
Ever want to escape the weather? Some choose to go to an all inclusive resort, other choose to have special weekend away in seclusion and than there is some that just pretend to relive the summer and make a kicked up barbeque chicken sauce in the middle of January. I guess for this week I am [...]

Good morning everyone. Have I got a fun dish for you to try today. Simple, easy and very tasty. I was extremely impressed with the roasted vegetables in this dish. The broccoli flavored with the onions and carrots were nice and tender yet crispy. The flavor on the salmon was very good. I used a [...]

Happy Friday. As promised, a fun little post today thanks to some free goodies that were sent to me from the fine folks at Swanson Health products. Included in the package last week are Natural Organic Almonds ( YUM), Raw Organic Honey and some Eden Organic Kamut Pasta Vegetable Spirals. I have never tries Kamut [...]

It’s Friday!! Last night I was trying to think of what to make for supper and I remember picking up some green beans and I thought it would be a great side dish to go with some baked haddock. It was so nice to have just a simple dinner after a long day. I was [...]

Happy Wednesday! Phew… what a day! We will get on that in a minute. I have been working on house decisions what feels like all day yesterday as the builders had made some great progress and had lots of questions as the floor system got underway today. House Update Below!!!! On to the carrots! These [...]

Happy Wednesday! How about taking boring root vegetables and cooking them slightly different? Well you guessed it…. I did just that! I was contemplating what to make for dinner all day and I ended up coming up with this quick and easy hearty dish. I started with some turnip, carrot, parsnip and brussels sprouts then [...]

This week is another healthy addition in the grocery item of the week excitement. We have been buying these bags of goodness for a while now and I must say they actually taste good and are simple to prepare. Great for a quick vegetable as a side dish or adding into a casserole at the [...]

How to Shock Vegetables A simple do-ahead method for delicious veggies every time. Shocking, or refreshing, refers to the technique of plunging just blanched vegetables into ice water to halt the cooking. (They’ll keep cooking if you simply take them off the heat.) It locks in flavor, texture, and color, and you don’t have to [...]