Pumpkin Sausage Pasta

This is another recipe that I wouldn’t have tried were it not for the challenge of cooking every recipe in Simply in Season. Pumpkin? Sausage? Pasta? Oh well, it has wine in it, if it tastes bad I can always finish off the bottle! Ingredients: 1 lb penne pasta 1 lb bulk sweet Italian sausage [...]

Green Enchiladas

This recipe, from Simply in Season, was one of those I was skeptical about at first. Peanuts? In the sauce? This isn’t Thai food, why are there peanuts? Three roasted poblano peppers?  Is this going to be super hot like most green sauces? (I am a HUGE Mexican food fan, but the only heat I [...]

Venison Roast

Many people claim that they do not like venison; that it tastes gamey. I can assure you that not all venison is gamey. In Western Michigan, it is possible to get a deer that has been pretty much corn-fed, much to the dismay of the corn farmers but to the delight of those who are [...]

How to Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Your Diet

We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us. They have lots of vitamins and minerals and antioxidants and all that. They also are very low in calories, and when you eat more of them you tend to eat less of other things, so eating more can help you lose weight. There are [...]

How to Make Roasted Peppers in an Oven

In preparation for making Green Enchiladas later in the week, I decided to give roasting my own peppers a try. I have to admit, that even by my standards, the directions in Simply in Season are sketchy at best. “Roasted peppers can be expensive to buy but are very easy to make,” Mary from West [...]

Kale Potato Soup

I’m starting to love soup! So low calorie, so tasty. And perfect for this time of year. For this soup, adapted from Simply in Season, Chop one large bunch of kale, steam, and set aside. I steamed it in the microwave by putting a little water on the bottom of a casserole dish and microwaving [...]

Chard Utopia

This recipe, adapted from Simply in Season, is an interpretation of spanakopita but uses swiss chard instead of spinach. I actually had to go buy swiss chard at the farmer’s market because I didn’t have enough from the CSA. I didn’t quite have the 2 1/2 lbs called for once I removed the stems, but [...]

Autumn Vegetable Soup

This recipe, adapted from Simply in Season, is another one of those great basic recipes that you can vary depending on what vegetables you have on hand. Here is my version: In the soup pot, saute 1/2 C minced onion and 2 cloves of minced  garlic in 1 T of olive oil for 1 minute [...]

Poultry Pasta Primavera

This is an excellent recipe for using up any cooked chicken or turkey you might have leftover.

Cranberry Apple Crisp – GUEST BLOGGER!

As you may recall, I am allergic to cranberries. I know, it’s a weird allergy. What happens? My face gets itchy and blotchy and my throat swells up. There are so many great cranberry recipes, though, and a few in Simply in Season. In order to give these recipes their fair chance at appearing in [...]