Real Food for Real Life
Monday: Chicken Tacos, Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad Tuesday: Burgers, Roasted Veggies (probably cabbage and/or Brussels sprouts) Wednesday: Roasted Chickpea Bahn Mi Salad (from this book) Thursday: Leftovers Friday: Breakfast for Dinner (a frittata of some kind, using leftover veggies)
Green beans are my favorite vegetable forever and ever….always have been, always will be. Canned, boiled, sautéed, with bacon and without (though always better with bacon!), you can’t go wrong with them. But roasting them is by far the best way to serve them….even my…
Have you tried roasted cabbage? Think of it as Brussels sprouts’ less-stinky cousin….definitely similar in flavor, but less chance the kiddos will turn up their noses because of the smell. Cabbage is great fresh from the oven, especially the brown and crispy pieces, but the…
While green beans have always been and always will be my favorite vegetable, butternut squash is a very closes second. I could easily eat a whole pan of roasted squash in a matter of minutes….it’s better than candy! Roasted Butternut Squashserves 4 Ingredients:1 large butternut…
The slow cooker is by far the easiest way to cook a spaghetti squash……the hardest part is thinking ahead to get it in the slow cooker, but it’s worth the extra time! Using a skewer or long, thin knife (I use a stainless steel kabab…
I have chard growing like gangbusters in my garden right now, and have been offering it up to unsuspecting friends every few days. The one response I hear most is: “What do I do with chard?” We’ve all heard of spinach, and most of us…
Ingredients: Fresh broccoli, 1-2 bunches (I use 2 bunches for my family of 6) 2 tablespoons olive oil salt to taste Instructions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Chop broccoli into florets, all roughly the same size Place florets in large baking dish or on a…
I found a few acorn squash in my produce bin from Urban Acres last week, and since I’ve only had them one time many, many years ago (and didn’t care for them at all), I let them sit on my counter, collecting dust. So…
Raise your hand if you can tell me what those greens are in the picture. Anyone? If you had asked me that a year ago I would have had absolutely no idea. I would have said some kind of green, which is painfully obvious, but…
Roasted cauliflower is one of my favorites….easy, little prep time, and a pretty mild flavor which results in minimal protests from my kids. Give it a try! Ingredients: 1 or 2 heads of cauliflower (I usually make 2 heads for my family of 6, which…