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@sweetveg | Jan 24, 2023 | Children and Vegetables, Recipes, Vegetables
This recipe is an adaptation of one found in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. My favorite section of this cookbook is when she describes each vegetable and then gives numerous simple ways to prepare each one. I have changed the sweetener and...
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@sweetveg | Feb 14, 2021 | Recipes, Soup
This recipe is an example of an easy soup created with both children and adults in mind. Lower the salt and miso content for young children, and adults can add a spoon of sauerkraut at the table for more flavor. I made this recipe last week and it’s already...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jul 25, 2019 | Children and Vegetables, Vegetables
As a child I had a confusing relationship with green beans. Every summer, as soon as the green beans were ready I would sit in my parent’s garden and snack on them raw. It’s still one of my favorite ways to eat them. However, at the dinner table, often...
by teresa@sweetveg | Jun 1, 2019 | Main Dish, Recipes, Vegetables
Sometimes, we crave pizza. It just happens. Often, I see families compromise and end up out to dinner, with a full-on pepperoni and cheese pizza, when really the craving can easily be satiated at home with plants and without nearly as much harm to your health....
by teresa@sweetveg | May 25, 2019 | Main Dish, Recipes, Soup
I have two main strategies for providing consistently healthy meals: simplicity and creative use of leftovers. I don’t usually have time to spend an hour preparing a complicated, involved meal, especially when I try hard to make every single meal homemade and...
by teresa@sweetveg | Feb 6, 2017 | Soup
I woke up to snow this morning in Seattle. Snow is a rare event here and one that always makes me feel like something special is happening. During a long walk this morning, my creative juices got flowing and I created this snowball soup as soon as I returned home....
by teresa@sweetveg | Jan 20, 2017 | Legumes, Mealing Planning
One of my strategies when cooking for busy families is to make dishes that can be eaten as is or added to other dishes. My style is kind of mix and match. I often create components rather than cooking full meals. I find this gives families greater flexibility in...
