Homemade Vegetable Stock is insanely better than store bought and incredibly good for you. You could use scraps leftover from other recipes but I think it’s best with fresh vegetables. I have a nice vegetable winter soup recipe coming up that requires vegetable stock. I’ve tried so many different packaged […]
Homemade Pasta with Mushrooms in a White Wine Butter Sauce is such a warm and cozy dish to make in under an hour. Practice this with Buttons then hit the Farmers’ Market for Maitakes this fall! Homemade Pasta If you want to get right to cooking, go ahead and use […]
Fried planks of breaded Eggplant, fanned with melted mozzarella and topped with homemade tomato sauce. This is my favorite Eggplant Parm recipe. Fun fact – Eggplant is the original parm. Melanzane alla parmigiana or just parmigiana is what it’s called in Italy. Chicken and veal are American creations. From what […]
This quick little side dish of Orzo with Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables is great for any night of the week. You could even double or triple this recipe and serve it at room temp for cookouts. Heck, it’s a great main course too! This is such an easy recipe and […]
Garlic Horseradish Mashed Cauliflower are the lighter and easier version of the classic Mashed Potatoes. Nevermind the health benefits as we’re using butter and cream here – but probably not as much as you’d use with Potatoes. I love Mashed Potatoes but I’m always trying to make a lighter version. […]
This Penne with Tomatoes recipe has very few ingredients and comes together as fast as you can chop them up. If you can’t get in-season local tomatoes though, well, you’re just not going to be riding on cloud nine with me. This is one of my go-to summer recipes that […]
This Citrus Walnut Broccoli Salad with Orange Blossom Honey and Pickled Red Onions is so delicious and easy, I’ve already made it twice this week! This is one of those recipes I just came up with on the fly looking at the ingredients I had around the kitchen. You can […]
I’ve been working on this Korean Fried Cauliflower recipe for a few months now. Fricken Nailed it! They’ve got a crisp, crunchy exterior, a slightly chewy interior, are just sweet and spicy enough with some bright acidic notes. This is a deceivingly simple recipe. You mix some things up for […]
Oh yeah – Acorn Squash and Smoked Gouda Pizza is totally a thing. Why limit yourself to one vegetable to spread atop your pizza dough? We all have our favorite pizza toppings, right? Pepperoni, Sausage, Pepper and Onion, Bacon and Pineapple. My all time fav is freshly canned San Marzano […]
Are you a Beet lover or a Beet hater? Some people say they taste like dirt, I say they taste like delicious earth candy. I like playing with words and I like thinking about interesting ways to prepare common foods. Hopefully someone looking for a Roast Beef Sandwich will come […]
This week’s Game Day Snack is a hearty 12 Layer Pressed Roasted Vegetable Sandwich. I’m especially excited to share this one with you because it came out so much better than I had hoped it would! Eat Up! Kitchen’s Game Day Snacks is a weekly(ish) blog post with a new […]
If you’re in love with tacos as much as me, you might be looking for something a little lighter and easier to make on a regular basis. Roast Cauliflower is dead simple and can be seasoned in any creative way you’d like to rival even the best meat-filled tacos. I […]
In the time it takes you to watch a few cat videos on youtube, you could be eating this awesome summer salad! Once you’ve got your quinoa simmering in a covered pot, it only takes a few minutes to prep your veggies. If your ingredients are fresh, you really don’t […]
What cookout is complete without a myriad of colorful healthy salads?! Pasta and vegetables are brought together with lemon, honey, mint and feta in this dish that screams Eat Me! Serve alongside barbecued ribs or burgers to brighten up your table. Or just make this for a random weeknight dinner […]
