Category: Veggies

Black Bean Confetti Salad

Look at all the colors in this salad. A bean party in a bowl. It’s a healthy and happy salad. It’s good for you and tastes awesome! This salad is full of flavors that pop

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Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti Squash. You are one weird vegetable. You look like pasta, but you taste like squash. I’m not one of those people who can be fooled into thinking that a vegetable is really a substitute

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Carrot Ginger Soup

Yes, I know that the Super Bowl is this weekend. A day that requires manly food for a manly game. And yes, I know that carrot soup flavored with apples and lots of fresh ginger

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Roasted Brussels Sprouts. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited about a vegetable. I can guarantee you that I’ve NEVER been this excited about brussels sprouts. But roasted? Glorious! Like most other

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Chicken Roasted with Potatoes & Kale

It’s been cooler than usual here in Florida so I’ve been on something of a roasting kick. I’ve also been on a bit of a kale kick which you might remember from this weirdly awesome

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Ham & Navy Bean Soup

What goes with delicious Honey Whole Wheat Bread? Ham and Navy Bean Soup, that’s what! I had a soup revelation last week in, of all weird places, the overly fragrant Yankee Candle Store. I was

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Sweet Potato & Kale Soup

Sweet Potato & Kale Soup. I challenge you to find a healthier, more delicious combination of ingredients in one bowl. Just look at those dark leafy greens and hunks of sweet potatoes. Vitamins galore. And

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Divine Chicken Divan

Chicken Divan and A test to see how old you are. Test Question #1 – are you old enough to remember this dish from the glory days of the casserole? Test Question #2 – are

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Minestrone

A week or so ago when I made this Fabulous Focaccia, I also made a big pot of hearty Minestrone soup. Full of a garden’s worth of vegetables, this Italian soup is easy to make

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Spicy Shrimp Tortilla Soup

Spicy Shrimp Tortilla Soup. Working my way through my stack of recipes from friends, I came across this amazing soup recipe courtesy of my friend and musical cohort, Julie Fox. She emailed this recipe to

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Tropical Quinoa Salad

Tropical Quinoa Salad. The most difficult thing about cooking Quinoa is knowing how to pronounce it. Forget the Q, the U, and the O. It’s pronounced Keen-wah. Don’t ask. I have no idea why. I

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Pasta Puttanesca

Pasta Puttanesca! Do you know the rather colorful story about Pasta Puttanesca? The story goes that (ahem) ladies of the evening would make a large dish of this highly aromatic pasta and put it in

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Mom’s Potato Salad

I love potato salad. To be more specific, I love my mom’s potato salad. Both of my parents are terrific cooks but the meal requested most by my sister and me is a comfort food

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Caesar Salad

I’m lucky to have friends who are great cooks. I’m even luckier that those friends are willing to give me their recipes. Before you stands  my friend Wes’ Famous Caesar Salad. This is another one

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Creamy Zucchini Linguine

Creamy Zucchini Linguine. With Pancetta….but that doesn’t rhyme. No, I’m not having my own personal Zucchini Festival over  here. Even though I’ve recently posted a recipe for  Zucchini Pineapple Bread, this pasta was too good

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