Hate vegetables? Roasting can change your relationship with them forever. No more mushy, grey, tasteless pile of have-to-eat-it-because-it’s-good-for-you. There aren’t many vegetables that don’t taste fabulous roasted in some olive oil, garlic, and salt. Roasting vegetables brings out the sweetness and flavor of an otherwise blah vegetable. 2 votesPrintRoasted Butternut SquashPrep 10 minsCook 35 minsTotal…
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Chunky, Tomato-y Butternut Squash Soup
The leaves are turning a rich red and lush yellow color, the apples are harvested and filling the house with their lovely apple aroma, the air is cold and briskly pushing its way through our jackets, and we are having slow-cooked butternut squash soup for lunch. Autumn has arrived. Butternut Squash Soup is easy to…
Greek Garbanzo Salad
This gluten-free, vegan salad is rich in fiber and protein and is super easy to make.
Sugar-Free Mango Sorbet
This sorbet is a light, refreshing, and not-too-sweet frozen dessert – and you don’t need an ice cream maker to make it.
Summertime Recipes on the Radio
Looking for some quick and easy recipes for these hot, summer days? I recently did a short interview on Strong Tower Radio about summertime dishes. We talked about no-cook recipes, sweet summer smoothies, easy main dish salads, slimming picnic food, and healthy dips, and delicious dressings to use with the abundance of garden produce rolling…
Blueberry Smoothie
Summertime always means smoothie time for my family. And with the record temperatures lately, this summer is no exception. In fact, running low on frozen bananas apparently constitutes a family crisis. We love smoothies of all kinds … except the green kind. Yuck. A lot of people eat smoothies for breakfast, but we think there’s…
Colombian Arepas
My friend, Angela (who is originally from Colombia), came over the other day to teach me how to make Colombian arepas. It was so much fun! Arepas are flat, round, unleavened corn cakes that are eaten in a variety of ways and with all kinds of toppings – sort of how Americans eat bread. And…
Black Bean, Avocado, and Lime Salad
This full-of-flavor salad has quickly become one of my favorite dishes. And what’s not to love? It’s super easy to make. It tastes fabulous. It’s high in fiber. It’s chock full of important nutrients,like iron, vitamin K, folic acid, and vitamin C. And did I say easy to make? It is. Takes about 10 minutes…
Overnight Hot Cereal
Did you know you can cook your breakfast while you’re sleeping? A slow cooker (crock-pot) is my secret weapon against the morning rush and helps avoid the temptation of sugar cereal or bars that are no more than cookies marketed as breakfast. I simply add ingredients to my slow cooker the evening before, turn it…
Fusilli Pasta with Avocados, Tomatoes, and Olives
Avocado Bliss Are avocados in season now? We’ve been avocado-deprived for several months (which is a major sacrifice for me), because I just couldn’t bring myself to pay nearly $2.00 for a mere 5 ounces of fruit. But when I went grocery shopping last week, they were 95 cents each! I filled a bag. So…
