Category: Vegetarian

Bright jars of tomatoes in front of stained glass windows

Canning Tomatoes

Some of the tomatoes have been on the vine too long and are starting to go bad, so it’s time to pick and “put them up.” I’m having to throw

08/24/14 2 Comments

Cooking Oil and Apple Cake with Coconut Oil

I caught part of a cooking show rerun last week – Bobby Flay was grilling with Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo from Sesame Street. [Kevin grilled an onion wrapped

08/22/14 No Comments

Grill plate with large serving of roasted potatoes.

Potatoes and High Heat

These roasted potatoes are about the only potato recipe I make any more except for holiday mashed. Leave the skin on because the most nutritious part of a potato is

08/21/14 1 Comment

Tikki masala on rice with melon and naan bread

Cauliflower Tikka Masala, Chicken opt.

Today was a slow cooker day and I love the blend of spices in Indian tikka masala. It’s not hot spicy, it’s flavorful spicy. If you want hot spicy, you

08/19/14 No Comments

Individual Apple Cobblers

Don’t you hate when you make something for dinner and just as you’re clearing the table after the meal you remember that you forgot to serve it? I did that

08/18/14 No Comments

Tomato Pie

Today I sliced the first melon that I’ve ever grown. I’ve always had a problem getting them to ripen before the first frost. It helps to live in Maryland, rather

08/14/14 No Comments

Baked, sliced cherry streudel on platter

Cherry Strudel

One weekend this fall, I’ll try a real Hungarian apple strudel but for now I’ll take the easy route and use some phyllo dough for a quick strudel from the

08/09/14 No Comments

Pieces of apple cake on plate, some with powdered sugar

Sprouted Grain Apple Cake

As promised during the sprouted grain discussion, today I tried another recipe from Janie Quinn‘s Sprouted Grain Baking cookbook. Honestly I didn’t quite have the 2 cups of sprouted grain

08/07/14 No Comments

canning jar of basil pesto in front of stained glass window

Basil Pesto Pasta

The basil plants are large, healthy, and full of fragrant leaves. Basil likes moist soil and hot sun. A couple of plants will keep you with a steady supply of

08/05/14 No Comments

green, orange, purple, and yellow juice and smoothie drinks

Juice Boost

There’s usually some kind of virus going around – stomach virus, cold virus – especially if you have school-age children, and we’re only a few weeks away from the start

08/03/14 No Comments

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