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
Quinoa Salad with Chicken
This quinoa salad recipe is made with chicken, apples, red onion, and pecans. It is topped with a tangy dressing. Last month I saw several delicious salads that used quinoa as a main ingredient. I did not have the exact ingredients for any of the recipes, so I decided to experiment and ended up creatingRead More
Mashed Red Potatoes
I love being able to walk out to the garden and dig up some potatoes for dinner! Today I am making my mashed red potatoes recipe which is a favorite with my kids. Have you ever eaten a potato that is so fresh the skin is still paper thin and fragile? New potatoes need toRead More
Oatmeal and Cottage Cheese Pancakes
This morning I discovered day old cottage cheese and a little bit of milk that was 2 days past its sell-by date. I don’t know how either of them were overlooked. They both passed the sniff check. Then I was brave and did the taste test and again they both passed. So I decided toRead More
Batch Broiling and Pasta Salad Recipe
Now that our weather is cooling off, I can resume batch broiling boneless, skinless chicken breasts. I like broiling chicken because cooking at high heat seals in the juices creating a tender piece of meat. The seasoning tends to stay on the meat a little better than when grilling. But the thing I love mostRead More
How to Create Recipes When Your Are a Spontaneous Cook
Are you the type of person who adds a pinch of this or a smidge of that when creating recipes? Do you know when something is done by the smell? You are a natural cook! Your family loves your cooking, but you are making it hard to recreate them because the recipes are in yourRead More
Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Cauliflower
This Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Cauliflower recipe has a savory blend of spices making it a delicious side dish any time of year! This recipe was created out of my desire to use up some vegetables before they turned. I like roasted sweet potatoes and I like roasted cauliflower, so I decided to combine the two. MyRead More
Grinding Coriander (Cilantro Seeds)
Last week, I shared how I dry my herbs in a bag. One of the advantage to drying herbs this way is that I can easily dry and collect cilantro seeds and use them to make coriander. When I grind coriander, I only do about 1 tablespoon of seeds at a time. Coriander is mostRead More
Menu Plan – Week of August 30th
This week my primary goal is to use up as many vegetables from my garden as possible. My second goal is to create enough food that my husband and oldest son will not starve when I go out of town this weekend with the other kids. Instead of planning my meals so that leftovers canRead More
Green Beans with Garlic
The green beans have only come in dribs and drabs for most of the summer. However, I am finally harvesting them fast enough to serve green beans as a side dish, rather than merely using them as an ingredient in soup. I prefer to eat my veggies with just enough seasoning to highlight their naturalRead More
Roasted Eggplant Hummus
When I was at Trader Joe’s last week I noticed that they sold eggplant hummus. I just happened to have excess eggplant from my garden and this seemed like a delicious way to use it up. I picked up some tahini sauce and decided to try my hand at making homemade roasted eggplant hummus. I placedRead More
Menu Plan Monday – Week of August 23rd
My son is still recovering from having his wisdom teeth out, so we are going to begin the week with soft food. Hopefully, he will feel well enough by the end of the week to eat Grilled London Broil! Monday – Carrot-Ginger Bisque from Cooking for Isaiah and Garden Salad Tuesday – Crock Pot SplitRead More
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