Happy October! WAIT, what it's October?! October can only mean one thing, I get to watch season two of STRANGER THINGS!!! Anyone else freaking out about this?!?! Oh wait....I meant to say that October means it's pumpkin season...prioities. To be clear I did not make pasta out of pumpkin, the pumpkin is all in the sauce. If you have never made a pumpkin recipe on the savory spectrum be prepared to be rocked! It's so delicious, comforting and fall like without having to be sweet. Can we just … [Read more...]

Zucchini Blackberry Cornbread (Gluten Free)

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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...]