Category: Fruit + Vegetables

  • Saltine-Crusted Fried Green Tomatoes

    Saltine-Crusted Fried Green Tomatoes

    It’s the beginning of tomato season here, which means: grab some not-yet-ripe tomatoes and get them fried! 🙂 Tomatoes are the last food left on my “Learn to Like” checklist. (Well, second to last just above eggplant. Bleh.) I am just not generally a fan, unless there are teeny amounts of small-diced pieces or unless…

  • Cucumber, Corn and Avocado Salad

    Cucumber, Corn and Avocado Salad

    A cold, satisfying, fruit-and-veggie salad is just perfect for the summer! We JUST got done with a mad crazy heat wave that sent me spiraling on an “eat only the cold things!” spell, with a touch of “eat only the things I don’t have to turn on stoves or oven for!”Something about chilled refreshing cucumbers…

  • Frozen Peanut Butter Banana Slices

    Allow me to introduce you to one of the easiest and most delicious snacks ever. First, a little secret: I’m not so into bananas. There are actually a handful of things that most people LOVE that I am not all that excited about (chocolate, whipped cream, plus I NEVER really liked bacon so when non-vegans…

  • Sweet Onion Kale Chips | Take 2

    It’s been WAY too long since I’ve made some kale chips, so I made truly spectacular ones to make up for the long wait. Check. them. out. Last year I made sweet onion kale chips to enjoy the awesome flavor of those Sweet Maui Onion chips in a healthier vegan way. I’m still in love…

  • Zucchini Walnut Fritters

    Hi, friends! Happy Saturday!Sorry I’ve been AWOL this week. My week flew by, I’ve focused my blog time on working out a few more kinks from the redesign (posts may still be slow for a little while as I work everything out…), and I celebrated my birthday yesterday! But I wanted to pop in to…

  • Sweet & Tangy Cucumber Salad

    Seriously, over a week without posting food was weird, I missed you guys! I really loved working on redesigning my blog and learning some completely new-to-me things. I absolutely intend to keep working on it, and I’m sure you’ll see gradual changes for a long time to come. But now that the redesign is presentable,…

  • Mushroom & Artichoke Pastry Cups

    I have been working on my “use my cookbooks” goal a bit more this month, and doing pretty well.  This simple and incredible meal came from a cookbook, and I just HAD to share.  These awesome little pastry cups are filled with sautéed mushrooms, garlic, chives, and marinated artichoke hearts and stuffed into puff pastry. …

  • Papaya + Berries for Breakfast In Bed

    This breakfast has a very specific purpose: fast breakfast so I have more time to stay in bed with my electric blanket on these cold mornings.  Confession: lately the number of days when I can only get myself up in time to throw my hair up, do some minimal makeup, and get out the door…

  • Brown Sugar & Spice Roasted Sweet Potatoes

    Quickie post with my sweet potato recipe from my friends Thanksgiving.  Simple and yummy! I really wanted to make sage-spiced sweet potato rounds, but couldn’t find ground sage! So frustrating.  So at the last minute, I just threw a few things in a bowl and tossed the potatoes up.  Turned out wonderful. 

  • Squash & Brussels Sprouts Pasta Salad w/ Brown Sugar Balsamic Vinaigrette

    Long title, I know!  But I just couldn’t imagine leaving anything out, every ingredient is a selling point with this dish.  Roasted veggies, pasta, and a sweet-and-tangy vinaigrette = my new winning dish.   Plus candied pecans!  But enough was enough in the title 🙂 Just a quickie post for you today, jumping straight to the…