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5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup is creamy without the cream (in fact, there is no dairy at all in this dish).  It's chunky but somehow still light.  And with loads of chicken, carrots, and peas, t's full of flavor and texture even though it only has 5 ingredients.

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Chicken and Mushroom Soup in a Slow Cooker Pot with wood spoon on counter with cutting board next to it and raw mushrooms and carrots around. This Slow Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Soup is warm, hearty, comforting, earthy, and just devine. The mix of blended and chunky mushrooms with carrots, onions, celery, shredded chicken, and herbs gives you a perfect bite every time.

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Stove top Easy Tuna Casserole in a pot on counter. This is a creamy and delicious comfort dish with tuna and noodles and a surprise pop of sweet from Pimiento.  This easy recipe is completely from scratch (no canned soup here!) but I can promise you it's so easy and only takes 30 minutes because it's a Casserole that you can make entirely on the stove top!
Stove Top Easy Tuna Casserole with Pimiento
Cooked Hanky Panky on Black Slate Platter. These Hanky Panky Canapes are the BEST Party Appetizers around!  They cheesy, meaty, and absolutely delicious.  Ground Beef is mixed with Homemade Chicken Sausage and then combined with lots of cheese until its a creamy addictive pot of goodness.  Then it is scooped on top of bread, toasts, or crackers
Best Party Appetizer! Hanky Panky Cheesy Meat Canapes
Creamy Tomato Soup in a soup pot on napkin on counter with wood spoon on side. It has Ground Chicken and Spinach is creamy and chunky and has a ton of deep flavor. AND it is healthy! It uses all white meat ground chicken that you cook until it is incredibly browned for some serious flavor. Then tomato paste adds the flavor back drop for the soup and a flour roux plus broth creates the amazing creaminess! Finally Spinach is your veggie boost.
Prepped Freezer Meals: Creamy Tomato Soup with Ground Chicken & Spinach
2 Bowls of Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Stew with sour cream and scallion slices as garnish and slow cooker pot in background. It's one of my Prepped Freezer Meal recipes and it's creamy, cozy, hearty, cheesy, and slightly spicy. All ingredients freeze raw, thaw, then cook in the slow cooker or in the oven. It's a stew because it's thick and hearty with bites of chicken, carrots, onion, chipotle peppers, cumin, garlic and tortilla chips that melt down to thicken this delicious stew.
Prepped Freezer Meals: Chipotle Chicken Enchilada Stew
Moroccan Chicken Chili in bowl over white rice with a dollop of Cilantro Lime Yogurt on top and in a bowl to the left. The slow cooker is in background with chili. Moroccan Chicken Chili with Chickpeas is loaded with comforting and healthy ingredients and spices. You get warmth from Ginger, Turmeric, Garlic, and Coriander. Then tons of hearty flavor from browned ground chicken and Shallots. And creaminess from the Carrots and Chickpeas. You can make it ahead and freeze it until you are ready to cook it!
Prepped Freezer Meals: Moroccan Chicken Chili with Chickpeas
Hoisin Chicken over rice on a plate with a fork. In back is pan with spatula. This Freezer Hoisin Chicken with Red Peppers, Carrots, Onions, Ginger, and Soy sauce is delicious and so easy to make. You get sweet and savory all in one dish and it's perfect for kids because it's sweet, not spicy at all. Just freeze ahead, thaw, then cook on a sheet pan!
Prepped Freezer Meals: Hoisin Chicken, Ginger, and Red Peppers
Chicken and Mushroom Soup in a Slow Cooker Pot with wood spoon on counter with cutting board next to it and raw mushrooms and carrots around. This Slow Cooker Chicken and Mushroom Soup is warm, hearty, comforting, earthy, and just devine. The mix of blended and chunky mushrooms with carrots, onions, celery, shredded chicken, and herbs gives you a perfect bite every time.
Slow Cooker Chicken & Mushroom Soup
Close up of Mexican Pasta Salad in white bowl on counter with second bowl in upper left corner and tomato half on plate. This Creamy Mexican Pasta Salad has Sun Dried Tomatoes, Corn, Fresh Diced Tomatoes, Cilantro, and smoky Mexican spices. The dressing is creamy and smoky with lots of depth and a hint of sweetness from the Sun Dried Tomatoes that are blended in. Terrific as a side or mix in some chicken or beef and call it a meal!
