We just returned home from a wonderful week long vacation on Lake Superior’s north shore. We do this every year, and it’s the perfect way to say farewell to summer and to greet autumn. I don’t know about you, but I loooooove to use my slow cooker to create comfort food meals all year long.…
As August winds down I start thinking about back to school, autumn and cozy comfort food. Here’s a healthy, delicious dish that you can serve as a side dish or as a main course. Your vegetarian friends will be sure to ask for the recipe! It’s sort of magical how the ingredients for this dish…
Another lovely way to prepare fresh garden tomatoes! Chilled soup is such a refreshing treat this time of year. Serve it in lieu of salad as the first course to a more elaborate meal, or as part of a light luncheon or tea gathering. It’s so pretty when served in clear canning jars, stemless wine…
I’ve been getting into making easy, chicken bake recipes! It’s so fun to come up with new and exciting ways to serve chicken to my family. Chicken is such a versatile, low fat, high protein staple. It’s no wonder so many people cook with it several times a week. Here’s a wonderful dish that showcases…
Another awesome, enticing omelette recipe! We like them for brekky, lunch or dinner. Or snacks. Don’t forget snacks. Assemble all of your ingredients before you start so you’re not running around the kitchen like a cra cra looking for ingredients while the omelette is cooking (burning). Use two eggs for a single serving omelette or…
Beautiful, fresh, healthy summer fare! I adore all the ingredients that make up these gorgeous spring rolls. They’re a true celebration of summer flavors! for 4 people (3 rolls each) 12 Vietnamese rice spring roll wrappers 1 and 1/2 cups julienned carrots (or shredded) 1 and 1/2 cups, peeled, seeded, julienned cucumbers (or chopped) 1…
As most of you know, I eat very little wheat or other grains. I enjoy a slice of Ezekiel bread from time to time, I love oatmeal, and I make up a batch of brown rice about once a week. Other than that I’m mostly grain free. I feel SO much better when I kick…
Looking for something a bit different to do with chicken? Here’s a favorite, easy recipe in our house. You can use homemade French dressing for this, or your favorite store bought variety. I like to make mine so I know there aren’t any weird chemicals or oils going into our food, but I sometimes use…
Some days call for soup, even in the middle of summer. There are SO many great hot and cold summer soups that celebrate warm weather flavors… like the fresh tomatoes in gazpacho, lime coconut and ginger in thai chicken soup, lemons in Greek lemon chicken soup with orzo, fresh garden veggies in victory garden soup,…
Are you ready to try one of my favorite summer sandwiches? The literal translation of smorrebrod means “butter and bread,” and although most versions of smorrebrod start with buttered, dark rye bread, the sandwich combinations can vary greatly. Sometimes I top ours with cold pickled shrimp, leftover roast beef or smoked salmon, but this time…