Posts Tagged ‘greens’
Roasted Delicata Squash with Quinoa, Apple and Arugula Salad
Boost the delicious Delicata squash’s antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic and insulin-regulating benefits with two powerful super foods!
Read MoreThe Kitchen Sink Smoothie
Use the fruit & greens that came in your Sage Mountain Farm CSA box.
Pull out whatever other fruit you have, cut it up and add it to the blender for refreshing boost of..
Vegetable Soup
So, now that the weather is cooling down soup can be added to your menu planning rotation! That’s great for me because I love soup. On a cool crisp day, after being outside with your kids, or your animals, or even alone with nature it feels so satisfying to sit down to a steamy bowl…
Read MoreGreens Galore!
Hello Again, I liked the format of last week’s post so much that I decided to do the same thing this week as well. The title this week is greens galore, and that really is what Spring has brought us in our CSA boxes. Tons of nutritious dark leafy greens! I am pleased to say…
Read MoreA week in pictures…
Instead of reinventing the wheel again, this blog post I decided that I would show you all what I did with the delicious organic produce from my Sage Mountain Farm CSA box. I also wanted to share with you something fabulous that I discovered at my (not so) local Barron’s this month. Flavored vinegars.…
Read MorePanini with Greenies
Have you ever made panini at home? It’s really quite easy, even if you don’t have a panini maker. There are a lot of ways to make a delicious, super flat and crispy sandwich, some of which you probably have in your kitchen right now! A panini is really just a grilled sandwich, but let’s…
Read MoreItalian Style Mustard Greens
How do you enjoy mustard greens? I don’t have any mustard-green-specific family recipe so I decided to make one up. YUP, this is an original. Well, there ain’t much to it exactly, but it is tasty and easy, so it’s a win-win, whip-up type of recipe that’s great to have in your back pocket for…
Read MorePineapple “Unfried” Rice
Today we will be using a recipe from the YouTube show, The Chef and The Dietician. They call it Pineapple Unfried Rice. Ya’ know, fried rice…only not fried. No oil and veggie-packed folks, about as healthy as you can get! Bring it on! This is a super tasty recipe. Hubby and kids approved and I,…
Read MoreSalad Sprinkles
Beets + Carrots = No more boring salads! This week I decided to pair up these root veggies for some color on my salads. Shredded carrots are a pretty standard topping for a green salad, but add some shredded beets and you have added a pop of vibrant color along with four times the protein…
Read MoreGreen Soup
The important thing to note about this chef-inspired soup is that it can be used as a template for any greens that you have on hand. Broccoli…check! Kale…check! Double the spinach and no beet greens…O.K.! Even lettuce can be used as part of your huge pile of greens. Imagine the reaction that you would get…
Read MoreTwo Spinach Smoothies
It’s smoothie time! I do like me some kale and lettuce, but when I saw the spinach in my CSA box, I immediately thought of smoothies! The weather is warming up and so I like to change up my usual breakfasts from the comforting oatmeal or hash brown scramble to a cool and frosty treat.…
Read MoreCimmaron Cherry Smoothie
Cimmaron is a red Romaine variety. Cimmaron lettuce is beautiful and unusual with its garnet color and its long slender leaves. I read that this type of Romaine lettuce has been around since the 1700’s! It has a great mild taste and the color is spectacular. I usually grab another lettuce first though. …
Read MoreKumquat Salad
Tart and Citrusy! Today I wanted to share with you a salad that I created “on the fly” to go with last night’s dinner. It was zesty and fresh tasting, I loved it! I used things that I had on hand and created a citrusy salad that was a great accompaniment to our meal…
Read MoreLentil Sloppy Joes
This may just surprise you. It’s comforting and tasty. It’s full of fiber and flavor. It uses up greens in a way that you might not have thought of before! I want to continue our series of greens recipes today with this original recipe for a lentil mixture that can be enjoyed on its own…
Read MoreCitrus Ginger Sauce
Here it comes, are you ready? This recipe today is an original recipe that I have come to rely on at least twice a week. This is the first recipe in a series that will make it easy for you to eat your greens. Greens alone are a humble powerhouse of nutrition, but not the…
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