Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’
Yellow Wax Beans Roasted With Pancetta
Yellow wax beans roasted with pancetta is one of those super easy side dishes, full of flavor, using one pan, and healthy too! Whether you have a plethora of these in the garden to use up (as I do) or you buy them from your local store or farmer’s market, these make a great addition…
Read MoreCreamy Cucumber Dill Dressing
Use your garden produce or farmer’s market finds to make this refreshing and easy cucumber dill dressing for salad, dip, or even as a sauce on fish. What is more refreshing in summer than the bright flavor of cucumbers, full of water content and brimming with so many possibilities? Not much. Cucumbers in water have…
Read MoreFlourless Zucchini Brownies and 15 Ways to use up all Your Zucchini
My favorite ways to use up my zucchini: When you’re asking yourself, “What can I do with too many zucchinis?” and you’re staring with a glazed look at the mountain of green fruit that came off just a few plants, this is your go-to list. #1 would have to be these flourless zucchini brownies. In…
Read MorePlanting Day Turned Into Planting Weeks
There’s so much going on during planting season! It’s the end of the school year, kids are graduating, end of school activities are taking up time. I had a minor surgery. Life is crazy and it’s hard to get all the garden prep and planting done. So exactly how much did I get done in…
Read MoreWild Rice Bowls With Roasted Vegetables
What makes this wild rice bowl so good? The flavor combo! Rice bowls and power bowls have been popular for a few years now. There are recipes all over the internet and even restaurants that feature rice bowls as the main attraction. This one in particular uses wild rice. I actually like a wild rice…
Read MoreEat Your Veggies! A Vegetable Cookbook for the Non-Vegetarian
So I’ve had more than 1 friend chastise me for not getting this out there. 😳 On September 30th, my cookbook was released!  It was exciting, exhausting, and so much more. You can get it in either kindle form or a printed version on Amazon and it also qualifies for Amazon Prime! Just click the…
Read MoreMed Melts With Creamy Ricotta Walnut Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
There’s a restaurant near me that has these sandwiches I adore.  They are Mediterranean melts, which us locals refer to as ‘med melts’.  It’s at one of those hipster places that bake their own bread, have gigantic chocolate filled croissants for breakfast, and there’s lots of dark wood inside.  I love it for the atmosphere, but…
Read MoreSunrise Quesadilla
Breakfast made easy, but not boring! These sunrise quesadillas are cinch to whip up and a great way to use leftover tortillas from taco night. 😉 In addition to being fast (20 minutes for the whole family), these are a great way to get in some extra veggies. They are pretty much scrambled eggs with…
Read More7 Healthy and Quick Snacks I Love
7 things I reach for time and time again to satisfy my need for snacks without sacrificing health or flavor.
Read MoreMy Favorite Cauliflower Pizza Crust
I have to admit I held off on the cauliflower crust thing for quite awhile after it came out. Now I actually really like my cauliflower pizzas. Once I finally did try a few recipes, I had to work on my own version to find an easier way. Secret: I am a bit of a…
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