Purple sweet potatoes are just beautiful. I grew up with white potatoes in my potato salad. The orange version ruled my childhood. It wasn’t until I was a full grown adult that I discovered the purple sweet potato. I’ve been getting groceries delivered for a while but last week I went out to shop. I always get excited … Read More
I grew up eating grits but I was not familiar with polenta. Not sure which is which? Polenta is made from yellow corn and white grits are made from, yep, you guessed it…white corn. Breakfast used to stress me out. At least that’s how I felt when I started leaning away from animal products. So first went the … Read More
Like most college students, I survived on cup after cup of instant ramen noodles. It was just a way of life. We ate them for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I cringe at the amount of sodium in those packages and I’m grateful that I graduated with a degree and not high blood pressure. My daughter loves ramen noodles. … Read More
Mushrooms are the absolute go to in my house when I’m looking for a meaty taste without the meat. I love to add them to pizza and empanadas. I remember seeing them on the shelf in the supermarket as a kid. They were either in a can or a glass jar. Mushrooms would magically show up in our … Read More
Broccolini sounds like a cute baby broccoli. But it’s not. It is actually a cross between broccoli and Chinese broccoli. Chinese broccoli is also known as Gai Lan. I became a fan of Gai Lan after spending time at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. You might recall that those folks inspired me to create a … Read More
Lasagna with pesto and cauliflower is a mouthful and well worth all of the vocabulary words. This is one must make plant forward dish. Thanks to guest blogger, Leslie Segar aka Big Lez, we have the full recipe for one of her favorite dishes. If you are looking for more ways to add veggies to your plate, this … Read More
Polenta. I like saying the word. PO-lenta sounds like poor lentils. Not too far fetched since this was originally a dish for the poor. This included the working class and farmers. Known as Italian grits, and made popular in Northern Italy, you can now find them around the world. Traditional polenta can cook slowly and for a long … Read More
Pizza is one of those foods that lives on the hit list at my house. No matter what we are doing, we are always down for pizza. I have become fascinated with the variety of ready made crusts now available in the supermarket. The fact that I don’t have to actually make pizza dough is what gets me … Read More