Have you noticed that it looks a little different around here? The talented, fantastic, and super nice (she’s really so nice!) Shay Bocks redesigned Oh My Veggies to give it a brighter, cleaner look. She also developed a custom Genesis child theme that makes my categories easier to browse through, that’s mobile-friendly, and that accommodates larger images. Working with Shay has been so much fun and I’m absolutely in love with Oh My Veggies’ new look. Thank you, Shay!
Another thank you goes to my friend Kaitlin Kostus, the artist who painted the colorful veggies and kitchen tools you see throughout the site. Kaitlin and I met through mail art when we were teenagers and since then, she’s gone on to publish several zines and pursue her art professionally. You can check out more of her art on her webshop, Atelier K, or hire her for illustrations and other commissioned works.
And here’s what I ate this week:
Cheesy Zucchini Bake // I made this on a whim when I realized I had everything I needed for it. I love it when that happens! I used heirloom summer squash that I had bought at the farmers market and green onions from the garden. I added more squash and a little less cheese than the original recipe called for, but it turned out perfect.
Yellow Kiwi! // You can’t always find these, so when I see them at the grocery store, I have to snatch them up. You know how sometimes kiwi is a little bit sour and acidic? Yellow kiwi is never like that. Yellow kiwi tastes like the best green kiwi you’ve ever eaten. Does that make sense? No? Okay.
Vegetarian Meatloaf + Roasted Broccoli + Mashed Yukon Gold Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy // I hardly ever make mashed potatoes and having them this week made me realize that I should really make them more often.
Cheesy Zucchini Quinoa // Yes, it’s another cheesy zucchini recipe! But this one has quinoa in it too. Delicious!
Raspberry Peach Fruit Leather // We had some past-their-prime peaches this week, so I made fruit leather with them. Mushy peaches: they’re good for milkshakes and fruit leather.
Looks good mama! Great job to the ladies for the site redesign.
Looks like you had a yummy week!
Thank you! I’m so glad I hired someone this time. Much easier than doing it myself.
Let me know when the house next door to you goes up for sale. I’m making an immediate offer.
There’s a nice house for sale just down the street!
Wow the site looks amazing! And I’ll be trying the Cheesy Zucchini Bake with Squash tonight! Thanks!
Thank you! I hope you like the zucchini bake–you can’t really go wrong with zucchini + cheese though.
I’ve never thought of making mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy. Sounds like it’s worth a try!
Mushroom gravy makes everything better. For real.
All looks good, but I just have to try the zucchini quinoa.
Love the new blog design!!
Thank you! I am really excited about it!
The peach leather looks amazing.
I’ve made a lot of fruit leather and this is definitely my favorite one.
I absolutely LOVE the new design!
Thank you! I am thrilled with it too.
Ooooooh! The Cheesy Zucchini Bake looks fantastic! I just put several bags of zucchini and yellow squash in the freezer and have some more that I’ve been trying to think of how to use.
I’m jealous of all your zucchini and squash! Next year I’m really going to have to do something to prevent vine borers.
But at least the farmers market is practically giving away summer squash so I can still get my fill!
The site looks fantastic, Kiersten! Clean, organized…(I’m getting inspired here!). Love it! The zucchini bake looks great too. As usual, the photos are beautiful. Thanks for your comments on my post– it was a rocky road (pun intended!), but now I hope things settle down. Sheesh!
Have a super weekend. xo
Thank you! Clean is exactly what I was going for–clean, but still a little bit quirky. I was so excited that Shay immediately understood what I was going for & was able to take all my vague ideas and make them a reality.
Oh I love the new design! The colors are perfect too!
Never heard of yellow kiwi before. All of these dishes look so good. Thanks for sharing.
I picked up some gold kiwi fruit last weekend and my kids loved them – they are so much sweeter than green kiwi and have a whole different flavor.
I love green kiwi, but the yellow ones are much more mellow tasting. And the texture always seems to be perfect too–never too hard, never too soft. I wish they sold them year-round!
Love the new look! The footer is great with some quick photos, too.
The new look is FABULOUS! I’ve got blog envy
And that Cheesy Zucchini Quinoa…sign me up!
Well, if you’re ever looking for someone to do a redesign, I definitely recommend Shay!
The 2 cheese and zucchini dishes look great!
I LOVE the new look and now I HAVE to make that cheesy zucchini bake! It looks so yummy !
You should make it–it’s so, so easy! And zucchini is super cheap right now too.
The new design looks so pretty! I am so happy that you decided to stay with the artichoke!
When everyone was going back and forth about which veggie I should use, I freaked out slightly. So I guess I might be losing an entire segment of readers that can’t stand the sight of artichokes, but what can you do?
I’d love to try the Cheesy Zucchini Bake. Cheese + zucchini = instant love – thanks for including the recipe! I might attempt at trying to make that this week.
I know, I love zucchini to begin with, but adding cheese? Even better.
Your pictures of all this food has me hungry!
Your food looks delish as always, and I am absolutely LOVING the new design! I loved the old one too, but this one is super cute!
Thank you! I always got such good feedback on my old design and people were discouraging me from changing it, but I wanted something a little brighter. I’m glad I did it in the end!
Love the makeover! Would love to see a recipe for your fruit leather!
There’s a link to it in the post!
Love the look! Very fresh and perfect for Oh My Veggies!
Love all the changes to your site and the artwork! I’ve had that cheesy zucchini quinoa bookmarked for a while now so I’m glad to hear you liked it, I’ll have to make that soon! And I want that yellow kiwi so bad now!
Thank you! The quinoa recipe is totally worth making–and it’s so versatile, you could add other veggies to it too and it would still be delicious!
the site looks great and the food looks AMAZING as usual! I just might have to make your little Mini Meatless Meatloafs ,YUM!
Thank you! I’m generally not a fan of faux meat, even faux meat made with real ingredients, but I make an exception for these mini meatloaves.