If you grow cucumbers, it can be easy to end up with more than you need. I guess that’s why pickles were invented, right? I had just a few too many cucumbers, though, so I decided to turn one into cool, creamy tzatziki. If you’ve never had it, it’s a savory Greek cucumber sauce/dip with […]
Roasted Tomato Pesto Zucchini Noodles
Since he isn’t a big fan (not quite a hater) of zucchini , I was a bit worried when I fed Steven these roasted tomato pesto zucchini noodles. But he took a few bites, and said, “I don’t know why we’d ever make regular spaghetti again when we can make zucchini noodles.” And then we proceeded […]
Roasted Carrots with Carrot Top and Garlic Scape Pesto
Between growing a vegetable garden and signing up for a CSA (community supported agriculture) box, I’ve been learning to get a lot more creative with vegetables. But that has kind of multiplied my choices, because at some point I learned that most of the greens that are attached to our favorite root vegetables are also edible. […]
Kale Salad with Avocado Chipotle Dressing
Kale salad is not something I ever would have predicted would become a big part of my diet. Not because I didn’t like it. I just had never had it until several years ago. But then the great kale craze of the 2000s hit, and I never recovered. I probably make kale salads at least […]
Soyrizo and Spinach Hash Brown Waffles with Sriracha Syrup
Did you know that you can put more than regular waffle batter in your waffle iron? These soyrizo, spinach, and hash brown waffles are a delicious gateway drug to the world of wafflizing. The Will it Waffle? blog (and cookbook) will blow your mind if you’ve never considered other possibilities for your waffle iron. Another […]
Recipe Remix: Chocolate Coconut Granola
The only question with this chocolate coconut granola is, breakfast or dessert? My answer: Why choose? With milk or yogurt it’s breakfast, and with ice cream, it’s dessert. I recommend strawberries either way. No matter what you eat it with, this dark chocolate granola is very addictively delicious. One night a couple of weeks ago I was […]
Dandelion Pesto Recipe
Happy Spring! Time to get your hands dirty and clean up your yard for the new season. Does your grass look like this? Perfect! Most people probably think that’s just a lawn that needs to be weeded, and they may be right, but it could also be a vegetable patch. Those dandelions are edible, at […]
Cheesy Broccoli Kale Quinoa Casserole Recipe
If somebody had offered me kale and quinoa when I was a kid, I probably would have rejected them, even though I’d never had them. But if somebody put this casserole on my plate, without telling me what is in it, I think I would have dug right in. Covering it in cheese saves the […]
Thai Peanut Kale Salad Recipe
Have you ever massaged your vegetables? Like a real deep-tissue massage, by hand? I’m obsessed with massaging my kale. It’s not weird at all. Okay, maybe it is. But it takes kale from rough and tough, to soft and tender. Here’s my kale before massaging: And after: My obsession began with this kale salad recipe, […]