Pearl Couscous Salad
Pearl couscous – easy to make, versatile, and just a little bit exotic. If you’re going to have one last summer picnic, this should be in your basket.
Asparagus and Potato Salad
If you think salads are all lettuce and vinaigrette, think again, and then get yourself some asparagus.
Wild Garlic Pesto
Pesto is such a versatile and easy sauce to whip up, and is a great way to use seasonal ingredients to get the most flavor you can from them. I made this from wild garlic leaves, which is an ingredient with a short season. This is an easy way to preserve it.
Tagliatelle with Asparagus, Pine Nuts and Lemon
If your favorite springtime vegetable is asparagus, like me, then you’ll love this fresh and simple pasta dish.
Cheesy Rice Casserole
Gooey cheddar cheese, colorful veg and steamed rice make for a hearty and seemingly decadent dinner.
Vampire Chilies 3 Ways
Three simple recipes came from receiving a few vampire chilies to try out. They were versatile and pretty veg to sample!
Summer Vegetable Lasagne
Lasagne may not seem like the best way to show off summer produce, but going light on the cheese means you can taste everything and not feel like a dead weight once it’s all gone.
Simply Mushroom Pasta
On hot days, I love the challenge of coming up with the quickest, simplest meals that still taste great and don’t leave you hungry 20 minutes later.
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
Right now, I’m what you might call “between vacations”. Two weekends ago, the gentleman and I were in Barcelona, where we enjoyed our share of tapas, gin and wine. (There are some truly great gin bars there.) This past weekend, I trekked over to Wales to visit a friend there, and ate even more. Of…
Healthified Corn Chowder
This was the second-to-last meal of an unofficial challenge that I embarked on for two weeks in a rather long term between paychecks. It’s been two years and I still have trouble getting used to monthly (or sometimes once every 5 weeks) money. The challenge I set myself was to go without shopping at the…