Quick and Flavorful Blender Salsa (Using The Ninja Chef Duo Blender)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by foodandword

Anyone who is close to me knows I like to process and can fresh, garden vegetables into delicious, shelf-stable and ready to eat foods – one of which being salsa. Depending on what and how much we have in our garden from year to year determines what assortment of food I preserve. I have tended … Continue reading →

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Peanut Butter Mocha “Green” Smoothie

Posted on February 4, 2019 by foodandword • Leave a comment

Today’s simple recipe is a green smoothie that’s, well, not quite so green (which may be nice for those who are new to green smoothies or have an aversion to drinking something green). This healthy, delicious, and filling smoothie is great because it’s not only packed with protein from the peanut butter, but contributes to … Continue reading →

Fresh Produce / Goodness on the Side! / Preserving / Savory and Splendid! / Vegetables

Oven Roasted Hatch Green Chiles

Posted on August 23, 2018 by foodandword • Leave a comment

A few years after my husband and I were married, we were staying with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law for a while in the Chicago-land area. They had recently moved from New Mexico to Chicago. Well, one day a huge box appeared on their doorstep from a friend of theirs in New Mexico. Inside the box? … Continue reading →

Fresh Produce / Main Dishes / Savory and Splendid! / Soups / Vegetables

Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup

Posted on December 5, 2016 by foodandword • Leave a comment

If you are looking for a warm and hearty soup for a cold night’s dinner, this Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup is a satisfying choice! With just a bit of heat from the ground red pepper and sausage, it warms you up from the inside out. Of course if you aren’t a person that likes … Continue reading →

Baking Goodness! / Cookies / Desserts / Snacks / Sweet Treats! / Using Freshly Ground Flour / Vegetables

Corn Cookies

Posted on July 22, 2014 by foodandword • 2 Comments

This past week I was in a cookie baking mood and I was trying to come up with an idea for another gluten-free cookie {so my husband wouldn’t feel left out} and my thoughts wandered to corn. I had never tasted, seen, or even heard of a corn cookie before…but the idea intrigued me! I … Continue reading →

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Oatmeal Zucchini Cookies

Posted on July 17, 2014 by foodandword • Leave a comment

Yesterday I tried a combination in batch of cookies I hadn’t really thought of pairing together before – oatmeal and zucchini. Now, before you cringe, gasp, gag, and/or turn your head away in disgust about having a vegetable {and a partially green vegetable at that} in your cookies, take a deep breath and think about … Continue reading →

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Whole Wheat Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Posted on July 11, 2014 by foodandword • 1 Comment

One of the things I love about summer are all of the fresh vegetables that we are able to grow, pick, and then eat up! Our zucchini plants look excellent this year and we’ve been chowin’ down on everything from grilled zucchini, stir-fried zucchini, sautéed zucchini, to zucchini bread. My family loves zucchini bread, but … Continue reading →

Fresh Produce / Goodness on the Side! / Preserving / Vegetables

Blanching and Freezing Fresh Asaparagus

Posted on May 12, 2014 by foodandword • Leave a comment

Asparagus is a wonderful vegetable. Unfortunately in some places it isn’t one of the veggies that you can find readily accessible year-round. Where we live in Kansas, we start looking for the shoots to spring up around Easter time, and pretty much check every day after that until they pop through the soil. The thing … Continue reading →

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Sautéed Cabbage

Posted on January 24, 2014 by foodandword • 2 Comments

The inspiration for today’s post came from the fact that we had cabbage hanging around in the fridge for quite some time that needed immediate attention. If I didn’t use it today, I didn’t know if I was ever going to use it. We had a pork roast in the crock pot and rice cooking … Continue reading →

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Thai Basil Coconut Curry Stir Fry

Posted on January 11, 2014 by foodandword • Leave a comment

The recipe that I am sharing with you today actually resulted from a variety of things that we needed to use up in the fridge. Week old Thai basil. Even older leeks…not even going to mention how much older. Freshly picked broccoli. Half of a can of coconut milk, being stored in a container from … Continue reading →