When people begin experimenting with a keto eating plan, one of the most mourned dishes on the “don’t” list is mashed potatoes. Especially around the holidays when traditional family recipes are on the horizon, telling Grandma that you want mashed cauliflower is just plain sad. I’m sure the responses have been less than enthusiastic. In …
With the shorter days upon us, I find myself craving the sheet pan dinners that work best on busy weeknights. I love the simplicity of the vegetables and bacon. And I love experimenting with various flavors for the dressing to coat before roasting. This is very easy but packed with flavor. I loved freshly shaved …
For the upcoming Thanksgiving day meal, all the conversations between the inlaws and outlaws centered around what everybody would bring. I jumped in front of the conversation and declared I would bring Mac n’ Cheese and I was not going to budge on that. And I was going to make it gluten-free and people were …
Paleo and Gluten-Free means no cornbread and without cornbread, how can I have stuffing?? By using vegetables and protein. I mixed all the ingredients and put it in the oven without the use of Cream of Crap. And Stephen agrees that it would be perfect next to a ham or turkey on the table. So, …
I love kale just about any way I can get it. Other than the obvious salads, I like it mixed in soups, stir frys, breakfast casseroles, or just cooked with carrots in a pressure cooker. However, I would have never thought of grilling some canned artichokes and putting them with some garlic sauteed kale. But …
I wanted something crispy and had a lot of zucchini left from an earlier stir fry. Why not fry them up and dip them like French fries? I knew zucchini has a high water content so I wasn’t sure how it would work. I figured a high heat pan, a little avocado oil …
While looking through my cookbooks that are heavy on vegetables, I wondered just how many ways I could make greens. I love turnip greens and kale is my absolute favorite. The last trip to Whole Foods led to a stack of frozen greens about 7 high in my deep freezer. Now that I’m working through …
I had never heard of pattypan squash. I grew up eating regular old gooseneck summer squash. So when I saw a table at the farmer’s market advertising the sale of pattypan squash, I had to buy some. Little did I know that I would also have a few in the harvest basket from Snow’s Bend. …