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This asparagus soup is one sure fire way that I will eat my veggies! Is asparagus available all year round? Fortunately, asparagus is available year round in most grocery stores, but it’s usually at its peak in spring and early summer.   What ingredients are needed for asparagus soup? asparagus baby spinach chicken broth (or veggie broth) crushed red pepper flakes (optional) garlic (I like a...

Easy Miso Soup with Tofu Recipe This easy miso soup with tofu will be your go to soup recipe when you are short on time.  Ready in just 10 minutes! What is miso paste? At Mariano’s where I usually shop, the white miso paste is on the top shelf in the Asian section.  I’ve also found a refrigerated version at Fresh Market.  No matter which...

If you are not on the pumpkin spice bandwagon, then these apple crunch muffins will be your go to muffin recipe this fall. What kind of apples are best for muffins? There are so many varieties of apples these days that it’s sometimes hard to figure out which ones are best for baking.  In my experience, fuji apples, honeycrisp apples and zestar apples are my...

Pasta Fagioli Soup Recipe This pasta fagioli soup is a hug in a bowl! For whatever reason I’ve never made this soup at home, probably because I may have mentioned it to my late husband once upon a time, and the thought of having beans in a soup probably turned him off.  He didn’t even like beans in chili! Is pasta fagioli recipe easy? Absolutely! ...

If you think you don’t like beets, try my roasted beet hummus – it’s the perfect balance of sweet and savory! Ingredients Needed for Beet Hummus fresh beets canned chickpeas garlic cloves tahini crushed red pepper vinegar (any will do!) I used rice wine vinegar for this recipe salt aquafaba – which is the liquid from the canned chickpeas – so don’t throw this out...

Is this Thai Basil Chicken recipe authentic?  Probably not!  But I did use Thai basil and chicken so there’s that! Pre Cooking white rice or noodles will make this dish ready in less than 10 minutes. What is Thai Basil? Thai basil is spicy with an anise, or licorice-like flavor, while sweet basil has a more mild peppery and sweet taste.  You will know the...

You will love this mini zucchini bread recipe.  No oil, no butter, yet fluffy and delicious! Can you make zucchini bread without butter or oil? Absolutely!  Most recipes will tell you to use applesauce in place of butter or oil.  But I find that I don’t get the right crumb when I use applesauce as a replacement.  In this recipe, I used cottage cheese and...

Top 10 Family Friendly Dinners While my school age kid days are far behind me, I know it can be a struggle to figure out what to make for everyone so that you aren’t a short order cook.  This is a roundup of our Top 10 Family Friendly Dinners! KFC CHICKEN NUGGETS Pretty sure most families can agree on these chicken nuggets.  The best part...

You won’t be able to tell this is a lightened up banana bread.  It’s so light and delicious! My late husband LOVED his Mom’s banana bread.  And no wonder because it had 1 1/2 sticks of butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar.  I’ve tasted it and it’s delicious.  But her recipe is also 15 WW points per slice. This is my homage to her...

Heirloom Tomato Basil Soup Fun fact about me:  I don’t like sliced tomatoes but I love tomato soup!  This heirloom tomato basil soup screams summer. When I went to the Logan Square farmers market yesterday, there was a whole table of heirloom tomatoes and they looked incredible!  I bought this one, which is called an accordian heirloom tomato.  How gorgeous is this? What are heirloom...