Category: Vegetables

10 Good Health Benefits Of Mushrooms And Why You Should Buy Fresh + Simple Recipe

admin January 14, 2013 1 Comment
Did you know that canned mushrooms may legally contain up to 20 maggots per 100g?  That's 20 maggots in a small four-ounce can roughly.  You can read about this here, or here.  Or google the words, "bugs in canned mushrooms" and you will get a lot of information. Now I don't know about you, but that really grosses me out.  Especially since I cook a lot and use a lot of mushrooms.  I have...

Sweet Potato Fries

admin December 26, 2012 3 Comments
Do you have some uncooked sweet potatoes left over from Christmas?  Not sure what to do with them?  Make them into fries!  This is so simple and easy, I am embarrassed to say I have never made this until a few years ago when a friend introduced this to me. You can cut them long.    Or you can cut them short. But, either way, you have a fast and easy side dish.  Most kids like sweet potatoes...

Mashed Potato Bake

admin November 28, 2012 8 Comments
Mashed potato bake is an easy way to serve potatoes during the holidays.  Why?  Because you can prepare it a couple of days in advance and then just warm them up before serving.  This came in very handy for me at Thanksgiving.  I made the potatoes two days in advance and then they warmed in the oven while I carved the turkey.  It was way less hectic in the kitchen and I didn’t have to...

Apricot Glazed Green Beans

admin November 13, 2012 4 Comments
Green bean casserole is a popular Thanksgiving dish.  But with the cream soup and French fried onions it is not allergy friendly.  While I love green beans plain, that does not seem festive enough for Thanksgiving.    So I came up with a special way to fix green beans.  To me, it seems like a good holiday side dish.  However, this does not need to be limited to holiday dinners.  It could...

Veloute Sauce

admin October 25, 2012 2 Comments
In my ongoing effort to make vegetables more exciting at our table, and a way to make broccoli tempting for a youngster, I began searching for a sauce.  I think it is safe to assume that most parents pair broccoli with cheese sauce for their young ones, but being milk free prevents that.  Or maybe you want to stretch your taste buds and ditch the cheese once in a while. Well, look no further....

Pineapple Peach Smoothie

admin October 19, 2012 0 Comments
Since smoothies are big hit around my house I thought it would be time to share another one.  This one is so yummy you will want to guzzle it.    It’s creamy, thick, delicious and best of all, it is milk free! And even better, it has spinach in it.  What a better way to get that great leafy green in your diet than through a smoothie!  I have already written about the benefits of...

Roasted Dill Carrots

admin October 12, 2012 0 Comments
Vegetables used to be boring at my house.  They were usually of the frozen variety…cooked in the microwave.  Can we say “blah?”  Yep.  But about a year ago, I decided to put more effort into our vegetables.  It was worth it.  Vegetables can actually be very good if cooked right, and if you do something other than microwave them.  I now buy almost all our vegetables fresh with the...

Grilled Sweet Potatoes and Apples

admin September 6, 2012 9 Comments
If you are not a fan of sweet potatoes, I think this recipe will change your mind.  And if not, maybe some scientific facts will.  After all, I sometimes find it easier to eat healthy when I know how good the food is for me.  Sweet potatoes are probably under eaten here in America.  I found a statistic that states in 1943 sweet potatoes were consumed 21.7 pounds per capita and in 2007 it...

Raspberry Spinach Salad

admin September 2, 2012 4 Comments
I know that for many people, when they hear “spinach” they think either “yuck” or “Popeye,” and “makes you strong.”  Well, if you are eating canned or frozen spinach I can see where the “yuck” might factor in.  But by buying fresh spinach you can toss that excuse out the window.  And let’s clear up the whole Popeye thing.    Yes, spinach is good for you which we’ll...