The very first time I made my own chicken stock and soup, I was pregnant with my first daughter. I simmered my beautiful, delicious soup all day, and therefore got to smell it’s amazing aromas all day. Sadly, by the time evening rolled around, my morning sickness got the best of me, and I couldn’t…
Author: Leslie
{Desperately Seeking} Meal Plan Follow-Up
Editor’s Note: This is Leslie’s follow-up to her initial request for meal planning tips and tricks in our series, {Desperately Seeking} Reader’s Advice. -Christina I am in the middle of my third week of official meal-planning, and LOVING it! No more are the days of wondering all afternoon what the heck I’m going to make…
My Sweet Tooth
Those that know me at all know that I typically eat a pretty healthy diet. I do a lot of baking, and rarely do I actually follow the recipe. I substitute whole wheat flour for white flour; I use honey instead of refined sugar; I throw in fruits and veggies; I use applesauce instead of…
MY Favorite Breakfast: {Apple} Cinnamon Oatmeal
This is my favorite breakfast, and it is cooking on the stove in our home just about every morning in the Fall. It fills the entire house with warm, Fall-inspired smells–who doesn’t love that? It’s Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal, and I’m not talking that instant Quaker, dehydrated apple stuff. REAL food. Here’s how to bring this…
{DESPERATELY SEEKING} Reader Advice…Meal Planning
Editor’s Note: This post is the first in series that asks you, our readers, for your tips and tricks on a specific food-related matter. We will cover a wide range of topics; this week, meal planning. Leslie (and I) need help! -Christina —ha!!— I have gotten spoiled. I rarely have to think very far ahead…
{Soup’s On!} Z is for Zucchini
Once the weather gets cool, all I want is to cook and eat soup. A bowl of soup with some homemade bread and butter, maybe a little salad…this is absolutely the perfect lunch. Or dinner. Or snack. 🙂 Soup just may be the perfect meal. This recipe (originally passed on to me from my sister,…
{What’s New in Your Kitchen Wednesday} Milk on My Doorstep!
Okay, so I don’t actually have this yet, but I just signed up with King Brother’s Dairy to get milk DELIVERY! I am, some may say, unreasonably psyched about this. But getting milk is really a hassle for me. We don’t buy our milk at the grocery store, so it requires a special trip to…
Quick Tomato Sauce
We’ve been getting a decent pile of tomatoes in our weekly CSA share, and I still can’t believe it took me this long to make the most basic tomato recipe: homemade sauce. I used to do a sauce that was much more complicated (blanch the tomatoes, peel, simmer forever, yadda yadda), but I threw this…
Homemade Hummus
Tortialla chips and hummus is a favorite family snack in our house, and we go through quite alot. I decided it would be easier and cheaper to try my hand at making my own hummus. Turns out it is so incredibly easy to make hummus, I can’t believe all the money we’ve spent on hummus…
What’s New In Your Kitchen Wednesday
My daughter’s birthday was a couple weeks ago, and a dear friend gave us these awesome popsicle molds made by Tovolo. I had been keeping my eye out all summer for some just like these, but with no luck. So, when they arrived in the mail, we were super excited to use them. After test…
Zucchini Patties
Thanks to my friend Colleen for the big honkin’ zucchini that inspired this recipe! It sat on my counter for a few days, tempting me to make a massively huge batch of Garden Cake. I decided to fight the sweets-urge, though, and I made these Zucchini Patties instead. (As it turned out, I had more…
The Amazing, Adaptable Quesadilla
I have been meaning to share this meal for quite a while…it is a go-to regular in our house this summer, and especially useful for keeping up with all of our CSA produce. This meal is a fast, super easy meal to prepare, and it also doesn’t require the oven. It is always, and was…
Cucumber Salad
I have to share this one tonight, too. This is my all-time favorite summer salad/snack. Prepare to get lots and lots of cucumbers in the coming weeks–this is a great way to use a bunch. My mouth is actually watering thinking about this salad. 🙂 Cucumbers Vinaigrette: from Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites 2 medium cucumbers…
Veggie Packed Pasta Primavera
Made this for dinner tonight, and looking at my chopped veggies before I cooked them all made me feel like the healthiest cook ever. 🙂 This is NOT a traditional, heavy, creamy pasta primavera. It’s the perfect summer meal, and a great way to use whatever veggies we get each week in our CSA box….
QUICK Stir-Fried Sugar Snap Peas
I used to think I had to fix fancy, complicated recipes that took all afternoon in order for a dish to be delicious. Yes, there are plenty of multi-step, multiple-pot-dirtying recipes that are quite good. But, more and more lately, I’m realizing the best way to prepare so many foods is often the simplest way…
