Potato Salad for July 4th & Beyond

Potato Salad for July 4th & BeyondColorful Potatoes All Dressed Up with Mustard Vinaigrette & Fresh Herbs

Tasty and tender red, white & blue fingerling potatoes tossed with garden herbs and a flavorful Mustard Vinaigrette. A color-appropriate and standout potato salad for picnics and barbecues this 4th of July and all through the year. Continue reading Potato Salad for July 4th & Beyond

Roasted Glazed Carrots

Roasted Glazed CarrotsTart, Sweet, Savory and Spicy Roasted Glazed Carrots

Vegetables like asparagus and tomatoes naturally take center stage. Not so with carrots. True, they add color to vegetable and dip platters. Yet they usually sit mostly untouched throughout the party. I can’t even remember the last time I served Continue reading Roasted Glazed Carrots

Creamy Tomato Soup w/ Almond Cream

Creamy Tomato Soup w/ Almond Cream – Gluten-free, Vegan Creamy Tomato Soup — Winter/Spring Recipe w/ Canned Tomatoes

An unexpected package arrived from my sister in Arizona. Removing the bubble wrap revealed a large can of Italian San Marzano tomatoes. I’ve read and heard about these tomatoes for years, though never tasted them. With a light spring rain outside and colder temperatures in the forecast, soup was on my mind. And that can of tomatoes began calling my name. Continue reading Creamy Tomato Soup w/ Almond Cream

Flaxseed Muffins w/ Apple ’n Blueberries

Flaxseed Muffins w/ Apple ’n BlueberriesLight, Moist, Tender & Tasty

Nutritionally rich Flaxseed Muffins w/ Apple ’n Blueberries feature oat flour, flaxseeds, coconut sugar and coconut milk. Light, moist, tender and tasty, they’ve become my new go-to muffins whenever I have a little extra time for breakfast. For sure I’ll prepare them for Easter Continue reading Flaxseed Muffins w/ Apple ’n Blueberries

Thai Rice Noodle Salad – Fresh, Versatile

Thai Rice Noodle Salad – Fresh, Crisp, VersatileThai Rice Noodle Salad Makes It Feel Like Spring

Lots of snow remains in our Montana valley. Even though the official start of spring remains a month away, eating Thai Rice Noodle Salad today reminded me that spring will soon be here. Thai food with its light, clean and complex flavors, abundance of Continue reading Thai Rice Noodle Salad – Fresh, Versatile

Winter Vegetable Tagine aka Moroccan Winter Vegetable Stew

Winter Vegetable Tagine (Moroccan Winter Vegetable Stew)Tagine – Slow-Cooked Stew & Cone-Shaped Ceramic Pot

After a mid-winter week of 40+ degree temperatures, we had snow yesterday. With more snow forecast for the rest of the week, seems like winter’s still here. Thus today’s a perfect opportunity to share this hearty, bone-warming and vegan Winter Vegetable Tagine Continue reading Winter Vegetable Tagine aka Moroccan Winter Vegetable Stew

Roasted Sweet Potato Chowder w/ Poblano Chiles & Corn

Roasted Sweet Potato Chowder

Making This Recipe My Own

Wonderfully fragrant Roasted Sweet Potato Chowder simmered on the stove filling the kitchen with warmth and us with expectation. A winter snow made this the perfect day for reworking and refining this chowder recipe for the third time Continue reading Roasted Sweet Potato Chowder w/ Poblano Chiles & Corn