Sides & Salads

I hope this day finds you well! I'm about finished with being on crutches, and I'm looking forward to getting back into the kitchen, making real food! It never ceases to amaze me how much flavor real food packs! Here are two simple ideas for you today: One: experiment...

Today I had the delightful opportunity to sit in the sun at a little French restaurant and eat....a Greek salad! My mouth is still singing! Greens, kalamata olives, cucumbers, squares of red and green peppers, feta cheese and tomatoes, tossed in a lemon, olive oil...

One of the first books that I purchased during my health coach training was Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon. While there are recipes calling for ingredients that are a bit "out there" as far as the SAD goes, my favorite being a fish recipe where she says...

We tried a little different twist with a bean dip this week.  It turned out to be pretty yummy, so here's a share. I had cooked a pot of pinto beans a month or so ago, with onions and seasoning and then froze some of them.   So, when I had tomatoes that needed to...

I walked into a friends house the other day while she was sauteing veggies for part of their breakfast!  They looked so good I had to try something like it.  I choose to combine chopped asparagus, diced summer squash, onions and mushrooms. I simply sauteed them in...

This is a picture story. Start from the bottom and work up!  Mix in your favorite flavor when you stir in the mayo if you'd like!  (I really like curry and wasabi!) Enjoy!!!

Well how's that for a steamy title? And to think we're just going to talk about veggies! I used to think that cooking vegetables was a lot of work, but since I've been doing it for so many years, I realize that it's a pretty quick process.  Well, my mind has caught up...

My sister-in-law is a great cook and we were so happy to find that while we had been traveling, she had been shopping and cooking and had this beautiful meal waiting for us!  Isn't it true that cooking is love made visible? She cooked a pork roast in the crock pot,...

This salad is so beautiful!  Puts me in mind of Valentine's Day, though it isn't a sweet treat. Start with about 3 cups of mixed greens Add 1/2 of a steamed, chopped beet 1 boiled egg (I soaked the egg in beet juice overnight for color) A dollop of cottage cheese 1...