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Tomato Peach Salad

August 4, 2020 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Tomato Peach Salad

This Tomato Peach Salad features summer tomatoes and peaches at their peak juiciness and sweetness. There’s nothing more delicious than freshly picked tomatoes and peaches in the summertime. Each Saturday, I look forward to our local farmer’s market. Although this year we have limited vendors and we can’t handpick our own fruits and vegetables, I…

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Filed Under: salads, Summer Recipes Tagged With: farmer's market, summer produce

Thai Barbecue Pork Chops Recipe

July 23, 2019 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Thai Barbecue Pork Chops - use bone-in pork chops for the best results - these chops are moist, juicy and so flavorful!

These Thai Barbecue Pork Chops are moist, juicy and so flavorful. Know Your Food Source I believe in knowing where our food comes from, and how it’s been treated. I strive to feed my family chemical-free, hormone-free food that’s been raised with care wherever I can. One of the best ways to ensure this is…

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Filed Under: Asian, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, main courses Tagged With: farmer's market, humanely raised pork, MarWin Farm, Thai

Farmer’s Market Corn Salad Recipe

September 24, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Farmer's Market Corn Salad - easy salad featuring summer produce at their peak

Farmer’s Market Corn Salad features fresh corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and basil at their peak. I made this simple corn salad for our Dominican Republic mission trip reunion this past weekend. It was the first time our group has gotten together since our trip in early August. We bonded during the nine days we…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Faith, gluten-free, salads, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: corn, Dominican Republic mission trip, farmer's market

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

Pepe’s White Clam Sauce Pasta

July 31, 2017 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Fresh White Clam Sauce - the secret is a touch of cream and a slightly thickened sauce

Pepe’s White Clam Sauce Pasta features fresh cherrystone clams in a creamy, yet not heavy sauce. Each summer, I buy fresh cherrystone clams from Pepe’s Cream of the Crop at our local farmer’s market. Ed and Laurie Popadic, owners and operators of Pepe’s Cream of the Crop, harvest their clams from the Long Island Sound….

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Filed Under: Dinner, farmer's market, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, Seafood, shellfish Tagged With: farmer's market, pasta, Pepe's Cream of the Crop, white clam sauce

Summer Tomato Salad with Sherry Vinegar and Shallots

July 20, 2016 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Salad with Sherry Vinegar Shallot Dressing - this simple tomato salad highlights summer tomatoes at their peak

This Summer Tomato Salad features heirloom tomatoes in a light but flavorful sherry vinegar dressing. Heirloom tomatoes are so beautiful, each with their own shape, color, and taste. I sampled this Summer Tomato Salad with Sherry Vinegar and Shallots at our local farmer’s market and loved how simple it was to prepare. Choose a variety…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, salads, side dishes Tagged With: farmer's market, heirloom tomatoes, summer, tomato salad

Sauteed Swiss Chard with Carrots and Celery Recipe

June 29, 2015 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Sauteed Swiss Chard with Carrots and Celery - a simply delicious way to prepare Swiss chard

Sauteed Swiss Chard with Carrots and Celery is a deliciously easy way to prepare this healthy vegetable. I’m always looking for new ways to get my boys to eat leafy green vegetables. Out of all the vegetables, I’ve found leafy green veggies to be the hardest sell. Over the years, I’ve turned kale into pesto,…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, New Year, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: easy Swiss chard recipe, farmer's market, swiss chard

Miso Orange Glazed Scallops with Stir-Fry Vegetable Soba Noodles Recipe

September 24, 2014 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Miso Glazed Scallops with Stir Fry Vegetable Soba Noodles © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This dish of Miso Orange Glazed Scallops with Stir-Fry Vegetable Soba Noodles is a wonderful way to enjoy fresh produce and seafood at its finest. It’s light yet satisfyingly delicious. Recently, I finally made it to the Westport Farmer’s Market. All these years, I’ve wanted to go, but just hadn’t found the time. Now that…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Recipes For Foodies, Seafood Tagged With: farmer's market, Japanese market, miso, scallops, seafood, soba noode

Slow Roasted Summer Tomatoes Recipe

September 22, 2014 by Jeanette 21 Comments

Slow Roasted Summer Tomatoes © Jeanette's Healthy Living

These Slow Roasted Summer Tomatoes are jammy, yet juicy and sweet. They’re a versatile accompaniment to just about any meal. There’s something about summer tomatoes that I just can’t get enough of. Each week I pick up as many tomatoes as I can from the farmer’s market – some are yellow, some orange, others red…

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Filed Under: csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: farmer's market, slow roasting, tomatoes

Grilled Ratatouille with Eggplant, Peppers and Tomatoes Recipe

August 20, 2014 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Grilled Ratatouille wrapped in foil is the perfect way to enjoy summer eggplant, tomatoes, onions and peppers. The best part is that there’s almost no cleanup involved. Our farmer’s market is packed with summer vegetables this time of year and I find myself buying as much as I can carry. Although I get to the…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, side dishes, Summer Recipes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: eggplant, farmer's market, grilling, peppers, ratatouille, summer

Garlic Scape Paste Recipe

July 14, 2014 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Garlic Scape Paste © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This simple Garlic Scape Paste is a flavor booster for stir-fries, pestos, hummus and more. Have you seen garlic scapes at the farmer’s market but don’t what to do with them? They’re long and unwieldy looking, but have great garlicky flavor. Unlike asparagus, the tips on garlic scapes are actually not eaten which is the…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: farmer's market, garlic scapes

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

Rustic Cabbage Vegetable Soup Recipe

October 28, 2013 by Jeanette 33 Comments

Rustic Cabbage Vegetable Soup © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Rustic Cabbage Vegetable Soup is perfect for cool Fall day. It’s a great way to enjoy all the heartier Fall vegetables available at the local farmer’s market. There’s nothing better than a bowl of soup to show how much you love someone. I’ve made tons of soup for family and friends over the years,…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, healthy choices, Pantry Recipe, soups Tagged With: cabbage soup, CSA Box, Fall soup recipe, farmer's market, healthy soup recipe

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

Plum Luv Foods’ Underground Dinner in Newtown Connecticut

July 19, 2013 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Fish with Smoked Avocado Salsa 2

This past Sunday, a group of our friends, my husband and I were six of the lucky 40 folks to nab tickets to a “hip” six  course menu put on by Plum Luv Foods at Butcher’s Best in Newtown, CT, showcasing sustainable local produce, seafood and grassfed meats. This was a sold-out event, even after…

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Filed Under: csa, farmer's market, Resources Tagged With: Arathusa Farm, Butcher's Best, Chef Justin Kern, Chef Plum, CT, farmer's market, Farming 101, Holbrook Farm, Karlee Kern, local Connecticut vendors, local produce, Newtown, Plum Luv Foods, pop-up dinner, Shiregate Family Farm, underground dinner

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

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