Kale & Quinoa Stuffed Tomatoes are a delicious way to use up some tomatoes. It’s that time of year when the garden is bursting with them. To me, there are few things better than a perfect, vine ripened tomato picked and eaten while still warm from the sun. I bring the salt shaker out toRead more
Ginger Carrot Lentil Soup is a simple, easy to make dish. This yummy soup with red lentils and carrots is quick to cook up when you’re busy, but hungry and, it’s packed with nutrition, too. Carrots, as you know, are the veggie queens of beta-carotene, and antioxidant stars. And lentils are a great source of plantRead more
Walnut Sage Pesto is the delicious result of a sage explosion in the garden. It grows well in our climate, and we’ve had an extremely hot, dry summer, which is perfect for sage. Pesto Is Magical I hate to see anything from the garden go unused, so I’ve been trying out new ways to useRead more
Slow Cooker Cabbage Rolls take a classic comfort dish and make it even more comforting. Because the slow cooker is all about comfort food. It’s a wonderful thing to come home to a house filled with mouth-watering aromas and a hot dinner that’s already made. I get a happy feeling just thinking about it asRead more
This Watermelon Salad is a plateful of summer, for me. Summer may be slipping by but you would never know it from the garden. Or from the endless hot days we are having. The end of August means the end of summer for a lot of people. School is back in session, vacation is over,Read more
These Peach Whisky Chicken Kebabs are a truly summertime meal. Fresh ripe local peaches, and grilling are summer essentials, for me. And as usual, I find myself with a lot of peaches. Way too many, in fact. So besides eating them as is, I’m trying to use them up. They won’t fit in my fridge,Read more
