Creamy Clam Chowder

Creamy Clam Chowder

This is a born-from-necessity soup that I made a few weeks back. Necessary because I needed to use up a couple of packs of frozen clams that I had purchased over the holidays, for an entirely different recipe that never got made. Our spring, so far, 

Chocolate Bark

Chocolate Bark

Need an easy chocolate dessert recipe? Chocolate bark is a delicious yet still decadent treat that you can make with any number of nuts, seeds or other inclusions. Don’t believe that it’s easy? Here’s the general idea: You melt some chocolate jussssst to where it’s almost 

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Quinoa is one of those foods that became super trendy, for a while. Super trendy until a lot of people actually tried it and decided they didn’t like it. The first way I ever made it was as a savory side dish, with mushrooms, veggie stock, 

Asian-Style Coleslaw

Asian-Style Coleslaw

If you’ve been with me on this journey for a while, then you’ve seen my no-mayo coleslaw recipe, made with cider vinegar and Dijon mustard. In that post, I mention another no-mayo coleslaw recipe that I make and this, finally, is that recipe.  If you’ve 

I Heart Homemade Ravioli

I Heart Homemade Ravioli

There is a beautiful simplicity about homemade pasta. It’s silky, smooth, and delicious.  Sometimes I like it with a light sauce and sometimes I crave a heavier bolognese, but no matter what, I love it. And, since I love it so much, I thought it 

Homemade Chewy Granola Bars

Homemade Chewy Granola Bars

I am on a serious mission to create the perfect homemade chewy granola bar. This mission was brought on mostly by the fact that my local grocery store stopped carrying my favorite organic Cascadian Farms Harvest Berry ones.  They were seriously one of the very 

Braised Black Lentils with Veggies and Herbs

Braised Black Lentils with Veggies and Herbs

Lentils have made a serious comeback in the last year or so. Okay, maybe not a kale-style comeback, but a comeback, nonetheless. I don’t want to turn you off from lentils by telling you this, but lentils are pretty darned good for you. Lentils health