These Charred Vegetables with Hummus are my favorite! Simply charred asparagus, greens, and lemon wedges are a great vegan and vegetarian appetizer, snack, or side dish that everyone will love. I was recently the head emcee and judge for a food festival in Eugene, Oregon and the chefs reminded me of a simple technique that packs tons of flavor into our vegetables, charring! It was funny to me because I had already had this recipe ready for…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Sabra Dipping Company as a Sabra Tastemaker for the hummus. As usual all opinions are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support NJB! Per usual we are all getting the last minutes additions to our glorious feast for Thanksgiving, and the football that will inevitably be on the tv in many homes across the US. I admit, I am not a football watcher, I only watch the…

Disclaimer: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Sabra Dipping Company as a Tastemaker, using their hummus for #NationalDoughnutDay! As usual all opinions are my own. When Sabra asks you to have fun and get super creative developing a donut recipe using hummus for #NationalDoughnutDay, you do it! I was so happy and had so much fun developing this recipe. You would think it would be tricky coming up with hummus flavored donut…

Happy National Hummus Day friends! I teamed up with my favorite people at Sabra to celebrate National Hummus Day, Unofficial Meal time, and seasonal eating! This is a super nutritious, quick, easy appetizer to put together for the family while we all hang out in the kitchen talking about our days. You know I eat seasonally and asparagus is the shining star of Spring. So I dipped it in the Gyro topping hummus I made, and love the combo! I was…

Did I tell you I’M TAKING A TWO WEEK VACATION?!!!!! Ok, I am. Can you tell how excited I am about this situation? Just like last year, I am taking the last two weeks of the year off of work, to relax at home, call it a staycation if you will :). We travel a lot all year long, and I want a break, at home with the kitty girls, fireplace, books, peace and quiet. I am super looking forward to this time. This epic appetizer is so good! You…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Sabra Dipping Company Salsa as a Sabra Tastemaker. As usual all opinions are my own. Lets end the year with great food, and happy bellies shall we? I am a big believer in good food for the end of the year festivities and Christmas celebrations. With so much going on around the holidays, its nice to have a bite to eat that you can sit and chill with, like an empanada. Literally you…

Disclosure: This is a compensated post in collaboration with Sabra Dipping Company. As usual all opiniona are my own. Thank you Sabra for making NJB awesomeness possible. Whoa whoa whoa holidays. Slowwww yourrr roll pleassseeeeee. Ok, go that out of my system. Seriously though, I am very happy this is the end of the year, and I am giving myself that two week vacation. I am struggling to get all on my list finished before that date, and what…