Roasted Turnips
Roasted turnips are a easy as baking potatoes. In fact, when I cooked up these turnips, I took the opportunity of having a hot oven and baked potatoes for another meal. Now, if you've never eaten roasted turnips, I'll tell you. I find them to taste very similar to cooked cauliflower. In the photo above, you'll see the turnips have a dark brown skin. I believe I roasted them just a tad too... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...Creamy Spinach and Turkey Fettuccine
Some of the best dinners are born from empty refrigerators, don't you agree? This simple Creamy Spinach and Turkey Fettuccine recipe takes only as long as the wait for the pasta to become tender to the bite. The creamy sauce is loaded with tender spinach and zesty chunks of sun-dried tomato turkey. With only a handful of ingredients and two pots, I had a fresh, satisfying dinner on the table in... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Corn Salad Recipe
Totally simple to toss together and a great make-ahead recipe when you know you have a busy week ahead of you. This corn salad is zesty with a tinge of sweet. It gets better and better the longer it's stored in the refrigerator. HERE'S ALL IT TAKES 2 cups frozen sweet corn, simmered in water for 5 minutes, drained 3/4 cup celery, diced 1/4 cup green pepper, diced 1/4 cup pimiento or sweet red... More...
By Jill | 8 comments | Full Recipe...How to Pressure Cook Green Beans and New Potatoes
Folks, there's nothing hard or scary about using a pressure cooker. I've heard others (folks that have never cooked with a pressure cooker) carry on urban legends about exploding pots. I say, "bah humbug!" pressure cookers are no different than any other appliance you properly use and care for in your kitchen. Once you've read through the owner's manual, nothing can stop you from creating... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...How to Bake Perfect Baked Potatoes
Not matter how you eat it, on the side of a fresh grilled steak or as the main event on your veggie plate, baked potatoes are down right soul satisfying. They're so friendly with all the other food groups, too. Baked potatoes work well with a variety of cheeses, green veggies, mushrooms, onions, peppers, butter, sour cream, chili, bacon bits, chicken, diced ham, taco meat, Ranch dressing, barbecue... More...
By Jill | 10 comments | Full Recipe...Sweet & Zesty Fiesta Salad
My beautiful friend, Cheryl, brought this incredibly addictive salad slash dip to our party the other night. She carried it in a BIG ol'bowl. I thought she might have gone overboard and made too much. It turned out, she knew exactly how much to make. We couldn't get enough of this tangy sweet collage of goodness. We walked past it dipping our chips all night long. And when it was time... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...Simple Sauteed Asparagus
I lurv asparagus right up there with spinach. Don't you? I have eaten it snapped off fresh, coming out of the ground. Of course, I prefer it sauteed in good extra virgin oil with a few cloves of garlic and seasoned with fresh ground pepper. *mouth watering* HERES ALL IT TAKES 1 bunch asparagus 2 to 3 large garlic cloves, sliced 1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil salt & fresh pepper... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Creamy, CHEESY Broccoli Rice Recipe
This cheesy broccoli and rice recipe was a BIG HIT with the family. It made a perfect side to a batch of crispy, chicken. It, also, made a filling vegetarian lunch the next day. I thought it was even better the next day. Broccoli rice recipes I've tried in the past left me with overcooked broccoli and dried out rice. I like my broccoli to have a bite and I want the rice to blend with the creamy... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Loaded Potato Potluck Favorite
This recipe has been sponsored by the cool crowd over at One2One Network in partnership with Nestle Carnation The Cooking Milk. Can I just tell you this is the CREAMIEST potato recipe I have ever made? When Cassie from One2One Network asked me to make two recipes using Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk in place of regular milk, I didn't think it would make much of a difference. I was wrong. It... More...
By Jill | 1 comment | Full Recipe...Veggie Nachos
Simple and quick recipes are always my first choice when throwing together a hot lunch. My family would eat nachos everyday, if I'd let them. They're similar to salads really, minus the greens. We can throw just about any vegetable, legume, meat, fruit, salsa, and of course, wonderful cheese on top of a bed a chips. Slide'em into the oven for less than 10-minutes and then we're ready to chow... More...
By Jill | 7 comments | Full Recipe...Mustard Greens, Mushrooms and Yellow Pepper
Mustard greens have a stronger flavor compared to, let say, spinach and collard greens. It's described as pungent and bitter with a dominating mustardy flavor. However, cooked with other vegetables, mustard greens lend a zippy mustard taste that can pick up the flavor of blander vegetables or greens. Mustard greens are the source of the spicy seeds used to make mustard. Mustard greens work well... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Grilled Fresh Zucchini
Grilled fresh zucchini can be eaten alone, on the side, or my favorite way, as a topping on grilled pizza. It can be prepared ahead and eaten at room temperature or hot from the grill. Anyway you slice it, it's takes about 10 minutes to cook on a gas grill and it's super easy to prepare. (Yellow Squash can be grilled the very same way.) HERE'S ALL IT TAKES To keep this quick and simple, use... More...
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