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…
After receiving an entire box of artichokes last week from Ocean Mist Farms, I was determined to use them in as many different ways as possible. There are so many ways to use artichokes. You can steam them, grill them, roast them, or use them for soup. My favorite way to eat them is the simplest. Steamed with garlic butter. Here’s how you do it. Give your artichokes a nice…
This week on The Kids Cook Monday, I want to share with you one of our new favorite quick & easy meals. Tostadas are a simple meatless meal that the kids can help you make, and the ingredients are likely things that you already have on hand. Plus, they are fun to make, kind of like mini pizzas. This is our new go-to meal for busy night! Tostadas Ingredients: -corn…
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…
I heard that everyone’s Bountiful Baskets were loaded this morning including one of my favorites, swiss chard. How bummed am I that I forgot to place my order this week? Here is my favorite way to prepare swiss chard. Make sure to save the stems to make Baked Swiss Chard Stems with Olive Oil and Parmesan later in the week. Swiss Chard & Sweet Potatoes Ingredients: -1 large sweet potato, peeled…
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…