The fresh corn last summer was less than wonderful. The heavy, unending spring rains drowned a lot of the fields nearby. When we did buy some corn from a farm stand, it was, as my husband put it, “pig food.” This year has been a different story. The corn has been fabulous. Juicy and sweet, […]
Recipe For Garden Vegetable Breakfast Hash
I picked up my CSA share from La Nay Ferme on Thursday and it was huge. We have some veggies from our garden and our neighbor’s garden, and now all of the CSA goodies. I’m in heaven. It’s so much easier to eat healthy when you are stocked up with fruits and veggies. With the […]
Zucchini Casserole for National Zucchini Day
It’s National Zucchini Day! I wanted to share my new favorite way to eat zucchini with you. I made this over the weekend for a quick, healthy summer meal that our family really enjoyed. I’ve been waiting all summer for my garden to produce zucchini. A few weeks ago I saw one rather small zucchini […]
Quick Pickled Strawberries
After eating lunch at Finca in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the pickled strawberries I had on my salad. I decided to try making some quick pickled strawberries at home. Instead of using whole spices, I used fresh rosemary (thank you, Christie) and a vanilla bean. These are addictive, […]
Caldo Verde (Portuguese Kale Soup)
When Fred (my husband) and I were first dating, he mentioned something called Caldo Verde. (Note that in Portuguese, which is his native language, the -de sounds like -gee.) I had no clue what he was talking about. Then he described it to me. Still nothing. After we got married, he made it once or […]
Provolone Grilled Cheese with Tomato and Arugula-Oregano Pesto
Sometimes I say to myself, “Really? You’re going to post this on your blog? Something people don’t really need a recipe for?” And I say answer, “Yes. I am. Because you never know. And it’s really, really tasty. And look how pretty it is!” So here’s a recipe for a grilled cheese sandwich. :) My […]
Beet Green, Carrot, Apple, Orange Juice
Here’s a quick juice recipe that I really enjoyed earlier this week. I don’t love beets yet. Still need to keep eating them until I do. My neighbor gave me some of his famous beets–4 large ones with tons of greens attached. I saved the beets for another use, plus they keep much longer than […]
Kale, Potato, Navy Bean Hash with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Cress
We’ve been super busy this week and I haven’t had a lot of time to cook as much as I’d have liked. We’ve been relying on quick meals. This is one recipe I made for lunch today, in fact, that came together in about 20 minutes including chopping. It uses leftover baked potatoes, but fresh […]
Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
We love tabbouleh salad, but I haven’t made it since going gluten-free because it is made with bulgur wheat (which I love so much). I’ve seen all sorts of versions of tabbouleh made with quinoa instead. And we all know that someone (ME) loves quinoa. I threw this together for a quick late lunch on […]
Cucumber Melon Kiwi Juice
I was going to take a new, pretty picture of this juice, but alas, I did not. It’s so good I slurp it down too quickly. I am still juicing at least once a day most days. I love drinking my veggies–packing as many into my day as possible. It makes me feel better. So […]
