Roasted Butternut Squash is super good and easy too. Roasting vegetables brings out the depth of flavor. We do it all the time. Trust me, you're gonna love it. Roasted butternut squash is a terrific vegetable to accompany any meal. Have you had Roasted Butternut Squash? Butternut Squash is now in season. I'm happy! It's time to...
Gingery Buttercup Squash Soup
This gingery Buttercup Squash Soup is vegan, gluten-free, and absolute heaven on earth. The candied ginger on the top makes this soup so delicious; even better, it’s easy to make! Every good bowl of soup needs bread to sop up every last drop. Don's Homemade French Bread would be the perfect addition to this meal...
How to Make Sticky Rice Using Sweet White Rice
How to Make Sticky Rice With Sweet White Rice, just like in the Asian restaurants. There’s a trick. Making Sticky Rice with sweet white rice is not as hard as you think. Have you ever wondered how Asian restaurants make their rice so sticky? That doesn't happen when you make white rice at home, does it?...
Roasted Peaches
Roasted Peaches are positively mouth-watering. And oh, so beautifully simple! Roasted Peaches Don picked up some fresh peaches at the Mennonite grocery store last week. They weren't quite ripe, so we had to let them ripen a bit on the counter. Be sure they don't touch each other when you are doing this, or they...
Grilled Scalloped Potatoes
Grilled Scalloped Potatoes make summer living easy. There's only one trick. And it's easy, too. Although I can make food on the grill, I encourage Don to be our grill master. In the hot summertime, he does a lot of grilling. It helps keep the house cool if we don't have to use the stove...
Watermelon Olive Mint Salad
Watermelon Olive Mint Salad. Yum. Olives, feta cheese, and mint are combined with watermelon in this wonderful summer salad. My favorite Watermelon Salad. Watermelon Olive Mint Salad With Feta Is Salty & Sweet! This Watermelon Salad (with olives and feta cheese) is an awesome summer salad. The kalamata olives made this salad the best watermelon...
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions. Two tricks make this recipe easy peasy. What an easy way to make French Onion Soup or simple caramelized onions for sandwiches. Wish you had some Caramelized Onions for your burger? Try this super easy Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions, a recipe I got from my friend, Jane Megginson. When I make a...
South Beach Diet Mashed Cauliflower Dish
If you’re trying to watch your carbs but miss mashed potatoes, this South Beach mashed cauliflower surprise is the perfect recipe to try! It tastes just like creamy side dish you know and love, yet is a low calorie and low carb option the whole family will enjoy. Despite being a "white" vegetable, cauliflower is...
Roasted Beets
How to Make Roasted Beets: 5 minutes to prepare. Bake. It's simple. And so tasty. Roasted Beets are good as a side dish or on a salad. Don here. It’s summer in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and sustainable and organic farmers are harvesting root crops. Beets are a favorite at our table. And making...