Everyone loves a good sloppy joe! But what if you are feeling something a bit more modern, a bit healthier? This recipe is a new twist on that traditional favorite to keep our inner child happy, with just enough tweaks to keep our adult sensibilities thinking fit! The classic joe is basically ground beef with […]
Read More Turkey Black Bean Sloppy JoesYeah! More soup! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know what a fan of homemade soups I am. Fresh ingredients and a nice soup bone in my crockpot… I’m in heaven! (Check out my recent post on bone broth and vegetable beef soup!) Some of the very best soups are some of […]
Read More Ham, Lentil and Potato SoupIf you want to make the very richest soup, you gotta make your own bone broth. You can use it for your weekly food prep when you make your rice and quinoa instead of plain old water, too!
Read More Bone Broth…or, The Key to Great Vegetable Soup!…plus leftovers and snacks. 😉 My true market excursions these days are limited to once-a-month. As the days grow shorter and colder, I eagerly await the first Saturday of each month as it brings a plethora of fresh treats from local farmers. With any farmers’ market it’s always fun to see what produce they will […]
Read More 1 trip to the Farmers’ Market… 6 meals?!As the temperature falls, I think we start to crave comfort. Here’s one way – savory beef stew.
Read More Brrr… time for stew!My treats this week are a combo of markets… My local farmers’ market is sadly over for the season, so my produce, and thus my weekly food prep, must come from different places. Luckily, a neighboring community offers a monthly market indoors and I visited it last weekend. It’s always nice to visit new markets; […]
Read More Sunday Funday = Food Prep!My favorite local market runs May-October, so during the winter I get other opportunities to find my fit…
Read More My Winter Farmers’ Market!On the last day of this season’s farmers’ market my favorite farmer brought an extra special treat that he hadn’t delivered the entire year – POTATOES! There were bags full of big, beautiful, lumpy, red and white tubers. I was enticed immediately. I love potatoes; they are the ultimate comfort food. My family feels the […]
Read More Chicken Potato Soup!The weather is cool, so that means it’s time to make some soup this week. Give this one a try and you won’t be sorry!
Read More Cabbage Soup!Tomatoes were the initial inspiration for this filling weeknight treat.
Read More Hearty Chicken and Vegetables
