Last week while visiting my parents house for the day my dad and I made a visit to my uncles garden. He was on vacation with his family and told us to " help ourselves" to some of his goodies. I walked away with cucumbers, collard greens, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and eggplants. While thinking up ways of putting my collection of produce [...]
You simply can't beat a good burger, loaded down with your favorite toppings, and sandwiched between a bun. I'm not a vegetarian but when it comes to burgers if I have a choice between a meat patty or a veggie filled one, nine times out of ten I am going for the veggie. I want [...]
In last months issue of the Cooking Light Magazine I came across this recipe for whole roasted carrots with lentils and green harissa. Harissa is a Tunisian hot chili pepper paste with the main ingredients consisting of roasted red peppers, Serrano peppers and other hot chili peppers paired with spices and herbs.The recipe went along with [...]
I am so happy to announce that I am a new member of the Recipe ReDux recipe challenge group. The group is made up of other healthy food bloggers focused on taking delicious dishes and keeping them delicious, while keeping them healthy at the same time. Each month we are given a theme for a recipe [...]
These baked eggplant stacks are a twist on the classic eggplant parmesan. Crispy eggplant, peppery arugula, melted cheese and tangy tomato sauce. Basically, everything you could ask for combined into one simple dish. It's a simple colorful dinner, easy enough for a weeknight and impressive enough for dinner guest. Serve as a main course with a salad for a meatless [...]
