Do you have a surplus of beets in storage from winter? Here's a fresh way to use them up! Ingredients 1 tsp olive oil 3 small-medium beets 2 navel oranges (one for salad, one for dressing) big bunch of greens Dressing: 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp orange juice, or to … [Read more...]
Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 1 package (8g) active dry yeast (or 2 ¼ tsp from the jar) 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup whole-wheat flour 2 Tbsp olive oil Directions: 1. In a medium bowl, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water. Then add the flour and mix well. Next add in … [Read more...]
With two days left in January, it's time for a recipe roundup! Here are the meatless recipes we loved this month: Hearty Dinners: Making perogies Mushroom and Lentil pot pies Vegetarian Chili Spinach Ricotta Lasagna Lunch ideas: The HLT Spicy Peanut and Kale Salad Soups: Rosted … [Read more...]
When tomatoes are in season, there's nothing better for lunch than a hummus, lettuce and tomato sandwich! Fresh. Easy. Delicious. Currently the dead of winter, I was surprised to receive tomatoes in my Organicbox this week, along with red leaf lettuce! Courtesy of local greenhouses, … [Read more...]
While I love my quick and easy black bean chili for busy weeknights, I also love to experiment and decided to play around with the recipe this weekend. This hearty version is adapted from a slow-cooker chili by Real Simple. I left out the slow cook part in order to saute the veggies to bring out … [Read more...]
Makes 32-36 cookies Ingredients: 1 cup (1/2 lb) salted butter, at room temperature ½ cup light brown sugar 1 egg yolk 1 tsp finely chopped lemon zest 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup coarsely chopped dried and sweetened cranberries Icing (optional) 1 Tbsp cranberry juice cocktail ¾ … [Read more...]
Last week I gave some examples of easy ways to ease into meatless meals. While you may have thought no problem to doubling the beans in a meat and bean recipe, you might be thinking no way when substituting beans for meat in traditional recipes. Here’s an example of using lentils in place of … [Read more...]
Beans beans the musical fruit… Black, navy, kidney and more; there are so many options, I never get sick of cooking with beans. Plus they are easy substitutes for meat in meals you otherwise don’t want to change too much. I often use chickpeas where I used to use chicken (such as soups and … [Read more...]