Welcome to this month’s Recipe ReDux Roundup where the theme is “Fresh from the Pumpkin Patch”. I can’t wait to check out all of the pumpkin recipes we’ve gathered up. They all sound so good! I decided to use fresh pumpkin for my recipe, and the inspiration came from Kate at Gluten Free Gobsmacked. She made pumpkin fries last week, and I thought it sounded like a perfect idea! Because…
Fall has to be my favorite season. Cooler temperatures, open windows, pumpkins all around. That’s the stuff that makes suffering through 118-degree days in August worth it. Here in Phoenix, we have so much to look forward too. Fall, winter, and spring bring perfect temperatures to play outdoors all day long. The cooped up days of summer are behind us, and the last of the corn is being harvested. Today,…
I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. Overwhelmed in a good way, with many fun and rewarding opportunities coming my way, but stressed nonetheless. Even though I am not the most organized person (I think I just heard my husband snort at that)…ok, I am the owner of multiple piles in our house…anyways, too much disorganization sends my stress level into overdrive. Thankfully yesterday was Sunday, the perfect day to…
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…
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…
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…