Have you cooked with celery root? This vegetable is also known as celeriac. It’s brown and hairy and isn’t as uniformly shaped as beets, turnips or other root vegetables. It’s flavor is similar, but not identical to celery. This vegan friendly soup was a big hit in my house. The apple adds a bit of […]
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Easy Roasted Garlic Hummus
Hooray for hummus! I love the variety of flavors available and, as a vegetarian, it’s a great plant based protein. After buying many containers of hummus at the grocery store, I decided to try to make it myself. Now that I know how easy it is, I’m having lots of fun experimenting with different recipes […]
Bok Choy and Ginger Stir Fry
Chinese New Year falls on January 31st this year. 2014 will be the Year of the Horse! Melissa’s Produce sent me a fantastic assortment of Asian vegetables, so that I could have fun creating dishes to celebrate the season. Yes, I have been having lots of fun. This stir fry is really easy to prepare […]
Roasted Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Ahhh … comfort food! Mashed potatoes make me happy inside! This recipe using sweet potatoes feels extra special with the addition of roasted garlic and cream cheese. Roasted Garlic Mashed Sweet Potatoes Ingredients: 6 medium sweet potatoes 1 whole garlic bulb 4 oz. cream cheese (1/2 of a standard package) milk salt to taste Instructions […]
Easy Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pine Nuts
Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pine Nuts Ingredients: 15 oz. Can of Pumpkin 14 oz. Can of Coconut Milk 1 Cup Low-Fat Milk 3T Butter 4 Cloves Garlic, chopped 1/2 Onion, chopped 1/2 tsp. Fresh Ginger, grated Salt to taste Toasted Pine Nuts Instructions: Melt butter on high heat in soup pan. Add garlic, onion and […]