Tomato Bacon Jam

In thinking about grilling hamburgers, and what I have in the fridge without needing to go to the store to buy more ingredients to put on top of said hamburgers, the idea for this jam came. I have oodles of cheese (I’m half Dutch, I need my cheese), so obviously a cheeseburger, and a couple…

Grilled Peach and Tomato Salad

This has become my favorite summer go-to. Easy, quick, and flavorful — ticks all the boxes! I’ve been pairing it with chipotle-rubbed grilled corn and garlicky kale or rainbow chard, whatever leafy green looks good at the farmer’s market. Ingredients (serves 1 as a dinner portion, 2 as a side salad): 1 peach, sliced 1…

‘Chicken’ Seitan

I spent a long weekend eating only vegan food while I was in Oregon a couple of weeks ago, and I felt really healthy from it, and want to have a more plant-based diet moving forward (good for my health, the environment, and the animals!). One of the restaurants I went to was a Vegan…

Star Fruit Soup

So I signed up for one of those ugly produce delivery boxes, and with every delivery I feel like I have a mystery box challenge. I never know what ingredients I’ll get, because it’s seasonal and depends on what is too ugly to sell in local supermarkets, but I’m pretty hooked so far. This week…

Banana Berry Smoothie

This is my go-to smoothie recipe, makes an excellent (and healthy!) breakfast or snack if you’re feeling peckish and want a healthy alternative. Ingredients: 1 banana 1 cup mix of strawberries and blueberries, frozen or fresh 1/3 cup plain yogurt 1/4 cup cranberry juice Break the banana into pieces and put into a blender with…

Apple Pie

After a fruitful day of picking apples in an orchard, I needed to start cooking! I’ve made Apple Pie a few times, but this is by far and large my favorite recipe. Gooey and autumnal, this will definitely make some use of all those apples in season right now! Ingredients: 1 double crust pie, recipe can…

Twisted Applesauce

It is apple season, and with the extraordinary amount of apples being sold by the bushel what’s a gal to do? Make applesauce, of course! Ingredients: 2-3 lbs apples (granny smiths, jonagolds, whatever you have in your fruit bowl) 1/4 cup orange juice 1 1/4 cups water (approx.) 1/4 of a lemon’s juice 1 tsp cinnamon…