Red Quinoa Mediterranean Salad
Posted by Tracy | Filed under soups, salads, & sides
I just wanted to give each and every one of you who commented on my flourless chocolate cake post a heartfelt thank you for all of your love and well-wishes. I am doing well; I’m settling into my new routine at home – the one thing I definitely don’t miss about my job is driving a half hour [...]
Tags: quinoa
Sweet Autumn Stuffing
Posted by Tracy | Filed under soups, salads, & sides
I’m keeping the Thanksgiving recipes rolling today with another stuffing recipe, since according to the poll I have running on my sidebar, stuffing is at the top of the list of things you enjoy most about Thanksgiving dinner. I have to agree with you; stuffing is one of my favorite parts of the meal as [...]
Tags: bread
Traditional Stuffing
Posted by Tracy | Filed under soups, salads, & sides
Can you believe Thanksgiving is only a couple weeks away? It seems like autumn is just flying by. Of course, it doesn’t help that the stores have had Christmas things out since before Halloween…I know it always comes early, but that seemed a bit much for me. Anyway, to help you prepare for Thanksgiving dinner [...]
Tags: bread
Stuffed Zucchini Slices
Posted by Tracy | Filed under appetizers, soups, salads, & sides
We’ve received a good amount of zucchini from our CSA this year, but I think they’ve finally been supplanted this week by fall squashes like butternut and acorn for the remainder of the season. I’ve enjoyed cooking with all the zucchini we received though, especially my lemon pasta with zucchini and feta (which is one of my [...]
Roasted Beet, Artichoke, and Sweet Corn Salad
Posted by Tracy | Filed under soups, salads, & sides
I have to (shamefully) admit that before this salad, I’ve never eaten beets before. And, despite the fact that they’ve been abundant at our CSA every week this summer, I’ve avoided them. Finally, last week I decided that I needed to face my fear of beets…so I turned to my friends on Twitter and asked [...]
Tags: artichoke, beet, cheese, corn
Saffron and Red Pepper Risotto
Posted by Tracy | Filed under dinner, soups, salads, & sides
Saffron isn’t something that I pick up often due to its price tag, but when I do, I like to cook things that show off the flavor of this delicate spice. I have trouble finding it at my grocery store, so I was lucky to snag some at a World Market when we visited family [...]
Basic Pasta Salad
Posted by Tracy | Filed under soups, salads, & sides
We went on a camping trip this past weekend with a few of our friends, and it was a lot of fun. In fact, my body is still recovering today from the challenging hike we did on Saturday. When we got to the halfway point though, we all sat down and had a picnic lunch [...]
Tags: pasta, vegetables

