-
Pumpkin & Oatmeal Cookie Bites
A quick and yummy cookie bite filled with delicious pumpkin puree and cinnamon.
-
20 Minute Shrimp & Asparagus Pasta
There is still a lot of spring asparagus to be gobbled up and this is a quick and delicious way to use them. When you mix it with a light shrimp sauce highlighted by your favorite white wine, this will be a dish you'll make again and again.
-
Spinach And Salmon Pasta Salad
We love fish in the Pacific Northwest. We have plentiful areas full of rivers and oceans to harvest items like salmon and crab that are local literally in my neighborhood or region. It’s great when you have the opportunity to utilize local ingredients in creative ways. There aren’t a lot of foods that could top just snacking on crab legs with melted butter but it’s not too creative of a meal. The only fun you would get from that on this blog would be if I was secretly videotaped cracking those crab legs. Salmon filets are a pretty plain option albeit a healthy and quick choice most of the time.…
-
Asian Pear Salad
Apples are abundant in the state of Washington. We are fortunate and can have a sense of pride here because apples are such a nutritional powerhouse. They are so versatile too. You can enjoy apples a million different ways and they always hit the spot, don’t they? I love how many different kinds of apples there are. Today though, I want to mention a fruit that resembles an apple in flavor (the guts, not the skin) that is now grown in the United States and is just as nutritional. It’s called an Asian pear. Plantings on the west coast exist in Yakima and Wenatchee, Washington, and in Hood River and…
-
Protein Packed Crab And Lentil Cakes
As I grow in my knowledge about what my body needs versus just eating what I like, I am teaching myself how to combine the two to create the best me I can be this year. An incredibly important part of what our bodies need, is protein. I’m not saying here that we need to eat more meat. Gram for gram, there are certain plant based proteins that can rival or equal the amounts in animal proteins. One such protein is lentils. Talk about action packed. Not only are lentils high in protein, they are high in folate, potassium and a slew of antioxidants. They are inexpensive and relatively easy…
-
Sweet Potato And Black Bean Tacos
A delicious dinner without fuss, you’ll love this simplistic vitamin packed dinner. I love that its quick to make and filling. Its an nontraditional meal but I find when I made it for children, they love the shapes, textures and flavors. They will likely eat the meal in pieces if they are under the age of about 7 but that is pretty normal, right? Sweet Potatoes A food that I love to cook with in the fall and winter months that is very versatile and packed with nutrition is the sweet potato. Sweet potatoes are high in vitamin A, vitamin B5, B6, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, and, due to their orange color,…
