No joke, this will knock your socks off. It is not the kind of pizza that you can pick up with your hands and eat. But no one can ever figure out what the delicious “crust” is made from. Even my husband who doesn’t really like cauliflower loves this side dish. Cauliflower Pizza Ingredients 1…Continue Reading Cauliflower Pizza
I took the kids on a long bike ride today several times around the Furman Lake and they were exhausted. This cold treat was the perfect thing to perk everyone back up. Plus it has only three ingredients- frozen cherries, frozen bananas, and shredded coconut! Cherry Banana Ice Cream with Coconut Tip: Slice ripe bananas…Continue Reading Cherry Banana Ice Cream with Coconut
I have a confession… I never really liked raw zucchini…UNTIL I tried this salad! I saw the recipe on a food blog but it requires a mandoline, which I do not have. So I used my handy dandy vegetable peeler. Delicious and super easy! Zucchini Salad with Grape Tomatoes and Pesto Ingredients: 2 zucchini, washed and lightly…Continue Reading Zucchini Salad with Grape Tomatoes and Pesto
Spearmint Green Tea While water is king of the beverages, sometimes you may be craving something a little different. Try this easy Green Iced Tea with mint and lemon. It is high in antioxidants and low in caffeine. I made a big pitcher to help use up all of this spearmint that we just bought…Continue Reading Green Iced Tea with Fresh Mint
Move over marshmallows and brown sugar… we have a new (and tastier!) sweet potato topper in town. Special thanks to recent Furman grad (‘14) Ellen Barr and her father for sharing with me a new website called Budget Bytes. The recipes on this website are inexpensive and usually very healthy! I have made several so…Continue Reading Sweet Potatoes with Dates, Pecans, and Gorgonzola
My five year old son insisted on purchasing a gigantic bag of raw and freshly picked peanuts from the Furman Farm this weekend. We roasted them for snacks…but we still had a lot of peanuts. I made a Thai Rainbow Chicken Salad with Roasted Peanuts and Peanut Dressing… but we still had a lot of…Continue Reading Homemade Honey Roasted Peanut Butter
Rainbow Chard with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts I have purchased Rainbow Chard before from farmer’s markets and Whole Foods. But I have a whole new appreciation for it now that I have seen it grow in the field. This vegetable is GORGEOUS! Rainbow Chard is similar to Swiss Chard and a relative of the…Continue Reading Rainbow Chard with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts
Salmon Salad with Fresh Vegetables and Capers Serve this delicious salad with whole grain crackers (such as ak-mak) or stuff it into a whole grain pita half with lettuce. Ingredients 6 oz. can or pouch of boneless, skinless salmon, drained 4 Tbsp. light mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. capers, drained 1 Tbsp. relish 1 tsp. Dijon mustard…Continue Reading Salmon Salad with Fresh Vegetables and Capers
Watermelon Fennel Salad This weekend we served this salad with Portobello Mushroom “Burgers” and Lemon Kale Salad. It was the perfect backyard dinner. Ingredients 4 cups of sliced watermelon 1 cup of thinly sliced fennel 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh mint Honey-lime dressing: 1 Tbsp….Continue Reading Watermelon Fennel Salad
Sesame Soba Noodle Salad with Edamame Edamame are young green soy beans that are packed with fibers and plant proteins. Soba noodles are made from buckwheat, which is a whole grain that is oddly not related to wheat. In this easy one-pot meal, edamame and soba noodles are combined with carrots, red peppers, and scallions…Continue Reading Sesame Soba Noodle Salad with Edamame