Spinach Salad with Pears, Cranberries, and Roasted Almonds

Who can’t use more salad recipes to mix up the usual suspects? I love salads and could (and usually do) eat them daily. I just think they’re very refreshing, and they are a great way to get your daily vegetables (and fruits!). They can be very good for you, as long as they’re not drenched […]

Cilantro Jalapeno Bean Dip

I saw this recipe on Rachael Ray’s daytime TV show a couple of weeks ago, and I wanted to make it right away. My brother was having a birthday party, which happened to be on St. Patrick’s Day, so I thought this green dip would be a great appetizer to take to the party. My […]

Homemade Granola Bars

You see lots of recipes out there for granola bars. Well, I do anyway. We eat a lot of granola bars around our house, so after seeing several simple recipes, I decided I would make some. The method is very simple, and you can basically flavor them up however you want. So I set off […]

Butternut Squash Soup

There are a lot of good pre-packaged soups out there, but there’s nothing quite like making soup from scratch.  This butternut squash soup is flavorful and creamy, full of hidden vegetables, and is light because it does not have any cream! This recipe makes enough soup for Tim and I to eat it a couple […]

Today’s Tip: Washing Leeks

I think leeks are a very underutilized vegetable. I didn’t even know what they were until a couple of years ago when I saw Rachael Ray using them on her show. The first time I saw them, I thought what are those giant green onion looking things? Well, that’s kind of what they are. They […]