I know I sound like a broken record but kale is our new favorite vegetable. It’s certainly not new but, up until this year, no one in my family had ever tasted it! My mom has not one recipe in her vast archives that uses kale so, it truly does feel like this green cabbage plant has been a mystery to my family. However, since we’ve discovered it, and have fallen in LOVE with our Crispy Kale Chips, I’m on a mission to find as many tasty recipes boasting our new leafy friend. In fact, I also planted three different varieties in my garden … [Read more...]
Seriously Soupy: Roasted Eggplant & Tomato Soup
July 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
I'm so thrilled to introduce you to Seriously Soupy Sundays, featuring one of my favorite bloggers Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalogue of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month … [Read more...]
Kale and Green Bean Salad
July 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Our new veggie discovery this year was KALE! It took about 5 tries and now both of my kids love kale. Of course, the first time I served it to them was as a chip, baked in the oven with a little bit of olive oil, sea salt and parmesan cheese. Now that they’re convinced they like kale, I feel like I’ve got full reign to try more dishes on them. And, we’re growing three different kale plants in our garden too so I had to find more uses for this leafy green. Since it’s been so hot, I figured I’d try to make a cold kale salad using our … [Read more...]
Blueberry Cucumber Feta Salad
June 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
Yesterday I came home to a package from the US Highbush Blueberry Council. It was bursting with cartons of blueberries! I was thrilled. It’s high season for freshly-picked blueberries which runs from mid-June to mid-August. The selection I received was perfect: firm, plump dry berries with smooth skins and a silvery sheen. And, I did exactly what I was told, I refrigerated the blueberries as soon as I got them and knew that I had to think of as many ways to use them within 10 days! That's a lot of fresh … [Read more...]
