We've just recently fallen in love with peppers-- as a family. Peppers have never been our go-to vegetable but, last week I was inspired by the beautifully-hued peppers at my neighborhood market. I really have never used peppers in my cooking outside of the Roasted Red Pepper dip I made last year. While it's tasty and received thumbs up from my adult taste testers, my kids thought it was just mediocre. Not sure if you're aware that peppers, the wonderful vitamin-c packed vegetables, are at peak right now! Last week's snack consisted of … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
Baked Apple Chips
September 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
It's starting to feel a tiny bit like fall here on the east coast--harbinger of apple picking and pumpkins galore. I visited an amazing local farmer's green market around the corner last week and was greeted with a cornucopia of fresh produce--locally grown. The apples were just too impressive to pass up. Instead of my normal morning workout, simply carrying two bags of apples was all that I needed to break a sweat. With all those apples, I was compelled to bake some apple chips. This recipe is super easy and really only requires one … [Read more...]
Brazilian Shrimp Soup
September 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Today's recipe comes from Serena- author of the soup blog Seriously Soupy. Since the blog started, Serena has given soup tours and has taught soup classes and has a catalog of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month you can find her here, at My Judy the Foodie, sharing her wisdom and helping demystify the world of soup. Here's what Serena has to say: I first learned about this quick soup recipe from my run-down about National Soup Month. I loved how easy … [Read more...]
Baked Tuna Melt Pockets
September 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
It's officially back to school for most of the country which means everyone's anxiety is running a level higher, afternoon schedules are filling up quickly, and time is very precious. Most of us probably have to slough off those lazy days of summer and get back into the routine of cooking dinner every night, which can also become highly stressful. How many times have you scratched your head trying to vary your dinner options only to fall back on the same boring pasta dish? At the end of the day, there’s nothing more frustrating than … [Read more...]
