Category Archives: vegetarian

Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

Roasted butternut squash and apple soup = autumn in a bowl. The soup parade continues–I can’t get enough of it during the colder months. So easy, so delicious, and usually very nutritious. There just isn’t a down-side. In this particular soup, roasted homegrown butternut squash meets local apples and sautéed sweet onions. Set it all […]

Chipless Chocolate Chip Cookies

Accidents happen, and sometimes they are a good thing. I inadvertantly created these while making a different recipe – but they turned out well, so I thought I’d share. These cookies have the nutty taste of browned butter, and the swirly look of marbled brownies. When they cool, there is a little layer of chocolate in […]

Several Bean Stew with Rosemary Garlic Oil

Another hot, nourishing stew to keep you warm at night. I think you could live off of this stew for weeks at a time and be in perfect health. Veggies, whole grain, and protein from the quinoa and beans make it delicous and super-nutritious. The rosemary garlic olive oil gives it a luxurious flavor and […]

Pumpkin Rolls

Soup season is here, and there is nothing lovelier than a bowl of hot, homemade soup–unless it is a bowl of soup with a hot, homemade roll. These pumpkin rolls are dense (in a good way, not in a heavy way), chewy, with a hint of sweetness and a pretty orange tinge. It is a […]

The Local (Smoothie)

In college, friends and I would occasionally eat at a fancy little sandwich shop near our dorm. It was ridiculously expensive for our meager college budget ($7 a sandwich!), but the grub was yummy. The sandwiches had kitschy names–my favorite was ‘the Thanksgiving. Roasted turkey, mayo, cranberry sauce, AND stuffing. Now that I’ve got you drooling and […]