Lentils are a delicious way to get more legumes into your diet. This curry is a hearty, meat-less dish but still provides you with plenty of protein. The combination of sweet potatoes, chickpeas, lentils, and spices are just perfect!
Quinoa is an ancient South American “grain” that just recently has been hailed as a superfood due to its high nutritional content. You can enjoy this tasty grain in this salad with black beans, corn, vinaigrette dressing, and other veggies. Jalapenos add just a bit of heat to make this salad so tasty and refreshing.
Friday night pizza part…why, yes! Pizza made with Easy No-Carb Bread Mix from Trim Healthy Mama will satisfy your pizza cravings. Best of all, it can be assembled in 15 minutes.
Cheesecakes have always been a favorite dessert of mine to make for holidays and birthday celebrations. This year I have combined two of my favorites……Pecan Pie and Cheesecake all in one dessert. The flavor is out of this world!!!
Have you ever wanted breakfast eggs with a different twist? Try Shaksuka eggs. They are an absolutely delicious Israeli style egg dish with cumin and smoked paprika. I love it for something different.
Sweet, juicy peaches herald the months of August and September. What could be better than a jar of homemade peach jam! Add some jalapenos for a spicy sweet jam and you have a winner!
Preserving Food and large gardens/orchards have been a way of life for my family for generations. Rows of jars lined canning shelves and freezers were full of food by summer’s end.
Tomato products have always be a favorite of many people, including myself to can. Pizza Sauce is a must at our house. This sauce is made without sugar and chock full of veggies. I love to make pizza using sourdough crust! In fact we rarely buy pizza since we prefer this homemade version.
The summer herald of fruit is berries! I love all kinds of berries and blackberries is one of my favorites. Blackberries differ slightly from black raspberries as they do a bit of a soft stem in them.
Christmas is just around the corner and with it comes holiday baking! Baking cookies had always been a part of our family’s Christmas. When I was a young girl, my mother and some of her sisters would get together to bake cookies. Those were exciting times; playing with cousins and tasting all kinds of cookies.
Baked beans are a long standing tradition at barbecues, picnics and potlucks. In the off canning season I will pressure can quarts of baked beans to have on hand for the summer months. Homemade baked beans are so much better than bought and you can control what you put in them.
