Although this dish is a stew, it’s not so terribly heavy that it wouldn’t be fine to eat all spring long. On any cool night, or rainy day. For lunch or for dinner. With rotisserie chicken on the side or as a vegetarian dish. This recipe uses so many different...
While searching one night for a salad that would pair well with dinner I found this recipe. It’s light, and sweet, and packed with protein and iron. Did you know that the aduki bean is the second most popular legume in Japan, following the soybean? And that sometimes they are...
This chili is a thing of beauty. By beauty I mean that the flavor of the green bell pepper transforms from an underripe, sharp, crisp bite to something soft and sweet. The ancho chili & crushed red pepper are balanced by the sweet potato and carrots. The mushrooms provide a...
I can honestly say that I make stuffed peppers about twice each cool season, and I have never made them the same way twice. Sometimes I stuff them with quinoa & veggies, sometimes with brown rice. When I was a little girl my Mom stuffed green peppers with hamburger &...
I believe that my statement after eating leftovers of this dish was “I just burned my soul”. So, yeah, it has a bit of heat to it. But the flavor is amazing, and the sensation of your gums tingling for a good 20 minutes post consumption isn’t so bad 😉...
As always, this week I was on the lookout for fantastic new recipes to try. The twist was that they had to be both hearty (since temps this week are in the 20s) and healthy (as I’m training for a race). This one fit the bill so I gave it...