I love guacamole! Guacamole is a dip made traditionally from avocados, with additions of tomato, onion, lime juice, and seasonings. It ranges in texture from a thick sauce to a chunky dip. Health tip–Avocados are packed with more than twenty vitamins, contain “good fats” that reduce cholesterol, can help fight cancer, […]
Using Your Basket
Italian Pack Pasta
I wanted to use my Italian pack items and my beefsteak tomatoes but I also needed a quick, easy dinner while life is so busy! I felt like challenging myself today cause lets face it…Life has been busy and I have let my kitchen inspirations fall to the waste side […]
Steamed Artichokes
Artichokes. Yummy with a butter and lemon dip or ranch dressing! I love eating artichokes, but the first few times I tried to make them, I did not succeed. I researched and learned how to cut and clean the artichoke before cooking.
Cucumber Citrus Salad
“Cool as a cucumber….” Cucumbers are so refreshing! Cucumber salads are fun to make and can be flavored to add to your entree or to eat alone. I had lots of oranges and wanted to make a sweet cucumber salad. I added some thinly sliced almonds and celery to give […]
Pearsauce
Pearsauce! I have made applesauce for years for my family. I was looking at the bowl of pears that sat on my counter and thought, hmmm, pearsauce! This was my first attempt at making it and my family loves it! I peeled and diced the pears and slowly simmered it […]
Carrot Butter and Shiitake Mushroom Escargot
I am sure most of you have heard of ComicCon. A convention where adults (and children) dress up in costume and do whatever they do there. I have never been to a ComicCon and have no desire to go get my “Geek on” there but, a couple weeks ago I […]
No Soup For You!
I have been wanting to eat Brussels Sprouts in a soup and I wanted to find a way to have them in without it being the main attention getter. You may not believe me this when I tell you but…Brussels Sprouts have a bad rap. I get it; they are […]
Green Chile Sauce
I am neither Irish nor Mexican, but that didn’t stop me from making some delicious St. Paddy’s Day green chile enchiladas using a homemade, to-die-for green chile sauce. It was about time I used the 6 green chiles that were still sitting in my fridge from the Bountiful Basket I […]
How to (Deliciously) Burn Brussel Sprouts
It is only because of bountiful baskets that I discovered my adoration of brussel sprouts. I don’t think I ever tried them before but assumed I wouldn’t like them. They really get a bad rap. However as soon as I roasted them, I was in love.
Cream of _______ Soup Blueprint
It’s Friday night. You’re exhausted. You’ve made your contribution for a Bountiful Basket this week, but there is still a week-old (or two-week old, let’s be honest) head of broccoli (or bunch of asparagus, sack of potatoes, head of cauliflower, etc.) in the fridge staring you down, begging to be […]