Category Archives: Vegetarian/vegetarian-friendly

How to Make Kale Chips
February 21, 2012

How to Make Kale Chips

I have to admit. I was a skeptic. I have never liked kale in any form because of some early …Read More

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries #2: sprinkled with feta and drizzled with balsamic
January 31, 2012

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries #2: sprinkled with feta and drizzled with balsamic

I mentioned yesterday that I found TWO versions of Sweet Potato Fries that I really like for the Super Bowl Party food …Read More

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries with a curry Aioli dip: a great Super Bowl Snack!
January 30, 2012

Homemade Sweet Potato Fries with a curry Aioli dip: a great Super Bowl Snack!

We’re heading into Super Bowl weekend and all the great party food that entails. I’ve been marking things on Pinterest …Read More

How to Make Mouth-watering Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup: Insider Tricks
January 24, 2012

How to Make Mouth-watering Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup: Insider Tricks

Homemade soup is one of the easiest things in the world to make. If you throw a package of stew …Read More

Individual Frittata Bites
January 3, 2012

Individual Frittata Bites

Any time my husband is off work for a holiday, we eat GREAT breakfasts. This New Year’s holiday was no …Read More

New Years Eve Party Food
December 31, 2011

New Years Eve Party Food

Oh shoot, really? It’s New Year’s Eve already? I know that New Year’s Eve is always, always, always exactly a …Read More

Homemade French Onion Soup–just in time for New Year’s Eve
December 27, 2011

Homemade French Onion Soup–just in time for New Year’s Eve

I learned something very important over Christmas: my brother-in-law, Paul, ROCKS the kitchen. I watched Paul assemble this delicious homemade …Read More

Keeping some Christmas balance with fruit and veggies
December 14, 2011

Keeping some Christmas balance with fruit and veggies

Okay, I admit it…if I have lots of Christmas goodies in the house, I do a lot of grazing. That’s …Read More

Ginger’s Oven-roasted Ratatouille
August 29, 2011

Ginger’s Oven-roasted Ratatouille

About three weeks ago, my friend Ginger started my Ratatouille journey with a gift of three beautiful eggplant and the …Read More

Catherine’s Ratatouille
August 16, 2011

Catherine’s Ratatouille

  I have a confession. I’ve never liked eggplant. Not even a little. Until I tasted this Ratatouille recipe from …Read More

How to make Homemade Polenta
May 30, 2011

How to make Homemade Polenta

One of our new favorite side dishes is polenta. For awhile we bought pre-made polenta from either the health food …Read More

Gourmet Chicken and Red Pepper Quesadillas
May 23, 2011

Gourmet Chicken and Red Pepper Quesadillas

This week I needed something fast and easy for dinner and this was the happy result: Grilled Chicken and Red …Read More

Greek Pizza — a homemade pizza recipe to love
May 2, 2011

Greek Pizza — a homemade pizza recipe to love

Pizza. It always comes back to homemade pizza. A meteor could be racing towards earth, everyone could be in panicked …Read More

Mexican Casserole to feed a crowd
March 22, 2011

Mexican Casserole to feed a crowd

The reality of my life is that I OFTEN feed a crowd.  The other reality is that I’m always trying …Read More

Munching with MOPS: Black Bean & Turkey Sausage Soup
March 20, 2011

Munching with MOPS: Black Bean & Turkey Sausage Soup

Every other Tuesday I have the privilege of spending time with a very special group of women: the Blue Ridge …Read More

Spinach Sausage Manicotti with Three Cheeses
February 14, 2011

Spinach Sausage Manicotti with Three Cheeses

We’ve always loved manicotti and this week we came up with a new variation on this recipe that is just …Read More

Sweet Potato Bar
January 31, 2011

Sweet Potato Bar

Yep, I’m still on the sweet potato kick. Remember that I have about 85 pounds of sweet potatoes in the …Read More

Lime Cilantro Rice
January 28, 2011

Lime Cilantro Rice

I’m always looking for ways to dress up the basics. Rice is definitely a basic around here and this is …Read More

Hearty Pumpkin Soup
November 26, 2010

Hearty Pumpkin Soup

We recently had a visit from some friends who’ve spent ten years living in Sweden. Our friend Joel was eager …Read More

Thanksgiving Dinner: Sweet Potatoes & Mashed Potatoes
November 15, 2010

Thanksgiving Dinner: Sweet Potatoes & Mashed Potatoes

Sweet Potato Casserole is a quintessential Thanksgiving dinner sidedish. There are a number of variations on the sweet potato theme …Read More

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