Fruits and Vegetables Recipes
Thai Bok Choy Salad with Ginger Peanut Sauce
People often say that restaurant salads taste better than what they make at home. This recipe will change their minds! The beauty of this salad is that it can be made a thousand different ways based on what you are in the mood for and what you have on hand. Typically, I make a similar…
Pasta with Fava Beans, Greens & Pancetta
This wholesome pasta dish was inspired by two great finds: fresh fava beans and a green I had never before heard of–pak choy. Upon further research, the name pak choy seems to be used interchangeably with boy choy. However, what I bought (pictured below) was seemingly the shoot of the bok choy–a baby, baby bok…
Maple Dijon Roasted Root Vegetables
Ever since I devised the recipe for Apple-Pecan Spring Greens with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette, we have eaten that salad a lot! I initially made it to mimic a restaurant salad that my dad really enjoyed and have become quite a fan, myself. The addition of Spiced Pecans makes me really swoon! When a friend told me…
Maple Syrup “Sugaring” and Recipes
Dear friends of ours recently made a trek to a family farm across the state to help with the annual ritual of sugaring. They tap their maple trees and collect hundreds of gallons of sap in large buckets, all of which are hauled to the “sugar shanty” and slowly boiled in the “evaporator” until the…
Cauliflower-Spinach Mini Pizzas
After making pizza with a cauliflower crust and being amazed at how delicious it is, I was inspired to fiddle with the recipe a bit. Spinach seemed like a perfect partner to the cauliflower and the idea of bite-size pizzas seemed fun. Depending on how thin I spread the “crust” prior to baking, I could…
Cauliflower Crust “Pizza”
This recipe first caught my eye through a website called Naked Moxie. She, in turn, had seen this crazy idea for cauliflower crust through a blog called Casey Cooke: Jersey Shore Wildtree. When I saw the recipe, I simply had to try it. I mean, a cauliflower crust? That is some seriously clever thinking! This was…
Greek Sausage and Egg Skillet
Fast food without the drive-thru. It can seriously happen…and taste better and cost less. For me, getting dinner on the table every night often involves creative use of leftovers or a simple meal of fresh ingredients. Pulled together in the right way, this can be both healthy and very satisfying. The ingredients for this meal,…
Maple Blackberry Sauce
Fresh fruits are such a great topping for oatmeal, yogurt, ice cream, pound cake, cottage cheese, shortcake…I’m sure you could add a few more items to the list. When fresh fruits aren’t available–and after I’ve used the last of the strawberry-rhubarb sauce I freeze every year–I turn to frozen, organic fruit for quick and delicious…
Roasted Veggie Meatloaf with Balsamic Glaze
Meatloaf is one of those meals that I make a little differently each time. The possibilities are endless and you can hardly go wrong: fresh herbs, oats, grated onion, sauteed vegetables, raw vegetables, barbecue sauce, Dijon, mashed black beans, various combinations of meat–all of which can provide excellent flavor and texture. Lately, thanks to my…
Indian Roasted Vegetables over Lentils
When I need staples like toilet paper or paper towels, I make a trip to Costco, and I invariably find a few other items that weren’t on my list! Last time, I saw a bag labeled “sprouted grain trio” which was a mix of grains, including lentils, that cooks in five minutes. Grains that are…
Mango Macadamia Muffins
My kids are crazy about mangos. When I made Mango-Peach Smoothies recently, I marveled at the thick, velvety texture the mango created. With their wonderful texture and incredible sweetness, I started thinking mangos would make a great muffin. Yet, we seldom (never?) see mango muffins! I was also thinking that pureed mango could be incorporated…
Sauteed Kale with Pancetta
A nutritional powerhouse, kale is truly one of my all-time favorite vegetables and I find ways to put it in everything from soups and salads to frittatas. Simply sauteing with a little garlic and onion is a quick and delicious preparation and a superb salad substitute. Adding a small amount of pancetta will add a smoky,…
