Shelly Westerhausen

On today’s Simple Sunday feature we are covering Gremolata vs Chimichurri: What is the difference? Simple Sunday is a feature where we deep dive into simple recipes, spotlight ingredients, and/or feature recipes for specific occasions. Today we are diving into gremolata and chimichurri sauces! Although both are known for being served with meat, they both also make great condiments to jazz up a plate of roasted veggies, toss over scrambled eggs and grits, or use as garnish on a creamy soup

This Roasted Veggies with Citrus Gremolata and Polenta is my go-to for a pantry staple dinner. You can mix and match whichever veggies, beans, and sauce options you have on hand to get dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less! Jump to Recipe What is your go-to recipe for when you just can’t bring yourself to get your butt to the store and instead rely on the staples you have in your kitchen? For me, it’s always a mix of creamy polenta + roasted veggies + beans + some sort of punchy sauce

This Brunch Board with Cheesy Popovers & Dill-Lemon Butter is the perfect Easter brunch meal to feed your hungry family! This post is made in sponsorship with Jarlsberg Cheese– thank you for supporting the brands that support VV! For this year’s Easter brunch, can we please say goodbye to the boring egg casseroles and instead say hellooooo to a vibrantly fresh and super versatile brunch board? Mine is loaded with cheesy mini popovers, Jarlsberg cheese cubes and wedges, lemon-dill butter, sour cherry jam, honey, and a huge pile of blanched / boiled / fresh veggies! Where to even start with this delicious spread. First up, the cheesy and eggy popovers taste like you are biting into the fluffiest cheesy savory pancake without all the work out that goes into flipping them

I’m extra excited about today’s post because I learned A LOT about a topic I was totally in the dark on when researching Angelic Bakehouse’s product: sprouted grains! but it wasn’t until I started working with them that I realized all the amazing benefits of eating sprouted grains (according to the Whole Grain Counsel) like the fact that sprouting boosts the nutrients, reduces glycemic index, and is gentler on your digestion. In addition to the benefits of sprouting, I’m loving Angelic Bakehouse’s Sprouted 7-Grain Wraps because they are not only delicious but also made from USA sourced wheat berries that boost higher protein than commodity wheat and void completely of high-fructose corn syrup and refined sugar (which is usually hiding in a lot of wraps I find in the grocery aisle! ). This time I decided to fill the wraps with a 5 minute spicy broccoli saute and simple bean and corn salsa.