Inspired by Maya’s Maple, Apple & Butternut Roast and my conversation with the California Walnuts organization, I came up with this simple side dish perfect for any holiday gathering (or any night of the week). The best part is, you can throw the cold leftovers onto a pile of lettuce the next day for a nutritious and filling lunch. And don’t throw away those butternut squash seeds, they are the…
I was overjoyed to see parsnips in this week’s Bountiful Basket. I have only used parsnips twice in my life, both times for the same dish (Leek and Root Vegetable Gratin). I have developed quite a fondness for roasted vegetables, so I decided to roast them up with a few of the yams from this week’s basket. The dish turned out simple and flavorful, a perfect fall side dish. Herb…
Fall is here and so are fall vegetables. We have been getting some kind of squash in our Bountiful Baskets lately. Last week, I asked for acorn squash recipes. Jennie submitted a link to a moroccan-style stuffed acorn squash recipe. I thought it sounded good, so I went to pick the ingredients up at the store. They happened to be out of ground turkey breast, so I decided to make…
After reading Megan Thompson’s guest post on how to make quick pickles, I had to try it for myself. I went with the recipe for spicy quick dill pickles because I had most of the ingredients on hand. I only made one of the jars spicy so that the kids could share in the pickle eating. The spears turned out nice and mild. We went through these the fastest. Most…
It’s always a good idea to have a few quick and healthy food items around to whip up when you are short on time. Being prepared can keep you from dialing up the pizza place or heading for the nearest drive-thru. A few weeks ago, I had picked up a package of steamed lentils from Trader Joe’s. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them,…
You’ve heard it a thousand times, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. “But I don’t have time for breakfast,” you think. So you grab a cup of coffee, maybe a breakfast bar or a piece of fruit on your way out the door, and an hour later you’re hungry. Well, I want to challenge you to set your alarm 15 minutes earlier to make and eat an…
Last week I still had three seedless cucumbers in my crisper from the previous week’s Bountiful Basket. I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I started asking for ideas. My friend Angela suggested making a Thai cucumber salad. I went online to search for a recipe and came across several. So I took ideas from all of them and came up with my own recipe based on what…