Mexican Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomato Dressing
Close up side view of taco casserole piece on plate with sour cream drizzled on top and diced tomatoes and scallion on top. What could be better than tacos? A Taco Casserole that's made with healthier lean ground chicken and can be made ahead for your busy schedule. This Taco Casserole has corn tortillas layered with browned ground chicken seasoned with smokey mexican spices, black beans, tomatoes, and cheese, and then more cheese.
Taco Casserole - with Ground Chicken & Black Beans
Close up of roasted carrots on plate with avocado crema drizzled on top with scallion slices. Roasted Carrots with smoky cumin and scallions, then topped with Avocado Crema are such a delicious and quick side dish for dinner.  Roasting brings out the natural sugar in the carrots, so they get a sweet caramelization with the salty and smoky flavors. The Avocado crema gives creamy and silky balance. 
Roasted Carrots with Cumin & Avocado Crema
Basil & Chive Yogurt Dressing in a jar on counter with basil leaves and chives on top and on the counter. This dressing with Lemon and Honey is creamy, light, savory, and a little bit sweet. It takes only minutes to make this delicious homemade dressing.  Basil & Chive Yogurt Dressing is perfect for salads, for drizzling over roasted veggies, steak, chicken, or fish, and amazing for dipping fries into!!
Creamy Basil and Chive Yogurt Dressing
This Korean Rice Bowl on counter with Rice, Lentils and Cauliflower. This recipe is da bomb, exploding with flavor! The rice soaks up the sauce, which gives you a nutty, salty flavor from sesame oil and soy sauce, a warm and zesty kick from ginger and garlic, and sweetness from honey to balance it all out. Lentils and cauliflower give a meaty bite.
Korean Rice Bowl with Lentils and Cauliflower
 
 
Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches with Sprinkles and chocolate chips stacked on top of each other. Banana Ice Cream is literally just 2 ingredients, Frozen Bananas and Almond Milk.  Add in crunchy Graham Crackers as the 3rd ingredient and you have a delicious healthy Banana Ice Cream Sandwich! 
3-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream Sandwiches
Lemon Basil Chicken Salad with Grapes on a plate on counter with grapes and lemon in background. This recipe is simple, but the taste is anything but simple. It has layers of flavors and textures. You get the hearty texture of the chicken, brightness from the lemon, the fresh and fragrant basil, a slight bite from the onion, and a huge juicy burst of sweetness from the grapes.
Lemon Basil Chicken Salad with Grapes
This Walnut Sauce recipe with Ricotta and Spinach on a white plate on napkin with walnuts and jar in background. This recipe is thick, rich, nutty, and creamy.  It's inspired by the traditional Italian Walnut Sauce from the North-Western Italy, Liguria Region, but my Walnut Sauce recipe adds even more decadence with creamy ricotta and more nutty parmesan cheese.
Walnut Sauce Pasta with Ricotta & Spinach
This Roast Red Pepper Gazpacho recipe is Summer in a bowl. It's cool, tangy, crunchy, fresh, and creamy. The base is tomato, but this Gazpacho recipe puts Roast Red Pepper in the starring role, which brings another layer of creamy sweetness. Then you get the crunch from the green pepper, cucumber, garlic and scallions.
Roasted Red Pepper Gazpacho Recipe
Fresh, bright, sweet, creamy, crunchy, and bursting with flavor, this Zippy Pineapple Salsa has red pepper, jalapeño, cilantro, scallion, lime, and avocado. It's the perfect topping for just about anything grilled. It's also just perfect for eating with chips or as a salad on it's own!
Zippy Pineapple Salsa with Avocado
Creamy, sweet, fresh, with a kick...this Zesty Pea Soup with Spring Peas, Jalapeño, and Mint is a delicious new take on Pea Soup recipes! You get the sweet spring flavor of the peas with the cool fresh mint, followed by the peppery kick from jalapeño that leaves a wonderful warmth (not spicy-hot) feel in your mouth.
Zesty Pea Soup
Vegetable Frittata with Lemon Crema is an easy weeknight dinner, quick breakfast, or weekend brunch recipe! This Vegetable Frittata is thick and hearty with lots of flavors and textures from the veggies, but is also light and creamy from the eggs and cheese. It's loaded with healthy veggies, is gluten free, and super EASY to make and to clean up after.
