by teresa | Nov 18, 2023 | Breakfast, Dessert, Dips and Spreads, Recipes
I make this dip several times a week often as part of a simple snack. You can make it sweet to pair with fruit or savory to pair with vegetables. Your call. We usually pair it with apple or pear slices. I make a flower with thin apple slices, drizzle with peanut...
by teresa | Jan 20, 2023 | Recipes, Vegetables
This is a super easy roasted cauliflower that the girls I care for have been loving. One trick is to make sure I steam it until soft, but not mushy. This is kind of a fine line! Another trick is to use more balsamic vinegar than oil. Too much oil will keep the vinegar...
by teresa | Jul 4, 2021 | Recipes, Vegetables
A dear friend has been living on Orcas Island, just off the coast of the PNW, for the past eight months. Combine a ferry ride, an island and a pandemic and we haven’t seen each other much in the past year. About a month ago I made the trek to visit him for the...
by teresa | Apr 21, 2012 | Recipes, Soup
Spring is such a great time for super fun vegetables like sugar snap peas and asparagus and here is a soup that can be ready super quick. If you prepare the vegetables in advance this soup can be ready five minutes after the water comes to a boil! All the vegetables...
by teresa | Mar 6, 2012 | Recipes, Vegetables
A mother I worked for several years ago found this recipe for kale on the Cooking Light website. I have made a few changes and it has become a consistent favorite for both children and adults. I have replaced the raisins with a smaller amount of currants to reduce the...
