Winter vegetables recipes costing less than $2.0 per serving

Savory Creole Sweet Potato Casserole

No sweet topping here - this has breadcrumbs & bacon and the Creole twist of Jamaican Pickapeppa Sauce in the…

Three Sisters Soup (Beans, Corn and Squash Soup) with Crock Pot Option

“Three Sisters” refers to the three main crops of Native Americans: beans,…

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup (with Pressure Cooker Option)

Inspired by a recipe from New Paradigm Cooking (Sandbach, Terranova and Ware), I chose to forego the cookbook’s…

Garbage Salad (not really)

This salad will make the meal, or be the meal. Broccoli, oranges, almonds, raisins, mushrooms, onion & bacon - and a fabulous classic sweet & tangy…

Sweet Potatoes (Yams) with Cranberries and Granny Apples

A family favorite side to holiday dinners. This colorful dish has just the right balance of tart and sweet.

Squash Souffle (pudding)

This is a wonderful recipe from my Grandmother that she got from her mother from the "old country", e.g. Lithuania. It is a staple on our holiday…

Creamy Lentil and Broccoli Soup

This is a creamy, flavorful, and incredibly healthy soup. The next time you're in the mood for split pea soup (also very healthy), try this…

Soup Du Jour

We came up with this soup at the end of the garden season. We had an abundance of Banana Peppers and decided to start with them as a base and build…

Leftover 2-Bean Stew

A quick bite using odds & ends was WAY too delicious not to post. Forget 8-bean and even 18-bean soups - 2 cans of beans, a few veggies and a…

Rich Sauce with White Eggplant & Herbs

Eggplant has nothing to do with eggs - unless you dip and bread them. This sauce is a knockout! We grow…

Old-Fashioned Creamed Spinach

Looking for that classic side dish for a Sunday Dinner? Let this tickle your taste buds and take you down a timeless memory lane!

Yoshie's Curried Beef and Rice

Her name was Yoshie and she was my houseguest for ten days many years ago. She spoke 7 languages and was a chaperone from Tokyo with a teen 4-H…

Country Garden Soup

Pepper Squash Soup

This soup is creamy, velvety, tasty and could be served as an entrée for a special meal and occasion.

CCB Salad

with cucumber carrot and beetroots this is one healthy and easy to make salad