I was having a friend over for lunch whom I had never cooked for before, so I wanted to make something interesting but light. We were going kayaking after lunch, so I didn’t want anything heavy that would sit in our stomachs. I had cauliflower in the fridge, so I made a version of the…
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Butternut Squash Lasagna
Shout out to Kristin and her blog Iowa Girl Eats for this recipe! It is fabulous! I made it when Arielle & Emily were home (for the hurricane) and the word “delicious” was heard several times during dinner. I make a several different vegetarian lasagnas, but had never made one with butternut squash before. The flavor…
Fresh Lima Beans with Roasted Tomatoes and Artichokes
I stopped at the farm market the other day to pick up some broccoli (Cam is demanding it every day right now) and what did they have at the checkout? Shelled fresh lima beans! Yay! I immediately started tasting Never Say Never Again Lima Beans in my mind. So, into my cart they went. I had…
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
I love having daughters who like to bake. We are getting spoiled by hearing “what can we make?” whenever they are home. I have already shared posts of Arielle’s zucchini chocolate chip bread, this time it was Emily who came home and wanted to bake. Emily had just made pumpkin bread at school so she…
Spider Cookies with Cam
I have mentioned before how much I like JoyofBaking.com. So when it came time to find something fun to make with Cam for Halloween, that is where I turned. I needed something he could do the decorating himself, and I found their chocolate spiders – chocolate macaroons with chocolate-covered pretzels for legs. Perfect! He could…
Guy Fieri’s Tijuana Kitchen Rice
My son loves Mexican rice. No, he LOVES Mexican rice. I happen grow the ingredients that make Mexican rice Mexican rice – tomatoes and jalapenos. I really enjoy cooking Guy Fieri recipes, they are always full of flavor. So…this recipe caught my eye as a version of Mexican rice that used veggies from my garden…
A Double Dose of Indian: Bhindi (Okra) & Gobi Mattar (Cauliflower and Peas)
Ode to Okra #3 is an Indian preparation – so simple and oh, so good. But we don’t eat that alone, there is typically another dish with it; one of my favorites is cauliflower and peas. Normally the okra would be from my garden, but given the poor harvest, I did not have enough to…
Green Bean Polou (Persian Rice Pilaf)
Even though my green bean harvest was a bust, I have been able to piece together a few meals with what the caterpillars left me. I had just the right amount of green beans left to try a new Persian dish. The green beans get infused with lime flavor and baked into the rice. You…
Pickled Jalapeno and Serrano Peppers
One of my favorite things about growing hot peppers is having my own pickled peppers all year long. I actually ran out this year and had to buy some at the store. I have to tell you, home-made are soooo much better! It is also nice to have them around to give as gifts for…
Pan-Seared Cauliflower & Spaghetti
While I wait for the broccoli and cauliflower to grow in my garden, I stopped by one of the markets that carries a lot of locally grown vegetables. As I wandered around, I bought beautiful cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts and even some locally made ricotta. So these, along with my chard, green beans, and tomatoes,…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 