I was recently inspired by my visit to a Vietnamese restaurant to try my hand at spring rolls. They are so fresh and healthy tasting and can be filled with a variety of items that you may have on hand. Enhanced with yummy dipping sauces, they are absolutely scrumptious. So join me in the theory that it doesn’t have to be spring to eat Spring Rolls! For my fillings, I used a … Read more It doesn’t have to be Spring to eat Spring Rolls!
An explosion in natural color, this food is almost too pretty to eat! Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, and brimming with flavor is my Citrus, Beet & Fennel Salad. Adapted from Bon Appetit, it is a salad to delight your senses. Simple to prepare, and can be done in stages. I roasted the beets a day ahead; cooled, peeled and sliced them to store in the refrigerator overnight. … Read more Food That is Almost Too Pretty to Eat!
Seldom do I complete a recipe almost exactly as it was written, but this one was so perfect that I made it as is. I found it at Kim’s Healthy Eats and the recipe is for Rosemary Sweet Potato Stackers. It is the easiest preparation possible and creates a cute, single portion stack of caramelized goodness! To make the stacks you need a muffin tin. … Read more Easy & Amazing – Sweet Potato Stacks!
Here’s a great idea for a healthy and delicious appetizer to take to your Superbowl Party this weekend. The recipe is for Black Bean Nachos with Kiwi Salsa and it’s a real winner! If you’re a Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA member, then the timing couldn’t be more perfect as you’ll be receiving fresh kiwi’s, cilantro and purple radishes in this week’s box. If not, … Read more Just in Time for Game Day!
Check out this cool way to ensure the best results for a fluffy delicious frittata that is cooked through perfectly! The trick is to separate your eggs, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks and then whisk in a little less egg yolk. You cook it on the stove to set the outer edges and then finish it in the oven at a low temp … Read more Stiff Egg Whites make the Fluffiest Frittata!
I was so excited to receive two incredible and perfectly fresh fennel bulbs in my Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA box this week! The stalks were adorned with oodles of beautiful fronds. Since I had also received a pound of fresh brussels sprouts and a bag of navel oranges from Johnston Farms, I decided to combine them all into a wonderful dish of Orange Scented … Read more Orange Scented Roasted Veggies are the Best!
I got inspired from one of my book club friends to try a new way of making Kale Chips. She brought a bowl of them to our meeting this week and they were spicy and delicious! When I asked her how she made them, much to my surprise, she said she microwaved them! Being one that seldom uses a microwave for anything other than re-heating … Read more Paleo, Super Quick & Easy and Delish!
I wanted to try a new recipe using my Talley Farms Fresh Harvest CSA sweet potatoes and I came across a recipe from Inspiralized that had been adapted from Food Network to incorporate spiralized sweet potatoes. It creates a simple Mediterranean vegetable feast and was a perfect use for them! Roasted Fennel with Sweet Potato Noodles, Charred Tomatoes, Olives and Pecorino. I love roasted … Read more A Simple Mediterranean Vegetable Feast!
I am embarking on a new journey. It is a journey of Spiralizing and on this journey my goal is to become a “Spiralizing Scholar!” OK, so that’s just the title that I invented for myself after discovering that I could spiralize my way to the most amazing meals. I recently discovered this nifty little kitchen tool and I think I’ve fallen in love – again! One of the reasons it … Read more Spiralize Your Way to the Most Amazing Meals!
Brussels Sprouts are such a wonderful vegetable! They suffered from serious dislike for so many years and are finally getting their due appreciation. I continue to fill my cooking repertoire with new ways to serve them. This recipe happens to be one of my all time favorites and was voted one of the best items at our recent “Red Barn Kitchen – Thanksgiving Culinary Boot Camp“ … Read more Another Incredible Brussels Sprouts Recipe!