I know it is weird, but I love cauliflower in my chili. I like how it stays a bit crisp even once cooked, providing a nice crunch to the chili. I also like how it takes on the seasonings of the chili. My first version was Black Bean and Cauliflower Chili and it is stillRead More
How to Make Pear Sauce in a Pressure Cooker
I enjoy “putting up” fruit at the end of the season almost as much as I enjoy growing it. This year we had lots of berries, but our fruit trees did not do well. We only had a few apples and our pear crop was not much larger. The pears were average size, but thereRead More
Menu Plan and Jan’s Moroccan Spiced Lentil Soup
We have had the loveliest fall weather. We have not had any snow yet, but even more amazing, we haven’t even had a frost. My garden is still producing the warm weather crops, but the temperatures have been moderate enough for my cool weather crops to thrive. I am enjoying the diversity of homegrown fruitsRead More
Eggplant Rice Bake
My one Hansel Eggplant bush has been a powerhouse performer this year! It has already provided over 30 fruit and it continues to flower and produce more. Since the temperatures have been dropping below 40 degrees at night, I moved it from the raised bed garden and to my container garden. This allows me toRead More
Garlic Pasta with Vegetables
Tonight’s dinner plans were changed at the last minute. I was going to make Pasta Alfredo with Vegetables, but my daughter wanted me to make a Garlic Sauce that she can eat. She used to enjoy “Cheater Garlic Pasta” made with a Knorr’s mix before she had to eliminate gluten from her diet and weRead More
Menu Plan and Deb’s Lentil Soup
This week the dinner recipes are heavy on poultry because I landed a couple of great deals on free-range chicken and free-range turkey. I always feel bad sharing food deals after the fact (though if you live near a Raley’s, Bel Air, or Nob Hill Foods, you may still be able to find 1 1/4Read More
Carrots and Turnips with Cinnamon Honey Glaze
Last week, my daughter made Apple Jumble Cookies. My 3 year old really liked them and kept asking for more of “Tricia’s cinnamon cookies”. As I was cooking dinner that night, I thought about how easy it is to get my children to eat anything with cinnamon and decided to experiment with my glazed carrotRead More
Menu Plan – Week of October 4th
Last week was expectantly busy. This week looks to be the same, but at least I have some advance warning and can plan for it. Most of the meals on my menu this week are easy to prepare or can be made simpler by doing some prep work after breakfast. Monday – Parsnip andRead More
Beef and Cabbage Soup
This beef and cabbage soup recipe is a hearty recipe for cold evenings. This is the first recipe that I created on my own. As a teenager, I lived with my Dad and he and I would take turns cooking. He always improvised and I tended to rely on family recipes and prepackaged mixes. MyRead More
Sweet Potato Egg Puffs
I can’t stop baking with sweet potatoes. Do you ever get hung up on an ingredient and just keep cooking with it until you run out of ideas? I think I promised once before to stop posting sweet potato recipes, so I am not going to make any promises this time, but I will tryRead More
Menu Plan – Week of September 27th
This week I feel like we are eating really well for very little! My garden is still chugging along producing organic vegetables for my family. I scored some great deals on grass fed beef that was marked for quick sale at our local grocery store. And I am taking advantage of the great sales on inRead More
Angel Hair Pasta with Garden Vegetables
We have had the nicest fall weather! This is the first year since I moved here when we have made it to the first day of fall without having a snow storm. We haven’t even had a frost yet, which means my garden is still chugging along providing me with lots of veggies to feedRead More
Apple Dip
I had some cream cheese leftover from making cucumber sandwiches and decided to use it to make apple dip. For fun, I decided to put the dip into a bowl made of an apple. Ingredients:4 oz. cream cheese, softened2 tablespoons brown sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla Directions:In a small bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla together.Read More
Menu Plan –Week of September 20th
On Thursday, two of my children and I came down with the stomach flu that my husband and oldest son had over labor day weekend. It was quite debilitating! I would like to thank Rebecca from Turned Loose for coming to my rescue and sharing a post on Friday. If you haven’t had a chanceRead More
Turned Loose on Food Waste
Today my friend Rebecca from Turned Loose is sharing her experiences with minimizing food waste in her kitchen. She tackles this subject, as she does most others, with a combination of insight and humor. My friend, Alea, frequently participates in Food Waste Friday… documenting with some rather unappetizing photos sometimes. It’s often amusing to hear her storiesRead More
Roasted Root Vegetables
When I shared my Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Cauliflower recipe, Alison at A Prairie Story left a comment saying that she liked combining sweet potatoes with beets. I did not think I could get away with serving my kids sweet potatoes with beets, so I decided to add a little camouflage, call it roasted rootRead More
Chocolate Fixes Everything
Last Friday I made my Triple Chocolate Cake for a party that we hosted. It is so easy that it is my go-to cake when I am feeling pressed for time. I can rely on it to turn out perfectly every single time I make it… Except this time! When I turned it out ofRead More
Radish Leaf Soup
Radish leaves are edible! I was surprised when I first learned this because the leaves are fuzzy; they didn’t seem like anything I would want to add to my salad! Even knowing that they are edible has not convinced me to add them to my salad, but I do cook with them. They work reallyRead More
Menu Plan – Week of September 13
We are settling into our fall routine. Tuesdays and Thursdays are our busy nights, so I will be serving easy, make-ahead meals on those nights. Monday nights are going to remain Dessert Night and if life gets too stressful, I may respond by adding a couple more dessert nights! : ) Monday – Radish LeafRead More
Easy Cucumber Sandwiches
There are many great cucumber sandwich recipes for feeding a crowd. The problem is that since the recipes are intended to make a lot of sandwiches, we tend to only serve them when there is a crowd instead of enjoying them on a daily basis. Below is an easy recipe for one cucumber sandwich. YouRead More
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