Salad Shake-Up

If there's one thing that I get tired of, it's the same salad or the same lunch every day for a week.  I can only eat one dish so many times. Your lunch salads can be easy, pre-packed, and they don't have to be boring! My number one rule with crafting salads is; you must…

Slow-Cooker Whole Chicken

What You Need: Whole Chicken Spices of your choosing; I use Rosemary, Thyme, Garlic, salt and pepper What You Do: Take the inner parts out of the chicken, they're usually packaged in a wax paper bag or plastic. Fill the cavity with fresh spices and herbs and garlic - or whatever you choose. For the…

Slow Cooker Leek and Potato Soup

What You Need: Leeks – I used two very large leeks from a Hungry Harvest Box Chicken Broth – 48oz Russet Potatoes - I used 6 or 7 potatoes Garlic - half a bulb Thyme Bay Leaves (2) Bacon (Optional) What You Do: Peel and cut potatoes into chunks. I left two potatoes unpeeled – I…

Foraging Fridays Post 2: Waste Not, Want Not – Pickled Cucumbers and Beets

Pickling is a great way to save vegetables that you know you just can't get to before they go bad.  Two of the easiest items to pickle are beets and cucumbers. What You Need: Cucumbers or Beets Pickling Spices White Distilled Vinegar Sugar (Optional) Garlic and fresh dill - if pickling cucumbers What To Do:…

Breakfast Sweet Potatoes

What You Need: Sweet Potatoes Leeks (could use onions) Garlic Salt and Pepper Bacon or Sausage Eggs What To Do: Preheat oven to 425, stab the sweet potatoes with a fork, bake for 25-30 minutes. Cut up onion/leeks, and mince garlic - set aside.  Cook the bacon and set aside to cool. Once cool enough,…

Let’s Talk Basic: Egg Salad

What You Need: Boiled Eggs (5-6) Onion 3 Small Avocados Salt, Pepper, Garlic powder, other seasonings Mustard (optional) Mayonnaise (1-2 teaspoons) Lettuce for a lettuce wrap or your favorite bread What To Do: In a bowl, chop eggs and onions to your liking and set aside.  In another bowl, combine avocado, mayonnaise, a squirt of…

Foraging Fridays Post 1: Homemade Tomato Sauce

At the end of each week, I am notorious for having plenty of vegetables leftover.  There's nothing I dislike more than wasting food but what are we supposed to do with those tomatoes that are too ripe for a salad, or those mushrooms that are looking a little past their prime? Easy - we make…

Thai-Chicken Soup

What You Need: 48oz Chicken Broth [for Whole30 just ensure it is compliant] 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts Sliced Carrots Peppers (I used Anaheim) Large White Onion Minced Garlic (2-3 cloves) Can of Coconut Milk Bay Leaf Pepper Salt Seasoning of choice (I used smoked paprika and cayenne) What You Do: Add everything but the…

Pre-prepared Morning Açaí Bowl

Two years ago, I was given the opportunity to travel to Hawaii on business.  There, in Hawaii, I was introduced to this wonderful breakfast bowl; the Açaí Bowl.  Recently, when travelling back home to Buffalo, I recalled this delicious breakfast and sought out to find one.  I did, and at a cost of $12  - delicious…

Roasted Artichokes

Don't mind my not so new pan. Each week, I receive a box of vegetables and fruits from a company called Hungry Harvest. I was nervous when I saw artichokes in my box for the week, never having made them before. However, I enjoy being forced into new challenges in the kitchen and so I…