Vegetarian

Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta with Lemon and Spinach

23 comments April 17, 2013

We started our garden last weekend. This year we’ve got the usual suspects; tomatoes, peppers, snap peas, and every herb imaginable. But we also planted a lemon tree, nectarine tree, [...]

White Bean Dip

28 comments February 27, 2013

A recipe from the archives: every afternoon around 2pm, I get that uncontrollable urge to snack, usually in the form of cookies. So, instead I’ve been making this dip. Light, [...]

Bruschetta Egg Cups

8 comments February 25, 2013

I make most things from scratch, but sometimes it’s fun (and a lifesaver) to browse the deli section at my local market and see what they’ve got going on. I’m [...]

Chocolate-Almond Steel Cut Oatmeal

14 comments January 10, 2013

My Paul. Cooking is just not his thing. When we were first dating, he made Mac and Cheese – I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the pasta [...]

Spicy Lemon Date Spread

5 comments November 12, 2012

Seems like most people know how to cook their Thanksgiving turkey; what brine to use, how to stuff it, etc. And they are usually pretty committed to certain sides – [...]

Broiled Avocado with Cayenne, Lime, and Parmesan

10 comments October 4, 2012

You know it’s hot when you walk outside and there is a sea of dead worms on your sidewalk. Everyone is still watering their lawns here, so the worms escape [...]

Heirloom Tomato Beet Salad

7 comments September 18, 2012

As much as I’ve urged Fall to get here, it remains so stinkin’ hot where I am. So I am still eating things that require little use of my oven. [...]

Toasted Orzo and Chickpea Salad for Jenna’s Virtual Baby Shower

22 comments September 4, 2012

The world can always use more girl power, so I’m excited that my friend Jenna from Jenna’s Everything Blog will be helping out with that. She and her husband are [...]

Pasta with Avocado Cream Sauce

21 comments August 7, 2012

Guacamole=love. Cubed up in a salad or lettuce wrap=love. Sliced on a bagel ,BLT, or Panini=love. Whole with just a sprinkle of salt=love, love, luuuu-huv. Oh, my lovely green, buttery avocado…why do [...]

Cumin-Lime Chickpea Salad

11 comments July 26, 2012

It’s so hard to believe that once upon a crazy time I didn’t like chickpeas, because now my pantry is stocked with them. Love, love, and love. Hell, I even [...]

Ratatouille and a Tribute to Julia Child

12 comments July 23, 2012

Seems like every month there is some cooking contest going on for food bloggers. I always decline – I can’t handle the time constraints and pressure of the deadlines. But [...]

Garden Pizza with Grilled Corn, Feta, and Balsamic, a Video of the new OXO Corn Stripper, and a Giveaway

32 comments July 17, 2012

There’s an independent pizza joint down the street from us that serves up really good whole wheat crust and super fresh toppings. Non-traditional type pizza, some with an unusual mix [...]

Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes, Jalapeños, and Parmesan

3 comments July 5, 2012

I love it when my garden really comes into its own – the plants are sturdy enough where the wind or rain won’t destroy them, the herbs are plentiful and [...]

Tomato and Basil Tart

8 comments June 14, 2012

“Schoooooool’s out…for summmah!” (Man, remember when parents thought Alice Cooper was dangerous? A bad influence? Pffft. Today, he’d be considered an angel.) Anyhoodle… it’s officially summer break for us. And [...]

Slacker Sushi Bowls and an OXO Julienne Peeler Giveaway

60 comments May 22, 2012

Some things about my kids just make perfect sense. Like how they were both early talkers, not shy, athletic, and high…HIGH…energy. That apple really doesn’t fall from the tree. And [...]

Pasta with a Beet, Thyme, and Cream Sauce

9 comments May 15, 2012

WAIT!! DON’T LEEEAAVvvvv…. sigh. Okay. Fine. Beet-haters. Who needs ya, anyway! This post is for the 5% who either like beets, are on the fence, or just plain curious. Thanks [...]

Strawberry and Goat Cheese Flatbread with Balsamic Syrup

18 comments May 3, 2012

There are many days as a stay-at-home-mom that time stands still. Pretend tea party? Another game of Old Maid? Hide and Seek. Again. Ugh. And while Daddy can whip up [...]

Spiced Raisin Pearl Couscous

17 comments April 10, 2012

Last week, I did something unprecedented. Mind blowing. Shocking. Life changing. I walked into a Trader Joe’s for the very first time.

Olive Cheese Bread

13 comments April 5, 2012

Olives will forever remind me of when Jen and I were kids; our relatives would come up for the holidays and my mom always put out a bowl of whole [...]

Barbecue Hummus

15 comments January 12, 2012

Superbowl is coming up (and rumor has it there have been some major upsets in the playoffs.) But I imagine even the disappointed will still tune in. Either to root [...]

One Pot Curried Cauliflower Rice

15 comments January 10, 2012

Yet another dish that I’ve been meaning to post forever. I had the page marked from Everyday Food…then my friend Krysta made it, then Lisa…but Halloween candy consumed my life. [...]

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