In the summer I have a container garden on my back porch where I grow herbs and veggies, and my basil plant was getting so big I decided to try making some pesto. This was actually my first time making pesto, and I will say that my food processor struggled a bit to do it.… Read More Tomatoes with Pesto
Last week as I was poking though the kitchen cupboards thinking “what is all this stuff?” I found a bag a quinoa that I had bought last winter. When I saw it in the store I remember thinking “Why don’t I ever make quinoa? ” And then I bought it — and never made quinoa.… Read More Quinoa Tabouleh Salad
My co-worker Melissa was telling me about a salad she made for her husband and three girls that she thought would be “nutritarian approved” so I asked her to send me the recipe. This is what she sent: Stoplight Salad Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado, cubed 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half 3 ears… Read More Guest Recipe: Stoplight Salad
This recipe is my own creation — and it is delicious! And yes, I took that picture of the rainbow of chopped veggies (and beans) that are used in this recipe. Don’t they look awesome? Ingredients: 1 large red onion, chopped 1 each red, orange, yellow and green bell peppers, chopped 1 jalapeno, chopped 3 tablespoons… Read More Rainbow Chili
I made another recipe from the “Forks Over Knives” cookbook and once again it came out great. When I browsed through this book at my sister Lyn’s house I knew it looked good, but it is actually exceeding expectations. So far everything I have made from it has been a winner. Yes, I know it… Read More Summer Vegetable Soup (FOK)
This is another quick but oh so tasty recipe that uses some help from the store. Ingredients: 1 large onion chopped 8 oz package sliced mushrooms 1 large or two small bell peppers chopped 1 cup (or more) chopped zucchini 1 jar low sodium pasta sauce Instructions: Saute the onion, mushroom, and bell peppers in… Read More Chunky Garden Tomato Sauce
A video of this recipe came through my Facebook feed so I thought I would give it a try. It is from the wonderful website “Forks over Knives.” It came out great! I made the recipe exactly as the instructions said — which is pretty rare for me. Usually I take at least SOME liberties.… Read More Red Lentil Chili
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