Homemade Vegetable Broth
I cut up all these vegetables to prep meals for the week – onions, bell pepper, celery, garlic, carrots, zucchini & 2 types of squash plus some cilantro ends from the salsa I made. Normally I would throw all of…
Super Simple Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe
I stopped buying cookies years ago and things have to get pretty desperate for us to reach for a package of Chips Ahoy or Oreos, although I’ll admit that sometimes my youngest just has to have Oreos. Maybe 1 day…
Pasta with Pesto & Green Beans and Italian Eggplant Salad
A few years ago, we started having meatless meals on a regular basis at the Green House. And by “regular” I mean more than just when I either need to 1) go grocery shopping or 2) use up some stuff before…
Homemade Pickles
Remember when I wrote about making sauces and condiments at home instead of store-bought? Well, here I go adding to the list of things I won’t be buying at the grocery store again. Pickles. Pickled ANYthing. A while ago I…
Hearty Healthy 30-Minute Chili
It’s Tuesday, it’s cold, and you’re tired when you hear “What’s for dinner?!” That’s when you remember that you never made it to the grocery store today and haven’t even thought about dinner. There are some things you just always…
The Green Goddess
Some nights you just don’t feel like cooking. Every now and then, the thought of turning on the oven or standing over the stove makes my stomach churn. And that’s when I’m glad I have enough leftovers for the family……
Cranberry Apple Muffins
Thanksgiving week I wanted to make something yummy to have with for breakfast without having to cook every morning (which was NOT gonna happen). And since the littlest was out of school all week I had lots of apples to…
Adventures in the Green House: WE DID IT!
Last week my family and I completed a 3 day whole foods cleanse. We didn’t do any hard core juicing; just cut out all dairy, wheat products, sugars, and meat/flesh. And technically drank nothing but water, fruits, and veggies. How…
3 Salads You May Not Have Considered Before
This post is inspired by my kiddos, 2 in particular – 1 asked with her head cocked “we’re going to have salad everyday?!” YES and is that a problem? The other, our youngest, said this when he got his plate…
How To Make Easy Homemade Ketchup (& over 20 other restaurant quality sauces)
If you love to eat well (and maybe even love to cook), this post is for you. I’m going to give you a recipe for delicious & easy ketchup and other sauces that you can customize to your taste. All in…
