Roasting vegetables brings out great flavor in them… They are a great, simple side dish, too. For things like this squash, I like to roast it ahead of time, then use it in salads or broil with brown sugar on top for a quick side dish. You can do the same thing with sweet potatoes, […]
The Novice Chef makes an attempt I have tried before and failed at. (yes, I ended that sentence in a preposition, sue me.) How to use cauliflower as a substitute for mashed potatoes and have it taste actually tasty. Unlike Jessica, I actually like cauliflower, but although it has been claimed that you can make […]
This weekend we had a little gathering at our house–with the guys working outside and the girls making icecream, which ended up with everyone staying for dinner. This cornbread was pronounced fabulous, so I’m here to share it with you–it’s wonderfully moist, not too sweet, & just a little cheesy. Cornbread is probably the easiest […]
…perfect for Thanksgiving! I don’t know if sweet potatoes are on your typical Holiday menu, but they always are on mine. This is an easy and quite tasty dish, that is very kid friendly too. My 5 year old loves it. I actually made 2 different versions of this dish this weekend… once for dinner […]
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious sends us her award winning (literally–she just won a contest with it!) recipe for Southwest Stuffing… Now as a Southern girl, I do cornbread dressing, not stuffing with my holiday meals, but I do confess that I do have a place in my heart for stuffing as well. Dorothy says: For me, […]
It seems most people have a love-hate relationship with vegetables, but my love of eggplant started early with this fabulous side dish. While not the healthiest dish (it is fried), it’s quite tasty and a kid-friendly way to introduce these lovely vegetables. This isn’t something I make often, but I do love it as an […]
Hi all! Steph Chows here! I’m new to Foodwhirl but so happy to join in on the fun with you all! Here’s a super quick recipe I love to whip up using leftover grilling chicken! There’s no need to have the same old boring leftovers though. Shred it all up and top it with a […]
I was one of those picky eater kids who would never eat vegetables. I would gag, cry, induce vomit – anything to not eat my green beans. Once, during a family vacation to Cape Cod, my uncle placed celery stalks in the shape of a cross outside my bedroom door to keep me in bed. […]
Another yummy food find from Perry’s Plate… Fried green tomatoes presented in two different ways… both of which would make fabulous appetizers for your next dinner party! Fried Green Tomatoes on Polenta Rounds with Bacon, Peppers, and Onions & Fried Green Tomatoes with Caramelized Onion. If you’ve never had Fried Green Tomatoes, you really should […]
Cheesy Cauliflower Brains & Cumin / Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Rounds For me, sometimes the dilemma with dinner is not what to fix for a main dish, but what do have as a side dish, that’s healthy, tasty, and not boring — and that my 5 year old won’t automatically reject out of hand. Last […]
Sometimes you need a meal you can pull together out of just what happens to be in your cabinets. This is one of those meals… The other day I found several jars of marinated mushrooms, at the Dollar Store of all places. I picked up several different kinds… the one here was a mix of […]
This is an excellent salad recipe that I posted at my Gaia’s Greens website a couple of weeks ago when we had beets in our organic produce boxes. It is quickly becoming a favorite in my house!! The combination of flavors is just perfect and it’s fast and easy to make. So many people avoid beets […]
Our 2010 crop is in full swing with yellow and zucchini squash topping the list of most prolific. In spite of the fact that we’ve eaten squash with almost every meal for the last week or so, I still love it and am always looking for new ways to prepare it. I decided to test […]
Love this simple dish from Eating Pleasure! Simple, healthy, and beautiful to look at. Wouldn’t this make a lovely brunch dish? Read on for more about this lovely asparagus rolls! I found some big fat juicy organic asparagus from Jusco the other day. I bought a bunch of them for about RM4.80. Instead of stir […]
I recently discovered Perry’s Plate (man, there are so many good food blogs out there!) and I really liked this post, and thought you guys would too. Not only is there a tasty looking recipe for Roasted Vegetable Polenta Lasagnas, she also gives some great hints about how to actually manage to cook ‘fancy’ meals […]
I spotted this gorgeous idea this morning, at Cristina – from Buenos Aires to Paris, and thought “wow, 2 of my favorite foods – why didn’t I think of this combination?” Needless to say, this looks divine! Dreaming about vacations by the sea? Late summer nights sharing dinner with friends? Well, this is THE thing […]
I love Indian food, but sometimes I think the thing I love the most at an Indian restaurant is the naan. So when I spotted this at Healthy Delicious I figured this had to go on the ‘to try’ list. And she says it’s easy! Before you run away in fear from a post about […]
This is an elegantly simple dish to make, but I don’t do it very often because it is by no means good for you. I know there are ways to make it more health-conscious (less butter and cheese, no cream, etc.), but I just can’t bring myself to adulterate it like that. So, I only […]
These are great for Summer cookouts! -ed We weren’t always fans of sweet potatoes in this house, but that wasn’t the fault of the sweet potato – it was ignorance on our part. Our only knowledge of this orange potato was the mashed and topped with marshmallows version served as a Thanksgiving casserole. Not that […]
Quinoa. Pronounced “keen-wah”. What the heck is it? It’s a grain-like seed from Peru that is incredibly healthy (high in protein, and full of amino acids) and quite tasty too! You basically can use it as a healthier substitute most places you would use rice or couscous. I found mine at Trader Joe’s… but if […]
Editor’s Note: Republished for our Summer recipe series! This salad is one of my favorites for the Summer, when the cucumbers and tomatoes are in abundance, but it’s great anytime you can get the ingredients and need a reminder of summer! This is a wonderful side salad, or modify it to be a great vegetarian […]
I ran across this recipe the other day at Deliciously Organic, and had to save it into my ‘to post’ folder! I love this updated take on that old favorite (and guilty pleasure), tater tots. I haven’t had this much fun making a recipe in a long time. I noticed these little treats in Food […]
As much as I really wanted to try out Dot’s frank-and-burger loaf recipe for dinner tonight (I mean, yum, right?), I opted to go a slightly simpler and (more than slightly) healthier route. I received some lovely avocados, tomatoes and corn in my produce box this week, and all of them were in need of […]
I’m always on the lookout for easy and tasty recipes, and this one from Foodwhirl reader The Runaway Spoon looks delish. And I love the substitution of puff pastry for phyllo dough in this. Okay, I’ll admit. I have fear of phyllo. I love Greek food and pastries, but I am too afraid, or okay, […]
Scarborough Fair Pototoes are flavored with (of course) Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme! According to Wikipedia (so take this with a grain of salt!) “Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme may also refer to the pagan belief that together these four spices can be a love charm.” So pull out the old Simon & Garfunkel records […]