Vegetable Frittata with Lemon Crema
This Skillet Chicken Tomato Sauce with Ricotta is a delicious and simple one pan meal.  Ground chicken is seared until it gets a super browned, flavorful crust.  Then garlic, vegetable broth and tomatoes are added and cooked down into a delightful sauce that really lets the tomato shine with a meaty bite from the chicken.  After pasta is mixed in, creamy Ricotta Cheese is dolloped on and fresh basil added to garnish.  It's perfection! Bellissimo!
Skillet Ground Chicken Tomato Sauce with Ricotta
Zucchini and Chicken Rice Skillet is a creamy and flavorful recipe filled with different textures. It's also incredibly easy to make as it all comes together in one skillet.
Zucchini and Chicken Rice Skillet
Welcome to my new favorite comfort food with a healthy twist: Cheesy Cauliflower Rice.  If Mac and Cheese met Cauliflower, fell in love and had a baby, it would be this Cheesy Cauliflower Rice. This recipe is so simple with just the flavors from the cauliflower - plus a few other things to help it come together.
Super Cheesy Cauliflower Rice
Teriyaki Peanut Sauce Chicken and Broccoli stir fry with rice noodles is a simple, delicious, one pan dinner option.  It's also Gluten Free! You get the amazing flavor from the combo of peanut butter, teriyaki sauce, and sesame oil mixed with the Chicken, Broccoli, cabbage, and rice noodles...YUM!
Teriyaki Peanut Sauce Chicken & Broccoli
White Enchilada Casserole with Chicken & Veggies is hearty, cheesy, delicious, & easy because everything is layered in one dish. It has everything you love in a White Enchilada Casserole with the bonus of hidden vegetables with extra vitamins and antioxidants! Even picky eaters will not know they are eating veggies!
White Enchilada Casserole with Chicken & Veggies
This 3-Ingredient Easy Banana Bread could not be any EASIER! It is moist, delicious, and so incredibly simple that you can whip it up in 5 minutes, then bake it in the oven.
3-Ingredient Banana Bread What? Yes, it's True!
This Fully Loaded Potato Salad has salty bacon and cheddar cheese, creamy and rich egg, fresh scallions and baby spinach, and crunchy carrots.  The dressing is simple with a blend of yellow mustard and mayo.  Make ahead and enjoy later! YUMM-Y!
Fully Loaded Potato Salad
Anniversary Slow Cooker Beef Bolognese is a souped-up version of the traditional Italian Meat Sauce made EASY in the slow cooker! The flavors of the ingredients with the meat become one and turn into this amazing thick sauce. I add even MORE FLAVOR with Pancetta and Demi-Glace. Delicious!
Anniversary Slow Cooker Beef Bolognese
5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup is creamy without the cream (in fact, there is no dairy at all in this dish).  It's chunky but somehow still light.  And with loads of chicken, carrots, and peas, t's full of flavor and texture even though it only has 5 ingredients.
5-Ingredient Chunky Chicken Vegetable Soup
This 5-ingredient Sunny Quinoa with Fried Egg & Veggie Medley is simple, but incredible. The Veggie Medley is a trifecta of red pepper, zucchini, and sweet corn that are roasted on a sheet pan. Then on top of it all is a salty fried egg with a runny yoke that oozes out to bring a deep creaminess to the entire dish.
Sunny Quinoa with Fried Egg and Veggie Medley
4-Ingredient DORITO CHICKEN and Asparagus Rolls!  Yes, Doritos, my friend.  The Doritos add a salty and crispy crust to the outside of the chicken with a hint of cheesy flavor.  The Chicken stays moist and juicy rolled up and you get this fresh bite of Spring in the center with the Asparagus.
4-Ingredient Dorito Chicken and Asparagus Rolls
Mushroom and Black Bean Tostadas with Manchego Cheese, and Cilantro Lime Cream are crazy good! The tortillas are baked until crunchy, then topped with homemade refried black beans, nutty aged Manchego Cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and then baked until the cheese is melted. Top with cool cilantro lime cream, crisp radishes, and fresh cilantro. Simple, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, Delicious!
Mushroom and Black Bean Tostadas
This One Pan Italian Sausage and Eggs is LOADED with flavors and textures. You get the salty Italian Sausage, sweet bell pepper, creamy potatoes, sweet and juicy tomatoes, meaty brussel sprouts, creamy eggs, and salty, nutty cheddar cheese. Best of all, the entire meal cooks on one large pan!
