Barley and Brussels Sprouts Salad

When I left work today it was snowing sideways.  I know it won’t last. It’s supposed to be 70 on Saturday. There’s always something to look forward to! Like this salad! I’ve been looking forward to this salad every night for the last three nights. It is as good as it looks! It’s got it…

Mushroom and Tofu Stuffed Peppers

Ben has asked me more than once why I like red, orange, and yellow bell peppers but not green ones. After reading about them it all makes sense.  All bell peppers begin as green peppers then finally ripen into red peppers.  The other colors lie somewhere in between during the ripening process. According to the…

Winter Vegetable Pasta Salad

It’s been a long time since I’ve put a pasta salad together.  It’s so hard to fit a bowl of pasta in when I don’t have a lot of room in my diet for it (calorie wise).  But, when I add an equal amount of vegetables to pasta it helps a lot!  I didn’t think…

Yam Kale and Goat Cheese Crustless Quiche

When Sam was two years old we (he and I) lived with my Granny.  We lived with her for about 2 years.  It just doesn’t seem like that long ago! But, Sam is 17 now!  I won’t mention Granny’s and my age! While we were living with Granny she did 99% of everything! She cooked…

Wheat Berry Kale and Roasted Nectarine Salad

I took today off because Ben had some things to do.  This doesn’t happen very often but it was nice to see Sam off on the first day of his senior year of High School. Five years ago when Sam was starting 7th grade my Mom said to me, “don’t blink, or the next thing…

Parmesan Rosemary Cauliflower Tots

Yesterday, or the day before, my brother posted this on Facebook: “Juliana Walters posted a article titled ’30 questions to ask yourself before you die’ and it got me thinking. I wonder if my hetero counterparts have ever assessed themselves as a potential partner for themselves. I and many of my homo friends have honestly looked…