Category: Seasonal Favorites

Everyone knows the Irish love their potatoes. A common Irish potato dish is Colcannon. Oh my, it is so delicious and makes a perfect side dish for any meal.  This is true comfort food. If you are a gravy fan, gravy goes well with this potato dish too, but I like it without gravy. Colcannon…

Fresh coffee or creamy, hot cocoa cry out for a cake donut. Heck, I just cry out for them with or without coffee or cocoa. I have been craving a cake donut for a bit but could never make myself grab one when I was at the grocery store. My craving didn’t go away so…

Panella is an Italian favorite. It is used as a snack and even used to fill slices of bread as a tasty sandwich. However you use it, it is good and just a bit different. Panella is gluten-free and high in protein because it is made with chickpea flour.  Now if you are one of…

Yes, you really can make a most delicious pasta sauce without one single tomato.  I love this dish because it really doesn’t have tons of ingredients and it is so darn healthy. Choose gluten-free pasta and it could be magical. The main ingredient of this sauce is squash. The sauce is creamy without cream, and…

If you love pasta and you love  vegetables, you will love this! It is packed with vegetables and flavor. Pastas are high in carbohydrates and most often, high in gluten. If you are looking for a change pick up a spaghetti squash at your grocery store or market and enjoy a ‘pasta-look-alike’ that has only…

Fall brings on welcomed, oven-baked dishes. Cabbage and onions are pantry staples that bring lots of hearty flavor to anything they are part of. Add a bit of diced, cooked ham and the wonderful fall flavor of this recipe intensifies. I like to bake this in four, individual dishes, but it works just as well…

My Extreme Chicken Ciabbatta Sandwich is a meal in itself. It really is as it has your vegetables, fruit, dairy, grains, and proteins in every bite. This is the perfect sandwich to take anywhere, even to a tailgating event, and it is just as perfect for your own table.  The recipe makes 6 sandwiches that…

Raspberries are luscious. Stretch them out by making these little pies. They are one-bite jewels!  Simple and very low in fat, they are hard to resist.  The ‘pie crust’ is made by using mini-phyllo dough shells that are found in the frozen food aisle at your grocery store.  These usually come twelve to a package…

Tomatoes appear everywhere in September in the Midwest. Grocers, farmers markets, and generous neighbors often host more tomatoes than you would think anyone could possible use.  Cherry tomatoes are no exception, and are the star in this salad. The barley, which by the way if you haven’t tried you should, is delicious, filling, healthy, and…