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Minestrone

September 26, 2017 by Sheila

Minestrone

This is the time of year I freeze a whole lot of minestrone for the winter months. I leave the pasta out, to keep it from becoming mushy upon defrosting and heating. That allows me to change it up at whim into a Moroccan, Mexican, or Indian stew or soup. This is what I traditionally […]

Filed Under: International, Noodles, Preserving, Soups and Stews Tagged With: cannelini beans, carrots, cauliflower, celery, garlic, green beans, Italian, onion, parsley, parsnip, pasta, potato, rigatoni, summer squash, sweet potato, white beans, zucchini

Quinoa, Kale and Butternut Squash Patties with Beet Relish

March 7, 2016 by Sheila

Quinoa Patties

Everybody is detoxing. Just mention the desire to give up sugar (that would be me) and everyone within earshot will chime in with what they are or are not eating. Vegetables top the charts, mostly raw (no, but thank you anyway) with some taking drastic action and reducing intake to only vegetables and fruits with […]

Filed Under: Grains, Greens, Vegetable Main Dishes Tagged With: beet relish, beets, burger, butternut squash, coriander, cumin, kale, maple syrup, maple vinegar, Meyer lemon, parsley, parsnip, pattie, quinoa, red onions, veggie burger, winter squash

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