We’ve been getting a ton of beets from our CSA.  It’s hard to keep up.  Until I decided to grill beets, my favorite thing about them was the color. A few weeks ago I charred grilled a few beets when my friend Deb stopped over for a visit while on her road trip.  I mixed […]

There are a lot of things I love about my husband.  His tender heart.  His humor.  His devotion to me and our kids.  His creativity.  His work ethic.  His sexy blue eyes.  His smile.  I could go on and on but before you gag I’ll say, “Swedish Pancakes”.  Yes, there is one more thing I […]

Let me tell you a secret.  I don’t loooveeee veggies. At least not in the same way I looooveee pizza. (I know it’s almost heretical.) But when my friend sent me this recipe from the Food Network I actually thought “here is a veggie recipe I can get excited about” or something sort of cheesy like […]

This year for Lent my husband and I decided not to eat meat.  Through that experience I learned some things about myself and I came up with a few new recipes including my Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers.  That sort of sounds like I stuffed them with the Mediterranean.  That would be one big pepper. (Okay that joke […]

I love Mexican food.  LOVE Mexican food.  Out of all the cheesy spicy goodness to choose from, one of my favorite dishes is Chile Relleno.  A friend gave me a recipe for a chile relleno casserole that uses 2 pounds, TWO POUNDS, of cheese as well as numerous whole eggs, and condensed milk. On occasion, […]

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Recipe 1 cup of quinoa 1 can of artichoke hearts (quartered) 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup of Kalamata olives (chopped) 1/4  cup of sundried tomatoes  (chopped) 1 tbs of dried oregano sea salt to taste fresh basil Cook the quinoa in water.  (I use twice the amount of water as quinoa. […]

In keeping with our decision to eat vegetarian a night or two a week, I’ve been creating new or revamping old recipes.  Last night, we converted my Mozzarella Chicken to Mozzarella Eggplant.   I can’t believe I’m saying this but I think I actually like the eggplant better.  It was sooooo good.  I nearly cried […]

As you may know, I joined a  CSA (community supported agriculture) so it’s probably only a matter of time before I start wearing pachouli.   Since I don’t get to choose what goes into our veggie box it’s always interesting to see what each week will bring.  This may sound inconvenient or even scary for […]

I’m not crazy about vegetables. But I eat them and try to eat a lot of them because I know they are good for me.  It’s still a struggle and I make a daily effort to get them down.  I’ve found stir fry to be one of the best ways to eat a large serving […]