Oven roasted goodness, and a survey from PPK.
Author: Lisa
Healthy Oven Roasted Vegetables
How to oven roast just about any vegetable.
Easy Vegan Tamale Recipes
My tried and true recipe for vegan tamales, with filling variations.
A Quick Dinner
Leftovers in a tortilla.
Healthier Popcorn From Your Microwave
How to make popcorn with no added oil.
Last Night’s Dinner
What I made with this plate of loveliness.
It Ain’t Pretty…
…but it kept the garden warm through this morning’s frost. We had our first frost this morning, even though just a few days ago, temps were in the 80s. To keep the veggie garden warm, I wrapped the plants in sheets—and when I ran out of sheets, I raided my fabric stash for big pieces […]
Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal
It’s oatmeal, with all the fixings, cooked inside a pumpkin, and it will rock your world. Why are you not cooking this right now?
Today’s Breakfast
Something warm and filling for a chilly fall morning.
I Give You…Okra
Sometime in late August, Livia and I went to North Haven Gardens, to wander about and look at plants. We ended up around back in their demonstration vegetable garden, where I saw lots of stuff I was already growing—and okra, which I’ve never grown. I was so pretty! Big, tall canes with huge hibiscus-looking flowers. […]
This Weekend’s Project
Inspired by the colors I saw last week in Santa Fe, this weekend’s project was to paint the garden shed. Here’s the before and after:It only took me 10 months to get around to it—but it sure looks cute sitting in the corner of my yard, with my little talavera sun face smiling over the […]
Today’s Vegetable Garden
With the weather still hot during the day, the fall veggies are still struggling—but here and there, some good things are happening: