I love brussels sprouts. Seriously. I’ve been talking about the goodness of roasted brussels sprouts since I learned about them from Ina Garten ten years ago. Watching her roast vegetables with olive oil and salt changed my world. I’ve never met a roasted vegetable I didn’t like. A year ago, I asked you what your most hated vegetable was. Many of you said brussels sprouts. I challenged you to try…
Have you ever heard of a sunchoke? They are also called Jerusalem artichokes. They are funny-looking tubers that kind of resemble ginger. Sunchokes are high in iron and a good source of vitamin C. The are also high in inulin, a type of carbohydrate that is difficult to digest and can cause excess gas. We have received sunchokes a few times in our Bountiful Baskets. I’m pretty sure that last…
Welcome to this month’s Recipe ReDux! When I found out that our theme is chocolate, I was pretty stumped. I’m not much of a baker, so chocolate chip cookies were out. A healthy recipe using chocolate? Hmm….. Inspiration hit me last week when a friend mentioned that she thought of me while sipping a smoothie made with raw cacoa powder. A smoothie with chocolate? What a wonderful idea! Coming up…
Joe started soccer last week. Does that make me a soccer mom? Whatever it means, I know one thing. Our schedule just got a little busier. Between soccer practice and spring training right around the corner, I need to have ingredients for quick dinners handy. On the nights when I haven’t planned well enough to get a crock pot meal together, a frittata is one of my go-to meals. It…
We’ve been going bell pepper crazy lately living so close to a Sprouts Farmers Market (they have the best prices on bell peppers). Leila and I could snack on bell pepper strips all day. We almost always eat them with our lunch, along with what she calls “potatoes” (grape tomatoes). I wanted to do something different with them this week, so I went searching for inspiration. I have a stuffed…
Last week, Jenna from Eat, Live, Run posted a recipe for Brussels sprouts with bacon, dried cherries and Israeli couscous. Not only did the photos make me drool, but the thought of the sweet and savory combo had me determined to make my own gluten-free version. I had about 25 brussels sprouts from my Bountiful Baskets sitting in my fridge. I had also picked up a couple packages of Applegate…
Happy Peanut Butter Day! I can’t believe I almost missed the holiday the celebrates one of my favorite things in the world. Thankfully I got a heads up from Janetha at Meals and Moves (by the way, if you haven’t checked out her blog before, you should!). Our family celebrated a week early by eating this scrumptious peanut butter pasta two nights in a row. You will notice that all…