I'm not posting about my experiences with homemade bread because I'm a bread expert or even remotely know what I'm doing when it comes to making yeast bread from scratch. I'm a novice at best. I'm posting about making homemade bread because I know there must be a number of my readers who are in ...
Lunch Recipes
Baked parmesan-crusted parsnip (er-daikon radish) fries
Every Wednesday since March, a box, full of local, organic vegetables lands on my doorstep. It feels like Christmas every week when I open it up and see what's inside. I realize that it's a strange person who gets excited about vegetables, but I do. I really do. The last few weeks I've seen ...
Spinach salad with roasted grapes, feta, and walnuts
I haven't been in the mood for salads as much since fall arrived. Comfort foods and soups took their place on the menu as the temperatures started to drop. Then, Mother Nature got confused and summer-like temperatures re-emerged. I'm not complaining. I'll take as many sunny and 80 degree days ...
Crispy baked sweet potato & beet chips
I got an email from a reader today asking from where I get my recipe inspiration. That's a hard question because there isn't one singular place that I look for inspiration when it comes to my kitchen creations. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized my inspiration comes from two main ...
Veggie Pancakes
I know what you're thinking. I'm becoming a sneaky chef. First, I sneak vegetables into muffins, and now they're hiding in my pancakes. My intention is not to hide the vegetables from my daughter or my husband. But sometimes, you gotta do whatcha gotta do, know what I mean? It's not that ...
Raw Vegan Corn Chowder
Whew! I'm back from my vacation and busier than ever. Why is it so much work getting back into the swing of things after returning from a trip? I can't complain, though, Michigan was beautiful and the time spent with family and friends was priceless. I was born and raised a Michigan girl, but ...
Arugula salad with grilled pear & balsamic vinaigrette
I've been on a huge arugula kick lately. I don't know what it is, but something about those peppery leaves makes me happy. Arugula is one of those greens that you either love or hate. If you're a hater, that's okay. You can either stop reading now, or be clever and substitute another green, ...
Massaged kale salad with orange-tahini dressing
The first time I heard about eating kale as the main ingredient in a salad, I thought I'd hate it. The only time I eat kale raw is hidden in the form of a smoothie, I insisted. Kale is much too bitter to be eaten raw in a salad, right? Wrong! Prepared correctly, the bitterness of kale vanishes ...
Vegetable and Fruit Loaded Wraps
This lunch was a quick, grab-whatevers-in-the-fridge-and-throw-it-in-a-wrap kind of lunch. I wanted to share it with you, though, because it was even better than I expected. If you need some lunch inspiration, here it is. I don't know if it's pregnancy or just plain summer, but I've been ...
Simple Quinoa Salad with Kohlrabi, Apple, and Fresh Dill
When I first opened my CSA box and saw that it had kohlrabi, I didn't even know what I was looking at. Now, I am excited to have a new vegetable in my repertoire. You all gave me great suggestions as to what I should do with the unusual vegetable; I was amazed so many of you not only knew what ...
My Favorite Sandwich (AKA The Best Veggie Sandwich Ever.)
At first glance it looks basic. But this perfectly combined sandwich is the BEST Veggie Sandwich in the world! There is nothing mind blowing about this recipe. It's a veggie sandwich. But it's my favorite sandwich, I've eaten it for the last five days straight, and I want to share it with ...
Hot Lunch in a Hurry: Spinach-Artichoke Panini
"I don't like the loud thunder, Mommy, I don't like it" is what I heard first thing this morning when Meghan awoke to the loud crash outside her window. The morning was spent cuddling during the storm, staying in our pajamas and reading books together. As much as I hate rain, I treasure these kind ...