One Pan Italian Sausage, Eggs, & Cheesy Veggies
Rockin’ Ramen Noodles with Chicken have flavorful broth, hearty chicken, crunchy veggies, creamy egg, sesame seeds & scallions.  Gluten-Free too!
Rockin' Ramen Noodles with Chicken
This Luscious Tomato Cream Sauce Pasta tastes amazing - and it's amazingly simple to make!! I call it Luscious because the tomatoes, which are still slightly chunky become this thick, creamy, smooth, velvety, and flavorful sauce. The combination of the San Marzano tomatoes and sour cream takes a simple red sauce to a perfect pink heavenly cream sauce!
Luscious Tomato Cream Sauce Pasta
Chipotle Meatballs with Mexican Corn Cream Sauce are delicious! The meatballs are made with Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, black beans, and scallion and are baked to perfection. The creamy sauce is inspired by Mexican Street Corn with sweet corn, smokey Mexican spices, cool and tangy sour cream.
Chipotle Meatballs with Mexican Corn Cream Sauce
Veggie Quinoa Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing is loaded with flavor, texture, color and is both delicious and nutritious! This Quinoa Veggie Salad has cucumber, sweet peppers, radicchio, scallions, and parsley. The dressing is a bright Creamy Lemon Dressing with Lemon, honey, mustard, and sour cream.
Veggie Quinoa Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing
Breaded Zucchini Chips on pan with Sriracha dipping sauce in a bowl on pan. Hand dipping one zucchini chip into sauce.
Parmesan Zucchini Chips with Sriracha Aioli
Sausage Cream Noodles with cherry tomatoes on white plate on counter with parsley and tomatoes on plate and counter.
Italian Sausage Cauli-Cream Noodles GF/DF
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Chicago Style Pizza, the Lighter Version
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5-Ingredient, Gluten-Free Chicago Style Pizza
Pasta with spinach, asparagus, cauliflower sauce in bowl on blue towel
Green Cauliflower Cream Fettuccine
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Moroccan Meatball Stuffed Pitas with Hummus
Cilantro Lime Yogurt Chicken, Peppers & Broccoli on a pan with sauce
Cilantro Lime Yogurt Chicken & Sweet Peppers
This One-Pan Parmesan Crumb Chicken and Asparagus is crispy, healthy, filling, easy, and delicious. The chicken is simply breaded with a mixture of parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. The Asparagus is lightly seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle the entire pan with scallions for a mild onion flavor and this dish is loaded with amazing but simple delicious-ness!
One-Pan Parmesan Crump Chicken & Asparagus
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Quinoa Crust Pizza with Roasted Zucchini & Red Peppers
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Easy Homemade Ketchup - made with Honey
Close up picture of sliced meatloaf with ketchup on top. This 5-Ingredient Easy Meatloaf recipe may be short on ingredients, but it is loaded with flavor. The lack of breadcrumbs means you don't have them soaking up the juices, so the meat stays moist - and it's gluten free too! Parmesan cheese, onion, egg, ketchup, salt, and pepper are all that go into this yummy loaf of goodness!
Easy 5-Ingredient Meatloaf
Creamy Parmesan Mushroom Quinoa Risotto in a bowl on black board with fork next to it. Pan in background. This recipe has the traditional garlic flavor in the background and the nuttiness from the  Parmesan combined with the meaty earthy flavor of the mushrooms.  The quinoa soaks up the broth just as rice does so you make it the same way until it becomes creamy deliciousness.  This recipe is Gluten Free and Vegetarian.
Quinoa Mushroom Risotto
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5-Ingredient Chicken Tortilla Soup with Kale
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Loaded Cauliflower Tots
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Slow Cooker Chicken & Artichoke Ragu
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Easy Slow Cooker Short Ribs
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Potluck Salad with Herb Parmesan Crisps
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Mind-Blowing Remoulade Sauce
Creamy Tomato Soup in a white bowl on counter with spinach and sour cream on top. Second bowl in upper left corner. This recipe with Ground Chicken and Spinach is creamy and chunky and has a ton of deep flavor. AND it is healthy! It uses all white meat ground chicken that you cook until it is incredibly browned for some serious flavor. Then tomato paste adds the flavor back drop for the soup and a flour roux plus broth creates the amazing creaminess! Finally Spinach is your veggie boost.
