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Kale Basil Pistachio Garlic Scape Pesto Recipe

July 4, 2018 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Kale Garlic Scape Basil Pesto © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Kale Basil Pistachio Garlic Scape Pesto is a great way to enjoy in-season farmer’s market produce. I remember the first time I tasted pesto many years ago. Just a spoonful of pesto packs a flavorful aromatic punch to any dish. Traditional pesto is made with basil and pine nuts, but I love adding leafy green…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, dips and sauces, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, farmer's market, garlic scapes, kale pesto, pasta with pesto

Ghoulish “Bloody Brains” Roasted Cauliflower and Beet Hummus Recipe

October 31, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Roasted Caulflower and Beet Hummus © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This combination of Roasted Cauliflower and Beet Hummus is ghoulishly delicious, and a great way to enjoy fall vegetables in season. Today, I’m having a little fun with my vegetables. It’s Halloween and there have been lots of fun Halloween sweet treats floating around on Pinterest. So, I challenged myself to come up with something…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, sauces, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: beet hummus, csa, farmer's market, Food Network Fall Fest, healthy Halloween recipe, how to roast cauliflower, pesticides in food, the dirty dozen fruits and vegetables

Cucumber Tomato Pepper Salad with Extra-Aged Goat Cheese Recipe

September 18, 2013 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Cucumber Tomato Aged Goat Cheese Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Cucumber Tomato Pepper Salad with Extra-Aged Goat Cheese uses the best of summer’s bounty at their peak. Savor the rest of summer with this salad, made extra special with some crumbled artisan cheese. This week marks the end of summer and I’m going to miss all the farm-fresh produce we’ve been getting all summer…

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Filed Under: salads, side dishes, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, farmer's market, Sartori cheese, summer salad

Star Anise Ginger Pickled Beets Recipe {+ Kimchi Pickled Beets}

September 4, 2013 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Star Anise Ginger Pickled Beets

These Star Anise Ginger Pickled Beets with an Asian twist make a fun topping for salads. I’ve been obsessed with quick pickles this summer. Pickling is a great way to turn almost any fruit or vegetable into something special. Chinese Pickled Watermelon Rinds and Miso Gochujang Cucumber Pickles tossed with cold soba noodles becomes lunch….

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Filed Under: Asian, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: beet recipes, csa, farmer's market, Food Network, kimchi pickled beets, pickling beets, quick pickled beet recipes, star anise, Summerfest

Soba Noodles with Miso Gochujang Cucumber Pickles Recipe

August 23, 2013 by Jeanette 32 Comments

Soba Noodles with Miso Gochujang Pickles © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These Miso Gochujang Cucumber Pickles take almost no time to make and are perfect for a quick meal. The natural juice from the pickles makes a flavorful sauce that is delicious tossed with soba noodles as a cold noodle salad. The other day after I got home from a meeting, I opened the refrigerator and…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, salads, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: csa, cucumbers, farmer's market, gochujang, miso, quick Asian pickles, quick cucumber pickle recipe

How To Use Bell Peppers Six Ways + 30+ Bell Pepper Recipes

August 21, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Asian Fusion Omelette/Fritatta with Dashi Gravy

This collection of Bell Pepper Recipes shows how to use bell peppers six different ways. Whether they’re red, green, orange, or yellow, bell peppers are very versatile and add sweetness and brightness to lots of recipes. Bell Peppers are bountiful this time of year, so I try to use them where ever I can. I…

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Filed Under: healthy choices, main courses, side dishes, vegetables Tagged With: bell pepper recipes, csa, farmer's market, Food Network, recipes using peppers, Summerfest, ways to cook bell peppers

Steamed Swiss Chard with Soy Sesame Sauce Recipe

July 2, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Swiss Chard Banchan © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Quick and easy, this Steamed Swiss Chard with Soy Sesame Sauce dish is nice served cold or at room temperature. Throughout the summer, Swiss chard makes a regular appearance in my CSA Box and at the local Farmer’s Market. So often, I hear people say that they have no idea what to do with Swiss…

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Filed Under: Asian, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: banchan, csa, easy Swiss chard recipe, farmer's market

Roasted Beet, Apple and Walnut Salad with Honey Lemon Yogurt Dressing

September 5, 2012 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Roasted Beet, Apple, Walnut Salad with Honey Lemon Yogurt Dressing

If you’ve ever read any of my Beet Recipe posts, you know that I did not like beets growing up, but came to love them after I tasted my first Roasted Beet Salad. During the summer, beets abound at the farmer’s market and in my CSA Box, so I have plenty of opportunities to experiment…

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Filed Under: csa, farmer's market, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, salads Tagged With: beet and apple salad, beet salad, csa, farmer's market, Food Network, Food Network Summer Fest, roasted beet salad, yogurt dressing

Easy Cold Soy Sesame Cucumber Salad Recipe

July 21, 2012 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Cold Soy

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…

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Filed Under: Asian, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Asian salad, csa, cucumber salad, easy recipe, farmer's market, no cooking, raw food

Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto Recipe

September 26, 2011 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto

  Whole Grain Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto, Roasted Broccoli and Cherry Tomatoes   A while back, I wrote a post called “Super Sauces” that included a recipe for Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce.  Since then, I’ve made a few other sauces that deserve to be included in this category…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Dinner, dips and sauces, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, farmer's market, gluten-free, pesto, vegetarian

Preparing for Hurricane Irene – What I learned {Greek Salad with Tomato, Cucumber, Peppers and Feta Cheese}

August 29, 2011 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Greek Cucumber Feta Tomato Salad

This past week after the earthquake on the East Coast, and in anticipation of Hurricane Irene, everyone was busy stocking up on food, gas and supplies, before hunkering down for the impending storm. As the countdown began before Irene would hit, things got a little crazy. People started getting antsy as supplies ran low. A…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, salads, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, cucumbers, farmer's market, Greek Salad, peppers, salad, tomatoes

Quick Kohlrabi Kim Chi Salad Recipe

July 7, 2011 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Korean Spicy Kolhrabi Kimchi

Quick Kohlrabi Kim Chi Salad is an easy healthy accompaniment to dinner. In my most recent CSA Box #4, I was given a Kohlrabi, which I have only eaten raw once before. With hot summer weather here, turning on the stove is one of the last things I feel like doing these days, so a…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, gluten-free, salads, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, kimchi, kohlrabi, Korean

CSA Box#2 Recipe: Snow Pea, Radish and Scallion Salad

June 22, 2011 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Snow Pea Radish Salad

This simple Snow Pea, Radish and Scallion Salad highlights in season farm fresh produce at its peak. In my last CSA box, I received an assortment of salad greens, spinach, bok choy, garlic scapes, radishes and strawberries. I made moreSwiss Chard and Garlic Scape Pesto, Stir-Fry Noodles with Bok Choy, and Korean Spinach Salad “Banchan,”…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: csa, radish, salad, snow peas

Arugula Tomato Salad and Arugula Roasted Beet Goat Cheese Salad with Lemon Dressing Recipes

June 10, 2011 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Arugula Tomato Parmesan Salad with Lemon Olive Oil Dressing

This summer, I decided to join a Community Supported Agriculture group (“CSA”). A CSA allows consumers to buy local, seasonal produce directly from a farm. The way it works is simple: the farm offers a certain number of “shares” to the public. Consumers buy a share and are then the recipient of a box of…

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Filed Under: dips and sauces, Easter, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: arugula salad, csa, lemon dressing, roasted beets, tomatoes

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