Vegetable

I’m all alone in my household of four. No one else enjoys cucumbers.  Or cherry tomatoes. No one, but me. Sniff. Sometimes, I just have to celebrate my cucumber-and-cherry-tomato-loving-ways.  And sneak in things like this Cherry Tomato and Cucumber Salad. Even if I’m the only one who eats it, it’s still darn tasty. So there. [...]

I originally had no intention of posting this Roasted Asparagus recipe. As you can probably imagine, I cook a lot. Which means I make a lot of food.  And try out a lot of recipes. When these recipes are tasty, I share them on this here blog.  When they’re not up to par, I either [...]

Apparently, there’s only so many times one can eat plain steamed asparagus. And, when I say, “one,” I mean Dustin.  As for me, I could probably never get tired of it.   You know how there’s that one side or that one recipe that, somehow, always sounds great for dinner?  Well, steamed asparagus is usually the [...]

Not being able to eat pasta with this new diet has kinda been killing me. Just kinda. I had to turn my creative thinking cap on. Like on super power mode. I came up with zucchini noodles. Yes, zucchini noodles! These are so easy to make and actually replace a traditional pasta pretty darn well. [...]

Stir Fry can usually be either a blessing or a curse, depending on how it’s made. Most of the time, sadly, I find it winds up being too mushy, with over-cooked, dry chicken and super salty.  Me no like. The blessing of stir fry, however, is that it comes together so quickly and easily and, [...]

Now that we live in Texas, fresh okra is a lot more easy to find at the grocery store. This makes Dustin very happy, which makes me happy. Dustin absolutely loves the stuff.  And, we have learned, Jordan can’t get enough okra either. It’s really cute to watch them both gobble it down together. Like [...]

We like our salmon in our house.  A lot.  We also like our salmon to be pan-roasted.  A lot. So, chances are, when I ask Dustin how he’d like his salmon prepared and what he’d like with it, he’ll promptly reply Pan-Roasted Salmon with Garlic Parmesan Green Beans and these tasty little Sautéed Baby Red [...]

Looking for a more grown-up version of brown sugar glazed baby carrots?  Good! ‘Cuz here it is! Not that there’s anything wrong with the basics that make your inner child smile.  Keeping your inner child happy and satisfied is definitely important. But, sometimes, more adult versions are called for.  And these Maple Ginger Glazed Carrots [...]

In case you haven’t yet had a chance to make my Alfredo Sauce, here’s a wonderfully easy and delicious recipe for you to try. For some reason, I tend to not give this meal enough credit, thinking it’s kinda one of those things you can just throw together in a pinch — or when it [...]

Recipe Title Alternatives: Baby Beet Salad, Fresh Beet Salad, Feta and Beet Salad with Shallot and Orange Vinaigrette, Feta and Beet Salad… I think you get the point.  “Beet Salad” just kinda sums it up. For four weeks straight, our CSA included a (deceptively) small brown bag full of baby beets.  Did I mention this [...]