Different Plates. Same Table.

My goal is simple: make dinner work for everyone at the table...

Hi! I’m Jill. Welcome to Thyme and Flame.

Here you'll find flexible recipes for a family with very different dietary needs—a lifelong vegetarian (that's me!), a gluten-free and dairy-free teen, and a very particular meat-loving husband.

Yes, that means this vegetarian cooks meat—mostly outside on the grill.

My goal is simple: make dinner work for everyone at the table. I share flexible recipes, easy swaps, and meals that can be adapted for different tastes and diets—without making completely separate dinners. Because in our house, different plates still mean the same table.

Recent Recipes

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Chili Two Ways: Meat & Vegetarian

Two pots of chili, two completely different recipes — one hearty beef with no beans, one packed with black beans, pinto beans and vegetables. Same spices, same table, different chilis.

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Sausage, Peppers & Eggs on a Roll

Sweet Italian sausage, peppers, onions and scrambled eggs piled into a fresh hoagie roll slathered with mayonnaise. My grandmother's recipe made two ways — one on the Traeger, one on the stove. One for carnivores and one for vegetarians! Comfort food at its very best.

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Breakfast for Dinner: Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Waffles

Breakfast for Dinner: Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free Waffles. These easy gluten-free and dairy-free waffles come together with eggs, fresh fruit and plenty of maple syrup. Add bacon for the meat eaters, customize everyone's waffles with their favorite toppings, and dinner is done.

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Tacos for Everyone: Beef & Vegetarian

Taco night for everyone! With seasoned beef for the meat eaters and a hearty black bean, pinto bean and mushroom filling for the vegetarians, everyone can build their tacos exactly how they like them. Same toppings, same table, completely different plates.

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Crispy Spinach Patties

Crispy on the outside, warm and savory inside and packed with protein. The perfect vegetarian alternative when the meat eaters want steak — one batch, no separate meal needed. Just different plates at the same table

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Build-Your-Own Quiche

A simple egg base, bowls of toppings and everyone builds their own perfect quiche. Naturally gluten free, endlessly customizable and absolutely delicious.

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Build-Your-Own Fajita Night

Grilled fajita chicken, crispy cauliflower, caramelized peppers and onions, warm gf tortillas and all the toppings—everyone builds their perfect plate

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