Slice up this asparagus, kale, and ricotta flatbread and you have small bites that are perfect for packing into a container to bring along for a picnic dinner at the park, beach, or your own back yard. This month’s Recipe Redux theme was “small bites,” foods that can easily be eaten in a few bites–perfect […]

See how making a few upgrades can completely revive your child’s favorite lunchbox sandwich in this month’s Recipe ReDux post. Stuck in a lunchbox rut? By this time of year who isn’t? Even us creative, over-zealous lunch packers are burned out on ideas and energy and so the lunchbox contents seem to be on a steady […]

Do you like kale salad? If not, this may be the salad to change that. Topped with goodies such as raspberries, avocado, and goat cheese, and sweetened with a touch of honey, this salad is hard to resist. I was a kale skeptic for a long time. Kale was not part of my Scandinavian cuisine […]

Trying to include more pulses in your diet? Here are 4 simple and delicious lentil soup recipes. Lentils are packed with protein, fiber, and vitamins. It’s hard to believe another year is almost here. I don’t know about you, but I love these few days leading up to the new year. It feels calm with […]

This asparagus-zucchini frittata is delicious for breakfast, brunch, or lunch any time of the year, but especially when you have locally grown fresh asparagus on hand. Sunday Cooking It was one of those wonderful cooking days. A relaxed Sunday, where I was a proactive, rather than a reactive cook. I started to make this frittata […]