Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Here is another delicious and easy quinoa salad recipe. This one has black beans, mangos, green and red peppers, red onions and cilantro. It’s a great salad for summer. I have really fallen in love with quinoa. I have tried other grains, but quinoa is my favorite. The next new one I wanted to try [...]
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Here is the delicious vegetable pasta I made with my fresh basil pesto. It’s got green peas, broccoli and grape tomatoes that I quickly sauteed before adding them into the pasta. This is a great summer vegetarian dish. I made this with whole wheat pasta too, we have been using white pasta very little. I [...]
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
This is an easy homemade spinach and artichoke pizza you’ll be sure to love if you like the dip. I made a white sauce with red onions and garlic, instead of a traditional red sauce. We make pizza almost every week, and I have been trying to think of some different variations I haven’t made [...]
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
This quick and easy salad has corn, black beans, avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions. It is seasoned with cumin and oregano. It makes a quick and easy summer supper. Since It has been so incredibly hot here in Florida, and I have been trying to make more salads that serve as main course dishes. This [...]
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Are you tired of cheesy, spicy, heavy dips? This cucumber dip is a light and refreshing classic, perfect for summer. Frito Lay sent me this wonderful recipe. I’ve had the recipe in the past with sour cream, but never thought to do it with Greek yogurt. It tastes great, is very simple, and nutritious. We [...]
Friday, June 25th, 2010
I have just discovered that I am completely in love with quinoa. Thankfully, so is the rest of my family. I have tried serving them other types of grains as salads before, but nothing was ever really been a hit. However, this quinoa was loved by everyone, even the toddler. I have been seeing lots [...]
Monday, June 21st, 2010
We had a wonderful time in Chicago last week. I met the most wonderful group of bloggers. We had lots of family time together, had some great food and wonderful conversation. We also learned alot of interesting things I’ll be sharing with you in 2 large posts scheduled to come in a few weeks. There’s [...]
Monday, June 7th, 2010
This is one of the quickest and easiest salads. Its my favorite quick fix salad for the summer. The canned beans in this recipe are part of my regular pantry stock, so all I have to do is get some fresh parsley to put this easy salad together. I recently found three bean salad in [...]
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
This is a quick and easy recipe for carrot ginger coconut soup. It is full of flavor and goes great with potstickers, egg rolls, or wontons. I got the idea for this soup from surfing the web one day. Although, for the life of me, I can’t recall what site it was, even after searching [...]
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
This is an easy recipe for eggplant parmesan. I serve it either with pasta or another vegetable. I love eggplant, it is nutritious and makes a great vegetarian meal. I cook vegetarian at least once a week, and also for my vegetarian father-in-law when he visits. I do not pre-soak or pre-salt the eggplant. I [...]
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
I added spinach and tomato to orzo to create a colorful and flavorful side dish. The orzo is lightly browned first in butter and a little garlic. The browned butter gives this dish an addicting flavor you will love. When I was a kid, our pastas consisted of spaghetti and macaroni and cheese. It wasn’t [...]
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
My version of hummus has a bit more texture than a traditional hummus. Making your own will allow you to puree your hummus till you get it just the way you like it. I don’t like creamy pureed foods, unless it is a pureed soup, and even then, I have to have some type of [...]
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
This is one of those busy weekday recipes that I again came up with on the fly. I had first decided we didn’t have a thing to make, but I so did not want to make a grocery run, I looked really hard in the pantry and fridge and came up with this. I love [...]
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
This is a super easy manicotti dish that is fast and simple. I sliced a piece out of the baking dish so that you could easily see the filling. The filling is a spinach, ricotta, and Italian cheese blend. The sauce is a delicious vegetable marinara sauce. This is a great hearty vegetarian dish. This dish is [...]
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
This is my favorite side dish to make, especially on busy weekday nights. It is so tasty, and my family eats so much of it, I either buy the large bunch of asparagus from Sam’s or from the grocery store. We eat it like candy. This is definitely the best way to cook asparagus. Use [...]
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
This is a quick and easy summer side dish that goes great with anything from a pasta dish to sandwiches. I began roasting most of my dishes a couple of years ago, and it has made all the difference in the taste, and the quantity of vegetables we eat. It is alot easier to eat [...]
Friday, June 5th, 2009
This was my first attempt at spaghetti squash. It came out really delicious. The fresh ingredients are definitely the key. I did not even do any research into the spaghetti squash, except for how to cook it, before diving into this recipe, and I was pleasantly surprised at how good it came out. Initially I [...]
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
This is a very tasty and healthy salad of roasted asparagus and green beans. I got the inspiration for this dish from an episode of Rachel Ray. It is not the same, but close. Roasting the vegetables brings out great flavor, while retaining the crunch of the vegetables. When you prepare this dish, remember that [...]
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