Mushroom Ravioli with Browned Butter, Garlic and Fresh Herbs

Mushroom Ravioli with Browned Butter, Garlic and Fresh Herbs

If you’re looking for a vegetarian ravioli recipe, this mushroom-filled ravioli deliciously fits that bill. This is a little decadent with the lightly-browned butter sauce but it’s worth the indulgence in my book. You can use a mix of whatever mushrooms you like but I’ve 

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Northern Illinois had its first frost advisory last night and, even though we’re on a hill and don’t usually get affected too badly the first frost or two, there was definitely a light sprinkle of frost on our lawn this morning. I cleaned out our 

Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo

Black Bean Burgers with Chipotle Mayo

Want an easy, healthy, delicious meal to throw together? Put vegetarian black bean burgers on your menu this week. They’re quick to come together, full of vitamins and fiber and trust me, they’re delicious. This time I put them on onion rolls, but choose whatever 

Simple, Beautiful Swiss Chard

Simple, Beautiful Swiss Chard

Yes, I’ve been very busy in my gardens. Flowers and veggies and mulch, oh my. But I’ve also tried to relax a bit and enjoy the early summer. A screened-in patio with a ceiling fan and hammock really help with the whole “letting go” process. 

Orzo Pasta Salad

Orzo Pasta Salad

Am I a horrible person because the sight of the tater-tot-topped, canned-chicken, Velveeta-cheese-oozing, can-of-soup-required concoctions that pass as casseroles all make me start to contemplate a Double Whopper with Cheese as a healthier option. Sadly, “salad” also seems to take on a whole new meaning at 

Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

My local grocery store occasionally carries a fantastic selection of fresh mushrooms and, as luck would have it, they had a bunch of them the other day. I picked up some shitake, oyster and enoki mushrooms, thinking I’d make some soup with the first two 

Kale with Olive Oil, Garlic and Lemon

Kale with Olive Oil, Garlic and Lemon

I love kale and, as I mentioned in my previous post on Tuscan Soup, it’s a nutritional powerhouse. It’s great raw, chopped up in a salad, which is how to gain the most benefits from it. The second best way is to just lightly saute’