We just can’t resist sharing this recipe for the last “cookout” holiday of summer. An easy way to enjoy potato salad without all the heavy gooey mayo! Plus this recipe adds the goodness of sweet potatoes, too. So you’re getting the benefit of more than just the plain...
This easy recipe is always a hit with our students. In fact, we have recommended this guacamole many times as a simple and healthy alternative to “store bought” dips. This beauty is quick and easy - and believe us, your guests will be begging for the recipe! Feel free...
A shredded salad is a super way to create a one-platter meal full of veggies and color. When you toss up this salad, you’ll have rave reviews at dinner, and then you can tuck any leftovers in a pita pocket for lunch tomorrow. This salad’s easy dressing is made with...
We’ve been seeing SO many beautiful tomato photos on social media lately. So, this week we can’t resist passing on an easy recipe for one of tomato’s favorite partners, Green Goddess Dressing. When you read the recipe, you may say: “Anchovies…No Way!” But don’t be...
Summer is full of a bounty of veggies that are so good roasted or grilled! Squash, peppers, onions, eggplants, tomatoes…almost everything tastes better off the grill! Simply slice your veggies in long strips or pieces, trying to make sure they are approximately the...
Wow - Its summer time and the living is HOT! Here’s a chilled soup that is cool and lightly sweet and fragrant with in-season peaches and the pop of mint. Easy to make, this soup will keep well in the fridge for 3 or 4 days. Not only is it fun as a soup for the...
If we were eating this salad together in Italy today, we would be called “mangifagioli” or bean eaters. You’ll be happy to be called a bean eater when you taste it - full of creamy white beans, bright basil flavors and a zesty lemon dressing. All these flavors add to...
There’s nothing like warm weather to inspire the “coleslaw” in us! This one is a yummy blend of cabbages, radishes, carrots and orange. And the perfect partner to zesty orange is basil. Basil has many health benefits to it. It has calcium and Vitamin K as well as many...
Rich, smooth and delicious, this ranch dressing is one to “dip and dress” the summers best fresh produce. Doesn’t everyone love Ranch Dressing? We certainly do! But only when we make it ourselves because the “store-bought” brands typically have lots of unhealthy...
If you’re getting ready for a fun 4th weekend, like we are, we’ve got the perfect appetizer! You may think that watermelon is just a juicy sweet dessert – but this savory, spicy skewer will change your mind! The hoisin along with the zesty lime and crunchy nuts...
Since onions can add a little, or LOT, of spice to your food, we decided to highlight these remarkable plants in the Spicy Tuesday this week. Whenever we serve up a bite like this, people are amazed that onions can taste so good. We love highlighting the season’s best...
This Sunday it’s all about Father’s Day. What are you serving up to DAD? You can celebrate him with these easy-to-make delicious burgers topped with a Rustic Olive Salsa. Whether you serve them up for lunch or dinner, they are sure to be a big hit! Along with Italian...
Summer is here, and with it comes wonderful blueberries. Whether you pick them yourself, find them at the grocery store, or your farmers market, this is the season to enjoy them. We often think of these blue balls of juicy berries as just sweet – but they are awesome...
Have you seen all the beautiful berries in the grocery store recently? We certainly have been taking advantage of the abundance of them, from strawberries to raspberries, blackberries to blue! Of course, its fun to enjoy them right from your hand, but this salad won’t...
Memorial Day kicks off the summer, and all the delicious summer produce! We are using the first tomatoes of summer to make a fun and delicious dish that is easy to make and looks impressive. We don’t often call for you to buy packaged items, but if you are pressed for...
