Have you ever seen the skinny little broccoli-looking things at the grocery store and wondered what they were? We got some for the first time in our Bountiful Basket last week and learned that these cute little guys are called broccolette. Broccolette is a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale with a flavor closer to asparagus than to broccoli. When I pulled the broccolette out of the fridge, I got…
Tired of serving plain old rice with your meals? Why not try quinoa? Quinoa (pronounced “KEEN-wah”) is an ancient seed that packs a nutritional punch of protein, fiber and potassium. It cooks up in only 15 minutes, making it a perfect side dish for busy families. Quinoa is perfect in soups, or as a base for a cold salad too. I actually have a quinoa salad recipe that you will…
Salsa chicken was one of the first dinner recipes I learned how to make after getting married. I probably made it once a week back then. I like that it’s quick, easy, healthy and gathers many compliments from the husband. I had almost forgotten about it recently until I started putting it on the Mamavation Moms’ meal plans. Their families were loving it, so I decided it to put it back…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Are you wearing your green? How about eating something green? We celebrated last night by making cauliflower popcorn with green cauliflower from our Bountiful Basket. I always love roasting our green cauliflower, but this time I was inspired by my RD friend Danielle Omar’s photo on Facebook of popcorn cauliflower. It’s basically the same thing, just in smaller pieces. But calling it popcorn made…
How often do you cook and eat meals at home as a family? Once a week? More? Many people I talk to are under the impression that healthy dinners take way too much time to put together and that grabbing fast food or a microwavable meal is just part of a busy family’s life. If that describes your mindset, I want to challenge you to a new way of thinking.…
I put this salad together the other night with some of the organic ingredients from my Bountiful Basket. The combination of flavors was outstanding, and Jeff and I gobbled it up! I call it a Christmas salad because of the beautiful red and green colors, but this would be a delicious salad any time of the year. A festive salad for any occasion! A festive salad for a festive season!
A few weeks ago, my parents ended up with three huge butternut squash in their Bountiful Basket. They have been trying to use it all since then. One of the recipes that my dad came up with was a vegetarian butternut squash pizza…then he added sausage. I tried the recipe tonight with a few changes based on what I could find at the store. I used Trader Joe’s whole wheat…