This week on Food Network’s Summer Fest, a group of talented bloggers are featuring farm fresh recipes using Eggplant that’s in season. Each week, recipes using farm fresh produce will be featured on the Food Network website along with recipes by a group of fabulous food bloggers. I love eggplant, especially the Asian varieties that are smaller. One of my favorite…
Asian Sesame Spinach Salad Recipe
Asian Sesame Spinach Salad is a healthy side dish that is easy to prepare. Remember when Popeye would open a can of spinach just before his muscles would pop out of his shirt? Well, Popeye was onto something because as it turns out, Spinach is a Power Food. Although canned spinach sounds just as unappealing…
Watermelon Mint Freeze Recipe
This week as part of Food Network’s Summer Fest, a group of talented bloggers are featuring farm fresh recipes using Melons that are in season. Each week, recipes using farm fresh produce will be featured on the Food Network website along with recipes by a group of fabulous food bloggers. Although I love all melons, today, I am…
Peach Blackberry Arugula Salad Recipe
Peach Blackberry Arugula Salad is a beautiful fresh salad featuring fresh peaches and blackberries. One of the fruits I look forward to most during the summer are fresh peaches. There’s just something about taking a bite of a fresh, juicy peach in season. The fragrance of a fresh in-season peach is intoxicating. White peaches are…
Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables and Pesto Sauce Recipe
Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables and Pesto Sauce is a healthy vegetarian main course that will brighten up any dinner. This week on Food Network’s Summer Fest, a group of talented bloggers are featuring farm fresh recipes using Peppers that are in season. Each week, recipes using farm fresh produce will be featured on…
Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza Recipe (Kids Cooking Video)
Sponsored by French Meadow Bakery. Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza is a kid-friendly way to get your children to eat their vegetables. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kFq0JyaVM&feature=g-upl Today, I are featuring my son, Alex, making a Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza using French Meadow Bakery’s Gluten-Free Pizza Crust. The crust comes unbaked in an aluminum pan, and can be found in the frozen…
Grilled Chicken Bell Pepper Zucchini Squash Vegetable Kebabs Recipe
Grilled Chicken Bell Pepper Zucchini Squash Vegetable Kebabs make an easy, healthy dinner. Each summer, I think things will be calmer, quieter, and dream of all the free time I’ll have. After all, there are fewer scheduled kid activities right? Well, that might be true, but the lack of routine can sometimes be a bit…
Roasted Brussels Sprout Chips Recipe
Roasted Brussels Sprout Chips are a delicious way to enjoy brussels sprouts, especially the crispy bits. If you like roasted kale or kale chips, I’m pretty sure you’ll like these roasted brussels sprout chips. I haven’t always been a brussels sprouts fan. My memory of brussels sprouts growing up were overcooked and mushy vegetables that…
Sesame Summer Squash Stir-Fry Recipe
This Sesame Summer Squash Stir-Fry is quick and easy to make, and goes well with grilled proteins. Lately, I’ve been getting lots of Summer Squash in my CSA Box. I’ve been grilling them the last few weeks, but decided to stir-fry them instead for a change. This easy recipe can be made in less time…
Easy Cold Soy Sesame Cucumber Salad Recipe
Cold Soy Sesame Cucumber Salad makes a regular appearance at our dinner table during the summer. My dad used to make this all the time in the sweltering Maryland heat. It takes less than 15 minutes to make this simple, refreshing cucumber salad. Each Saturday, I trek over to our local farmer’s market to see…
Steamed Broccoli with Miso Peanut Butter Sauce
Steamed Broccoli with Miso Peanut Butter Sauce makes a healthy snack. Growing up, broccoli was not one of my favorite vegetables. But, over the years, I have become a huge broccoli fan, especially after learning about its potent anti-cancer qualities. Fortunately, three of my four boys like broccoli. My oldest son is not a broccoli…
Grilled Bell Peppers and Summer Squash Recipe (Power Food)
One of my favorite lazy ways to prepare fresh summer vegetables is cooking them on the grill. It’s so easy and the perfect way to take advantage of the summer bounty of peppers, squash and onions. Making a big batch ensures you have a stash for a quick pasta salad or sandwich. Recently, I joined…
Warm Braised Beet Salad with Beet Greens and Yogurt Dressing Recipe
Warm Braised Beet Salad with Beet Greens and Yogurt Dressing is a wonderful example of using the entire plant from top to bottom. Ever since I tasted the Warm Beet Salad with Mushrooms and Yogurt Sauce at Dressing Room restaurant in Westport, CT, a few weeks ago during a photo shoot, I haven’t been able to…
Garlic Scape, Cilantro, Swiss Chard Pesto Recipe {CSA Box Recipe}
I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) group again this summer and have been getting garlic scapes, Swiss chard, romaine lettuce, baby lettuce greens, scallions, and cilantro in my CSA Box the last few weeks. Last year, I made Garlic Scape Swiss Chard Pesto which was a nice change from the traditional basil pesto recipe….
Momofuku Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Miso “Butter” Sauce Recipe (Power Food)
Have you eaten at any of David Chang’s restaurants before? I haven’t, but I have checked out his Momofuku cookbook from the library on several occasions. Cookbooks are my way of traveling and “eating out.” One of the recipes in David Chang’s cookbook that has intrigued me over the years is his Roasted Asparagus with…
Farm Fresh Restaurant Dining In Connecticut
I have lived in Connecticut for over 25 years – Wow, kind of scary! I moved here right after graduate school and have raised all four of my boys in the Nutmeg State. Never in a million years would I have thought that Connecticut would be my home for so many years. My husband is…
Strawberry Spinach Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing Recipe
A few weeks ago, a few of my friends and I co-hosted a Spring Ladies’ Luncheon for our church. We used to serve sandwiches and salad for these luncheons, but found that all the salad would be gone in a flash, leaving a platter full of sandwiches nearly untouched. So, over the years, we have…
The Best Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
This past week has been both exhilarating and difficult. Exhilarating because I came in #1 in Circle of Mom’s Top Foodie Mom Contest! Difficult because two of my boys (my youngest son and one of the twins) suffered concussions within the span of 3 days, and both of them will have celebrated their birthdays…
Recipe for Roasted Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes
With Spring just around the corner, I’m looking forward to all the fresh produce that will show up soon in local markets. The other day, I picked up a large container of cherry tomatoes and a big bag of asparagus from Costco’s. It’s impossible to buy anything in small quantities at Costco’s, so I’ve been…
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Sage and Thyme Recipe
Did you know that eating the right foods can help you feel more energetic and contribute to a good mood? According to Joy Bauer’s Food Cures, high quality carbohydrates and protein (found primarily in plant foods) contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that help contribute to a good mood. These include whole grains, legumes, vegetables…
Simply Tropical Fruits – Papaya and Passion Fruit
We just spent the past few weeks in paradise – on the island of Maui in Hawaii. There’s nothing that I look forward to more this time of year than spending some quality down time with my family. No sports, no meetings or appointments, no place we have to be at any time (except for…