Dinner Recipes

I didn’t grow up eating sardines. I had used them in phrases when piled into a subway car or elevator.  But I never ate them or even thought about eating them or how I could cook with them. In fact, I just recently started cooking with them.  In an attempt to eat more fish on […]

This weekend was all about getting creative with leftovers.  And while most of you don’t have any left, and I apologize for the delay in getting this posted, sweet potato gnocchi is a great recipe to have on hand for the next time you have sweet potatoes hanging out in the kitchen!

I needed an easy side dish to go with dinner last night -hand rolled herb linguini with a       sardine tomato sauce- so I grabbed some cooked spaghetti squash from the fridge, heated it in the oven, added sun dried tomatoes, red pepper flakes and salt and just like that you have a delicious side dish

Here’s the deal.  I had half & half in the fridge that I had mistaken for heavy cream for a lemon mousse I wanted to make.  After trying to defy the rules of cream and beat that half & half into pretty white peaks, I decided to find a new use for it.  One look

I posted a picture a few weeks ago of my butternut squash collection and threw a hat and eyes on one of them.  My daughter decided to befriend said squash and it quickly became her baby.  This squash was loved on and cared for and adored by Vivi until one day after she placed the

I was at New Pioneer Co op today and was faced with a not so difficult decision.  Pay more for local organic carrots or less for Grimmway Farms organic carrots.  You better believe it that the bag of carrots from Grinnell Heritage Farm located an hour away from the store made it into my cart.

I love curry, fish and coconut.  This recipe is easy, with simple ingredients and I would think hard to mess up.  All in all, the perfect combination.  I want to experiment more with the naan before posting the recipe and make a gluten free option.