by Stacey McNeill | Nov 18, 2020 | Basil, Fall, Lentils, Recipes, Soup
We’re full into Fall here, with a sudden change in the weather bringing cold nights and frosty mornings, and today… rain. Yay! Rain! We need it here in California, and I love it. But the best thing about rainy, chilly days is soup. Yes, soup. I love soup,...
by Stacey McNeill | Aug 9, 2020 | Appetizers, Basil, Family Favorites, Italian, Recipes, Summer, Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetable Side Dish, Vegetarian
Sometimes simple is best, especially when we’re talking about simply using the best of the season in a way that brings out and highlights the flavor of each ingredient With a load of tomatoes and fresh basil coming in from our CSA as well as the garden,...
by Stacey McNeill | Feb 3, 2020 | Basil, Greens, Make-ahead, Potluck recipes, Recipes, Salads, Spinach, Vegetable Side Dish, Vegetarian
This recipe is my potluck go-to if I’m charged with bringing a salad or side dish. It’s an ideal dish to bring that can sit around for possibly hours and is good at room temperature, and doesn’t include lettuces that easily wilt or things like mayo...
by Stacey McNeill | Nov 9, 2019 | Basil, Fall, Gluten-free, Keto, Low-carb, Make-ahead, Recipes, Summer, Vegetarian
I always thought of pesto as a basil, garlic, Parmesan and pine nut thing, but it seems that a “pesto” can be a sauce made of other ingredients as well. Maybe a different herb, maybe even a fruit or another vegetable. Looking into the actual definition of the term...
by Stacey McNeill | Aug 18, 2019 | Basil, Cucumbers, Recipes, Salads, Summer, Tomatoes
Come August in Northern California we start getting our seasonal deluge of ripe tomatoes, fresh from the garden as well as in our CSA box. As it heats up and our salad greens tend to go to seed and become bitter, I tend to make more salads without greens at all, like...
by Stacey McNeill | Jul 13, 2019 | Basil, Recipes, Summer, Summer Squash, Tomatoes, Vegetable Side Dish, Vegetarian, Zucchini
On Thursdays we pick up our weekly box from our local CSA. I’ve always had a small veggie garden, but this year we were a little late getting it going. So I’m relying mostly on produce we get from our CSA Eatwell Farms (which I love!). I currently subscribe to a...
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