Omigosh you guys, the summer has FLOWN by! I feel like I blinked and suddenly my Facebook feed is nothing but tiny kids carrying giant backpacks! I haven’t been online much because we’ve taken on a huge project – painting and scraping the exterior of our house! I’m not sure what we were thinking on…
Tag: slow food
Vegetarian Mexican Salad (or Cowboy Caviar Dip)
I’ve mentioned before that we moved into a new house last summer. Overall, I love everything inch of the new place – the location, the size, the interior, the exterior. I do, however, have one major complaint, and that is the lack of a sunny spot for a proper vegetable garden!Over the years I’ve grown…
Broccamole (Mexican-style Broccoli Dip)
Now that the holidays are over, just about everyone I know is making a pledge to eat better, lose weight, or simply be smarter about their food choices. I’m not really one for resolutions, as I think that improvement can (and should) come at any time of year. However, when even Sally’s Baking Addiction is…
Zucchini-Cucumber Salad
First things first: I’m back, I’ve missed you all terribly, and I can’t wait to get back to cooking! Secondly, why didn’t anyone remind me how much work it is to move house? Seriously. We’ve been working nonstop to settle into the new house while simultaneously getting the old house ready to sell, and it…
Perfect Roasted Broccoli
I can say without hesitation that my favorite food is broccoli – I’ll sit down with a bowl of raw or steamed broccoli for any meal of the week. While I understand that this veggie love certainly isn’t common, I do think that in roasted form, broccoli has the potential to be universally loved. Picky…
Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower
You guys know me and roasted veggies, it’s an obsession at this point. One dish that has been coming up a lot on social media recently has been Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower, but my husband doesn’t care for buffalo sauce. Last week he was out for the evening and I had some cauliflower handy, so I…
January Dinner Party Menu: Italian
Last week we invited four friends over for a casual dinner party with a small twist – instead of my husband and me doing all the cooking, we bought the ingredients, then invited everyone over a little early to prepare the meal together. Our theme was Italian cuisine, and we went with four courses: Appetizer…
Roasted Cauliflower and Sauteed Green Beans
Guess what I had for dinner last night? Yep. You know it! Roasted veggies. I’m not going to say I’m addicted to roasted vegetables, but I might be addicted to roasted vegetables. Then again, I could eat my weight in sauteed vegetables too. And, the same applies to raw broccoli and hummus, my favorite snack…
Bulgur Salatasi
Anyone else love salads as much as I do? I swear I could eat a green salad 7 days a week, and when we aren’t on a Fresh20 day, that’s usually what I’m lobbying for! My omnivore partner is a pretty good sport about it, but he needs a little variety in his life, so…
Jalapeño Egg Salad
Since subscribing to The Fresh 20 meal planning service last summer, I’ve made a point of trying to embrace the idea of expanding my culinary palate. As a result, some recipes I never would have touched again on my own have become a base with which to experiment. A few weeks ago, our menu included…
Tabouli Salad Wraps
I absolutely love Mediterranean food, so the other night when I came in from the garden with a bunch of parsley, a big bowl of cherry tomatoes, and no plan for dinner except that vegan felt right, I knew exactly what needed to happen. Tabouli salad makes a great item to have around for lunchtime…