Tuna Cucumber Tomato Salad with olive oil dressing! This super easy salad recipe is only 140 calories a serving! I love using fresh tomatoes, cucumber and onions from the garden! It’s completely dairy free too! Tuna Cucumber Tomato Salad Recipe This Tuna Cucumber Tomato Salad is the perfect fresh Summer salad. Or if it’s not summertime, then it’s the perfect close your eyes and pretend it’s Summer salad! It’s one of my favorite picnic side dishes!...
Healthy, refreshing watermelon smoothie with strawberries and other fruit. This 105 calorie dairy free smoothie is so easy to make – throw everything in the blender and blend! Yummy Watermelon Smoothie I love this watermelon smoothie because it’s filled with some of my favorite Summer fruit! I love using fruit straight from our NYC garden, and I even freeze some so I can enjoy this smoothie in the Winter too....
Black Bean Corn Salsa—a speedy recipe made with canned black beans, corn, and a blend of aromatic spices. Whether you choose to dip tortilla chips or top your tacos, the combination of hearty beans, sweet corn, and flavorful seasonings will leave everyone wanting more of this corn salsa recipe! Easy black bean and corn salsa We eat lots of Mexican food in our house so we’re always making salsa! We love our fresh tomato salsa , roasted tomatillo salsa and homemade salsa verde , but sometimes we need something that can be made quickly with canned vegetables....
Easy to make Apple Brownie Bars that uses 1 cup of applesauce and have a yummy cinnamon sugar spice crumble on top. These treats are perfect to make in the Fall when you go apple picking with your family! What’s your favorite season? I absolutely love Fall. Bring on the sweaters, chilly temperatures and all the apple and pumpkin recipes ! During the Fall, we always rent a car and head Upstate to go apple picking....
How to make vegetable broth with broccoli leaves – learn how to cook with broccoli leaves! This is a healthy, easy recipe that you can use in soups, casseroles, slow cooker, rice dishes, and more. Broccoli leaves and stems are filled with health benefits, so make sure to use them! What the heck do I do with broccoli leaves? Short answer – make this vegetable broth and eat them! Edible Broccoli Leaves – Eat Them!...
A easy Chicken Vegetable Soup recipe that is ready in 35 minutes. This is my family’s favorite Winter soup that uses fresh vegetables! We use Instant Potatoes to make the broth more creamy! Chicken Vegetable Soup I am in love with this Hearty Chicken Vegetable Soup This soup is delicious because it’s full of vegetables to fill you up and keep you warm during the winter months. It’s also incredibly easy and quick to make....
CHOCOLATE covered CHERRY cookies! Easy recipe for Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies with a chocolate covered cherry in the middle of each one! The cookies are so soft and chewy, that kids and adults will consider them the best! These are great cookies for Valentines Day, Christmas and parties! Make them your WIFE and make her HAPPY! This is my Valentine to you! It comes in the shape of a cookie with a milk chocolate covered cherry on top....
This Vegetable Pot Pie is made with fresh cauliflower and frozen mixed vegetables in pre-made pie crusts. A simple cream sauce is poured on top of the veggies to hold it all together. This tastes like chicken pot pie, but instead is filled with all vegetables. It’s comforting simple cooking that my family loves! Easy Vegetable Pot Pie with Cauliflower This cozy vegetable pot pie is stuffed with tender cauliflower, mixed veggies, and a creamy, dreamy filling—all baked inside a golden, flaky crust....
Fall has been here for a few weeks so let’s talk changing of the seasons in the garden! Fall means the hearty crops are back, lots of bushy greens and getting ready to anxiously await that first Frost. Even though Summer is over, it doesn’t mean gardening is done – it never is! The broccoli and cauliflower were transplanted on both August 15 and September 5 as we are trying to space them out slightly....
A warm and comforting bowl, this recipe for cream of broccoli soup blends fresh vegetables like broccoli, celery, garlic and onion with a touch of cream, parmesan and nutmeg for added richness. Made without potatoes! Ready within 30 minutes. Cream of Broccoli Soup with Parmesan Cheese I’ve been craving a big bowl of cream of broccoli soup so I decided to head to the kitchen and make a pot of it for dinner!...
