Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This healthy ziti toss is a quick and easy side dish that my kids love. What I love is that it’s a healthy side dish recipe, too! Sometimes, all it takes to get your kids to try something new is […]
Tag: vegetarian recipes
Best Simple Garden Salad Recipes
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Garden salad is simple enough to serve as a side dish, but add some protein to garden salads, and you can serve them as a complete meal. Here are some of my favorite simple garden salad recipes, using fresh fruits and garden vegetables. […]
Potato Leek Soup {Julia Child Potage Parmentier}
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Potato leek soup is a simple, hearty soup with great flavor. This easy potato soup recipe is quick, too, coming together in about 20 minutes! The perfect easy weeknight meal. I know I am repeating myself here when I say […]
Classic Hummus Recipe for a Healthy Snack
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! This classic hummus recipe is super easy to make and makes a delicious healthy snack when you’re having a snack attack! Originally published in the Greenwood Daily Journal Saturday May 14, 2011 This classic hummus recipe was also posted on: Get […]
EASY Smoky BBQ Black Beans Recipe
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! BBQ black beans are a delicious twist on traditional BBQ beans recipes, using black beans instead of pinto beans. This easy beans recipe is the perfect potluck side dish or picnic food, and also a great Cinco de Mayo side dish! OK. […]
Homemade Grilled Tomato Salsa {Blender Recipe}
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Homemade grilled tomato salsa is an easy blender recipe, made with fresh tomatoes and jalapeno peppers. The grilled vegetables are combined with Mexican seasonings, then mixed in the blender, creating a spicy fresh salsa recipe. Perfect for use in your favorite recipes, or just for dipping! […]
Banana Nutella Muffins
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Banana Nutella muffins take a basic, easy banana muffins recipe up a notch. They’re moist banana muffins with a little hidden treat of Nutella inside! Perfect for a morning treat with a cup of coffee, tucked into a lunchbox, for an easy kid’s […]
Homemade Blueberry Maple Syrup
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Homemade blueberry maple syrup is easy to make and tastes delicious! This homemade maple syrup recipe has no unhealthy chemicals, preservatives, or excess sugar, like many bottled syrups do. If there is one thing that I know about cooking, it is that nothing ever, ever […]
Herb Roasted Potatoes
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Herb roasted potatoes are a simple side dish, packed with flavor from fresh parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. I know that oven roasted potatoes is not a revolutionary side dish recipe. But these potatoes are so good, I have to share the […]
Awesome Asparagus Risotto
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Awesome asparagus risotto. Because this risotto is so delicious, simply calling it ‘asparagus risotto’ wasn’t nearly descriptive enough. ???? Can I just say that I love asparagus? It’s OK, my husband knows. This time of year we are eating it every […]
Easy Sweet Pea Ricotta Ravioli
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Making ravioli from scratch can be difficult, so I’m bringing you an easy meatless recipe for sweet pea ricotta ravioli, made with wonton wrappers! For some reason over the years I have developed a Cooking Bucket List of things I […]
Black Beans Hummus Dip Recipe
Welcome! Are you a subscriber? Click here to receive my weekly newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Black beans hummus is a healthy and delicious snack. Black beans are a healthy food by themselves, but when combined with tahini and spices, they become a healthy black beans hummus dip! It must look like all I do is think up […]