Creamy Ground Chicken Tomato Soup
Chicken Rolls with Mushrooms whole plate
Chicken Rolls with Mushroom Ragu
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Ginger Teriyaki Tofu Noodle Bowl
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Orange Brown Butter Chicken
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Oven Roasted Tomatoes
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Mediterranean Flank Steak with Kale Cauliflower Rice
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Fish and Chips, Baked Crispy!
Close up of Mustard Chicken with Red Peppers and Asparagus over rice noodles.
Mustard Chicken with Red Peppers and Asparagus
Cauli Rice Steak acocado - OH no pan
Spiced Cauliflower with Beef Filet & Avocado Crema
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Portabella Egg Nests with Manchego Cheese Stuffing
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Stew is easy and flavorful! Served over Rice, it's a perfect family dinner.
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pork Stew
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Grilled Cheese & Pork Sandwich
Since quinoa delivers protein, it’s a great opportunity to swap out meat for Cauliflower Steaks! These steaks can be grilled outside for an amazing meat alternative. This is a Creamy Parmesan Quinoa Mushroom Risotto recipe with garlic, parmesan, and mushrooms. Paired with the hearty Cauliflower steak spiced with Cumin, Chili Powder, and Garlic, this is the perfect meal!
Quinoa Mushroom Risotto with Cauliflower Steaks
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Garbanzo & Black Bean Cakes with Quinoa Salad
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Creamy Cajun Bean & Cauliflower over Quinoa
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Detox Cabbage Soup
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Golumpki, Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
This warm Chicken and Seared Cabbage Salad with carrots and broccoli can be eaten by itself or on top of rice and it is great warm or cold! I love asian flavors and the nuttiness from the sesame oil, the saltiness from the soy sauce, with the sweetness from the honey and vinegar are a wonderful combination.
Chicken & Seared Cabbage Salad
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Slow Cooker Brazilian Black Beans
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Easy Short Ribs in the Slow Cooker
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Cheesy Sausage & Broccoli Rice Casserole
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Chicken, Tomato, Pepper Pasta with Gluten-Free Noodles
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Creamy Garlic Parmesan Chicken
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Zucchini Fries - Irresistible!
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Chicken Summer Rolls with Garlic Honey Soy Sauce
Asparagus, Feta, Mushroom Flatbread
Skillet Mushroom Soup
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Amazing Creamy Pimento Olive Dip
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Asian Meatballs with Teriyaki Mustard Dipping Sauce
Edamame Bean Gorgonzola dip is sort-of like hummus, but made of Edamame beans.  The edamame beans have a mild, slightly nutty flavor that really takes on the more sharp and salty flavors from the gorgonzola.  The texture is perfect with the edamame providing the more hearty and textured bite and the gorgonzola bringing the creamy feel. 
Edamame Bean Gorgonzola Dip
Baked Eggs in Spicy Tomato Pepper Sauce
Chicken, basil, and Tomato Parmesan Pasta
Golden Summer Lentil Soup
Korean Lentils with cabbage & carrots rice bowl
Carrot Soup close up in a bowl with a another bowl in back. Creamy Carrot Soup with Kale, Roasted Chickpeas and Thyme is a creamy, textured, easy-to-make soup! It's great as a starter, but hearty enough to be a meal with Kale and Chickpeas. Not only does this soup taste delicious, it's also incredibly healthy with vitamins, nutrients, fiber, and protein!
Creamy Carrot Soup with Kale & Roasted Chickpeas
Steak, Feta, Kale, & Crispy Onion Flatbread Sandwich
Pork Carnitas Tacos with Cream Corn
Chicken & Chorizo Enchilada Casserole
Lemon Basil Chicken Salad
Cauliflower Rice Bowl with Ham, Spinach, & Turmeric
Super Sidekick Sesame Coleslaw
The. Best. Apple Cinnamon Cake. Ever!
Mexican Chicken & Jalapeño Corn Polenta
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Lump Crab Meat Salad Canapés
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Vegetarian Curry Bowl with Chickpeas
10 Tasty & Easy Gluten Free Recipes for Summer!
Now that Summer is officially here, it’s time for some easy, bright, sunny, Summer Recipes. Here are 10 Summer recipes are delicious, fun, easy, interesting and unique, and sometimes messy because that is what Summer is about! From Moroccan Meatball Pitas to Mushroom & Black Bean Tostadas, these are some of my favorites to eat outside with friends and family.