Green tomato cake with cream cheese frosting uses 4 cups of unripe green tomatoes baked into it. Despite its unconventional use of tomatoes, it tastes like a moist coffee cake! It’s a perfect treat for anyone who wants to use up their garden green tomatoes! Green Tomato Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe You are going to love this unique recipe that uses green tomatoes! I hate seeing green tomatoes go to waste, so this is one of our favorite late harvest recipes to use them up (besides fried green tomatoes , green tomato salsa and green tomato relish )....
This easy method will show you exactly how to dehydrate cherry tomatoes using a dehydrator or oven. Use dried cherry tomatoes in pasta salads, sandwiches, or even eat them as a snack! It’s the perfect way to use up an abundance of juicy, summer tomatoes. Dried cherry tomatoes With all types of tomatoes and vegetables being abundant in the summer, it’s a shame if any had to go to waste!...
EASY Step by Step Instructions on how to freeze Sugar Snap Peas without blanching! This is a simple way to preserve your Summer Sugar Snap Peas to last for months without needing to can them! I love freezing peas to use in Winter soups, casseroles and stir fry meals! We always grow sugar snap peas twice a year, once in the Spring and once in the Fall. With close to a hundred plants, we end up with big harvests, often picking over 10 pounds of peas a week....
Crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, you’re going to love these Roasted Idaho Potatoes that are coated in Parmesan cheese! 30 minute recipe from start to end. Crispy and Creamy Roasted Potatoes Can potatoes be both crispy and creamy? Um yeah! Because these absolutely are! The outside of the potato are roasted with a olive oil and Parmesan cheese coating, while the inside remains creamy and fork tender....
Easy to make sweet potato fries for baby led weaning. These are perfect for babies starting at 6 and 7 months old! These soft, oven-baked sweet potato sticks are a great first food for little hands to grasp and self-feed. Naturally sweet and packed with nutrients, they’re one of the best first finger foods for babies. Sweet Potato Fries for Baby Led Weaning Sweet potato fries are one of the easiest and most popular first foods for baby led weaning....
These flavorful garlic noodles come together in just 20 minutes, making an easy garlic spaghetti recipe perfect for busy nights. Made with pantry staples like soy sauce, oyster sauce, butter, and garlic, this soy sauce pasta blends savory and comforting flavors. Tossed with parmesan and green onions, these quick garlic noodles are a simple, tasty meal everyone will love. Why My Family Can’t Get Enough of These Garlic Spaghetti Noodles This garlic spaghetti noodles recipe has quickly become a favorite in our household — so much so that my oldest always asks for leftovers in her lunchbox!...
Pan-fried chicken breasts are cooked with mushrooms and onions in a savory wine sauce to make this 30 Minute Chicken Marsala recipe. A quick and easy restaurant-worthy dish at home! Quick and easy chicken marsala This 30 Minute Chicken Marsala recipe comes together in one pan and is ready to eat in no time. Each bite is elevated with mushrooms and a savory Marsala wine sauce. Just because it looks fancy doesn’t mean it’s hard to make!...
Shoofly Pie, like they make at the Amish markets in Pennsylvania Dutch country. I grew up on these pies, so I hope you like this authentic recipe! Amish Shoofly Pie As a kid we would frequently go to the Lancaster Amish markets where we would always come home with whoopie pies , potato stuffing , and shoofly pies. I have plenty of whoopie pies on the blog, but realized I didn’t have shoofly, so here is the only recipe you need for an authentic pie that tastes just like Grandma made!...
Does it feel like Fall to you? The weather is changing here to the point of my mittens have made a few appearances already. The pavements are covered with leaves ranging in shades of yellows, oranges and reds. The heat has been turned on and usually at least 2 cats can be found in front of the heater warming up their bellies. The days feel shorter as it becomes dark out around 5PM....
Delicious Barley Black Bean Tacos, made on the stovetop. Barley is simmered in broth, and then added to a skillet with black beans, diced tomatoes, corn and spices. Vegetarian family friendly meal that even my kids gobble up! Easy Barley Black Bean Tacos Hi, my name is Pamela and I love barley. Hi Pamela. Hi everybody. Seriously though, barley is amaaaaaazing. If you haven’t noticed I’m on a barley kick (hey kielbasa barley soup ), so one evening I got home from work, didn’t know what what to make for dinner and quickly came up with this taco recipe that my family absolutely loved!...
