A simple creamy vegetable soup will not suffice by itself for dinner but that is okay. This soup is so easy to make and so satisfying you’ll find yourself making it often and eating it at every other time of the day, even breakfast perhaps. There are days when I’ve handed a warm mug to my non-breakfast child who will down the soup laced with cream before we head off to school….
Turmeric Vegetable Curry
After an unseasonably warm December, there is finally an appropriate chill in the air, a few feet of snow on the ground and, in our home, a desire to eat simply and healthy. This means a beautiful vegetable curry.
I’ve started the new year making my own curry paste to use immediately or store in the fridge or freezer for last-minute dinners.
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We are in the glory days of the farmers market and, wisely timed, National Farmers Market Week is here. The entire month of August is worth celebrating with summer’s best produce reaching its peak. Tomatoes are in full force. They never taste as sweet and bursting with juice as they do right now. It’s the season for gazpacho….
There are a few meals I make where there are no comments or opinions, just blissful silence marred only by the methodical clicking of the spoon against the bowl. Orange Cocoa Beef Stew is one of these meals for us and although it takes time to simmer, your time during preparation is minimal….
In Praise of the Braise
Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken is so easy to make I feel a little uncomfortable calling this a recipe. If you can brown meat and plop it into a slow cooker (and you can), then this dish is for you. It is for everyone.
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Red, Green and Orange Salad to Fight the Winter Blues
This Kale, Carrot and Beet Salad may feature the colors of the holiday season but it guides me into the new year. Redemption for overindulgence is in the form of a hearty winter salad, offering health and therefore hope for 2015. While I easily surrender to the sluggishness caused by gloomy winter days, even I can’t deny the lift bright colors inspire….
Piles of bright shiny apples in different shades and varieties tempt us each week at the farmer’s market and we always fill our baskets with more than we can ever eat alone. This fall, I find myself searching for ways to add apples to meals other than dessert. Tonight we enjoy apples for dinner….
The days now start with a foggy chill but by afternoon they eventually acquiesce to the sun’s heat. We straddle two seasons in September but in October the brisk air is like a slap in the face. It’s clearly fall. The chill is enough to start the coloration of leaves outside our window.
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I am well known in my family as having a black thumb. Nothing green is safe within my purview. Nevertheless, in the past I have successfully managed a small vegetable garden. One of my more satisfying crops was the arrival of yellow squash and zucchini. I would be amazed at my success, which yielded seemingly bushels of squash.
Truth be told though, squash is almost always a success story in the garden.
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This summer, our family enjoyed a blissfully long vacation abroad filled with adventures, history, breathtaking scenery and, best of all, the company of good friends. Now that school is already underway, it’s hard to believe we were ever away at all. Thankfully, photos help bring the memories back into focus….