Get Your Greens in this Healthy & Delicious Soup!

Broccoli is one of the healthiest green vegetables you can eat. Broccoli belongs to the cruciferous vegetable family, which includes kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, bok choy, cabbage, collard greens, rutabaga and turnips. These nutrition powerhouses supply loads of nutrients for little calories. If you are trying to eat healthier, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli should be at the very top of your grocery list. Spinach is well known for … Read more Get Your Greens in this Healthy & Delicious Soup!

Blueberries: Full of Fiber, Vitamin C & Antioxidant Rich!

Berries are a haven of antioxidants and nutrition and specifically, blueberries happen to be one of the most antioxidant rich foods in the world. They also contain manganese, are fiber rich, and 1 cup provides 25% of the daily recommended intake of vitamin C. So go ahead and load up on blueberries as they are very good for you! I am not a big dessert … Read more Blueberries: Full of Fiber, Vitamin C & Antioxidant Rich!

Spring Pea Pesto adorns this delicious Pasta Dish

Amazingly bright green is the color of this delectable Spring Pea Pesto. It is blended with a mixture of English peas, walnuts, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, garlic and extra virgin olive oil to compose a light, fresh tasting pesto. I incorporated the pesto with bowtie pasta, pieces of pan fried chicken breast and fresh mint to create my Bowtie Pasta with Pan-fried Chicken Breast and Spring Pea … Read more Spring Pea Pesto adorns this delicious Pasta Dish

12 Minute Stracciatella Soup for Breakfast

I have been a bit under the weather lately and have been craving soup constantly. Not only is it physically soothing and easy to digest, it seems to add an emotional factor to the equation. I love soups of every kind and find that they are an item that you can rarely go wrong with. You can spend hours simmering, blending, removing and adding ingredients for … Read more 12 Minute Stracciatella Soup for Breakfast

Berry Delicious!

Berries are a wonderful addition to many dishes. They enhance most any dessert. Are a stylish addition to a salad. Make wonderful sauces for both sweet and savory dishes. And put them in a muffin – well that’s just like soup & sandwich or peanut butter & jelly for me! Berry delicious!! This is a nutritious, quick & easy muffin recipe that you can make … Read more Berry Delicious!

What Do I Do With All These Veggies?

Have you ever found yourself with a stash of unused veggies in your fridge and wondered what to do with such an assortment? Well, I certainly have. Since I cook mostly for two on a daily basis, I find that there are portions of this and that left in my veggie drawer that I just don’t want to waste. So, what do I do … Read more What Do I Do With All These Veggies?

A Gluten Free Sauce for Veggies, Sandwiches and More!

I had a few Sugar Snap Peas left in my fridge and wanted to try something different with them. My Fine Cooking magazine had a recipe for Snap Peas with Turkish Tarator Sauce so I tried it. What a find this was! The sauce was so delicious, I then served it with steamed artichokes. Another home run! It would be amazing as a spread for … Read more A Gluten Free Sauce for Veggies, Sandwiches and More!

My Favorite Ways to Dress a Salad

There is an endless number of ways to create salads with unlimited ingredients in every variety. You can make a specific salad with items that you select that will balance each other or a salad with any odd vegetables you may have in your crisper drawer. No matter what your preference or style of salad is, in my opinion; the dressing makes all the difference! I stopped purchasing bottled … Read more My Favorite Ways to Dress a Salad

Preserved Lemons; so simple and simply wonderful!

After posting my recipe for Golden Beet Noodle and Pea Salad, I received several requests for my Preserved Lemons recipe so I decided to post it for all to see. It is quite a simple process and now that I have fallen in love with them, I make sure to have a jar in the fridge at all times. They will last a year so it is … Read more Preserved Lemons; so simple and simply wonderful!

Fresh English Peas are a Gift from the Heavens!

I was so excited to see English Peas in my Talley Farms CSA box this week! They are such a delicacy and so much more flavorful with a much nicer texture than frozen or canned peas. You can barely compare them to their pre-packaged counterparts. I decided to team them up with my Talley Farms golden beets for a fresh salad. I’ve been wanting to … Read more Fresh English Peas are a Gift from the Heavens!