Tomato Sauce with Sautéed Summer Vegetables

Tomato Sauce with Sautéed Summer Vegetables Rustling up a simple pasta sauce is another option for making use of leftover veggies from our Creamy Spicy (or not) Polenta with Summer Vegetables recipe. Whether using canned, frozen, or storebought tomatoes, this recipe...

Creamy, Spicy (or not) Polenta with Sautéed Summer Vegetables

Creamy, Spicy (or not) Polenta with Sautéed Summer Vegetables This is one of my favorite dishes in the world. It is fresh, creamy, and spicy, and is absolutely decadent. It comes together in 20 minutes. I use miso in this recipe rather than salt. Miso is very salty...

Roasted Acorn Squash with Curried Quinoa

Roasted Acorn Squash with Curried Quinoa Roasted Acorn Squash is a favorite fall and winter dish in our household. Served as wedges for a side dish or stuffed with a savory vegetable filling as a main course, this simple no-fuss recipe is a crowd pleaser. It’s...

Hui Kitchen’s Chinese Braised Eggplant with Tree Mushrooms

Hui Kitchen’s Chinese Braised Eggplant with Tree Mushrooms I learned to make this dish from Chef Hui at Hui Kitchen in Santiago, Spain. Rich and I were starving for fresh vegetables, having discovered that few restaurants along the Camino de Santiago offer...

Cajun Blackeyed Peas In Your Instant Pot!

Cajun Blackeyed Peas In Your Instant Pot! Cajun Black-eyed Peas is a southern dish I absolutely love. It is sometimes called “Hoppin’ John” though I never heard it called by that name until I reached adulthood even though I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast close...

New England Clamless Chowder in Your Instant Pot

New England Clamless Chowder   Whether or not you are a fan of clam chowder, if you are a fan of decadently creamy potatoes and are craving comfort food, this is a dish you will love. It doesn’t have the fishy taste of clams, but the shitake mushrooms provide...