I’m on a mission to stop using canned beans. Most canned beans contain BPA, and I’m not too sure about that. While I’m not a scientist, I figure it’s better to avoid it as much as possible instead of taking any chances. Cooking dry beans really isn’t very difficult. Plus, it’s much cheaper to use dried…
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Friday Favorites – Episode 37
My Friday Favorites are back! I hope you’re as excited as I am… I really enjoy reading through everyone’s food blogs each week. I am always amazed by the creativity and brilliance of all of the other bloggers out there. And, when I see great food, I get excited and just have to share… I’m…
Spicy Black Beans
My husband “doesn’t like black beans.” At least, that’s what he thought. In addition to the goals I mentioned in my first Ten in 10 post, another ongoing goal that I have is to make more vegetarian meals. I typically make one or two vegetarian dinners each week, but I would like to be eating meatless…
Friday Favorites – Episode 35
I can’t believe it’s Friday already again. Even scarier is the fact that Christmas is now only three short weeks away! This fall has gone by in a flash… It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is already over and the Christmas season is now in full swing! So, if you’re still scrambling to catch up…
Tomato, Pepper, and Jack Soup
In the past week or two, it seems that both our garden and our CSA have started booming with tomatoes. I have already frozen as much tomato sauce as I can possibly pack into my freezer. So, I decided to tackle some tomato soup. It might not sound like a big deal, but the bar was…
Mexican Cucumber Salad
I don’t know about you, but when it’s hot and humid in the summer, the last thing I want to do is cook on the stove or use the oven. With the amount of delicious fresh produce I have been getting from our CSA and our garden, I have been able to make a lot…
Introducing Tips & Tricks…
Every once in a while, as I am working in my kitchen, I realize that I have what I consider to be a good kitchen tip to share… It’s not that I’m brilliant, not by a long shot. It’s usually just that I stumble across something by accident, and I think to myself, “perhaps this is…
Mexican Cabbage Rolls
While this dish was inspired by my beef enchilada recipe, I am not going to try to tell you that cabbage rolls and enchiladas are the same thing. That’s like those diet articles that say to substitute carrot sticks for french fries, a bowl of fruit for a chocolate muffin. If you really want the…
Tomato and Squash Skillet
Last week, my husband was out of town, so I ended up cooking for myself for a few days. On Wednesday, when I picked up our CSA share, I decided to make myself a quick vegetarian dinner since I had an abundance of veggies from both the CSA and garden that I didn’t want to…
Baja Chicken Tacos
Lately I have been on a mission to use the bottled condiments and marinades that have been stockpiled in my pantry. For a while, I would clip coupons from the Sunday paper, and then I felt compelled to use them. I would buy 3 bottles of marinade just to save a dollar, even though I…
