dinner – all the healthy mamas

Super Simple Summer Staple: Pickled Red Onions On Everything

Pickled red onions stay in my fridge all summer long, because they elevate everything: burgers, salads, tacos, whatever! They’ll easily last a couple weeks in an airtight jar, but they will be eaten before they stay in the fridge that long. Pickling them takes some of the bite out of the onion, and makes them…

May 29, 2026

Sick of Cooking? Here’s a simple summer pasta dish that comes together FAST.

This pasta dish is a quick, healthy recipe that your family will enjoy. Made with high-fiber pasta, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, spinach, basil, and olives, it can be easily customized based on ingredients on hand. Serve with optional rotisserie chicken for added protein while keeping the cooking straightforward and fuss-free.

May 26, 2026

Easy, Healthy, AND Fancy Salmon with Pickled Serranos

This is a riff on a recipe I found from the food network, and it’s gonna be a two-for-one recipe, lovelies! I rarely make a recipe as written, and by the time I’ve tweaked and subbed and added and deleted, it’s a whole new thing. I’ve switched out fresh serranos in the original recipe for…

May 7, 2026

Fast, Easy Vegetarian Main/Side Dish (From Your Garden or The Grocery Store)

Now that we’re in the full swing of spring, the less time I spend standing at a hot stove for the next few months, the better. But I still want healthy, fresh, big flavor on my table, and I want to use my garden produce to its full potential. This recipe brings all of that…

May 1, 2026

Craveable Turkey Pesto Sammie – It’s Marriage Material, Y’all

I’m not much of a sandwich eater. I know, that’s sacrilege, but it makes me think of what we called “skinny ham” sandwiches in my house; they were regularly in my Holly Hobby lunchbox. I’ve never eaten skinny ham since graduating elementary school, and I still don’t want it. THIS particular sandwich is a spinoff…

April 23, 2026