I had an amazing day at Red Apple Farm in Massachusetts. It was beautiful and we came home with quite a bounty. Aside from a massive amount of apples, I bought a couple jugs of their homemade cid...

I always have at least one can of black beans. I do them as a side dish by just cooking with some chili and cumin and sprinkled with a little shredded cheese.

I just went apple picking this weekend and bought a giant jar of apple butter. It is so delicious!

In the color theme, I just made Mark Bittman's Roasted Sweet Potato Salad and it was a beautiful dish! Orange sweet potatoes, purple onions, yellow bell peppers, and flecks of black beans and gree...

There is always a bag of frozen broccoli in my freezer at all times. I love it sauteed in olive oil with tons of garlic and red chili flakes. Sometimes I eat that as a side or I toss it with bowt...

These look amazing and this is a perfect easy recipe for bahn mi. I've had very similar banh mi's in Boston's Chinatown and tofu is great in them. It can be hard to get a good flavor in tofu and ...

I swirl it into vanilla yogurt or spread it on granny smith apples in the fall. There is little better.

I just made a peach and tomato salad last week and it was incredibly good. I got my recipe from Mark Bittman's 101 Simple Salads that was in the New York Times recently. I mixed it with sliced re...

I love cottage cheese and fruit! Once a week my sleep-away camp dining hall served it for lunch. Everyone used to complain but I loved it. I eat cottage cheese with melon for breakfast quite oft...

At Trader Joe's they sell them in jars. I made some last week stuffed with ham and provolone cheese for lunch. Very delicious! http://din...

I can't believe no one had really thought of this before. I cannot wait to make it! I'm going to make some very soon with cranberries and almonds.

I like just plain cream cheese and a slice of tomato. Or hummus with cucumbers is also delicious. http://dinnerblogging.blogspot.com

Tuna is really good with pasta. I have made a dish with tuna in tomato sauce with capers and olives. It's a great salty/sweet taste and takes about 10 minutes to throw together. Though it is def...

I remember my mom being really excited to buy the Silver Palate back in the 90's and making recipes from them very nervously. We definitely did not eat like we do now...dinner was usually chicken ...

Growing up we constantly had relish trays at parties. We would have just plain canned black olives, little gerkins, etc. As we got older my mom started getting stuff from gourmet stores or the ol...

I'm probably trying my first pizza tonight! I got some dough from Trader Joe's and I'm gonna top it with sweet Italian-style chicken sausage and mushrooms! Also making a chickpea salad tonight to...

I also buy peas, corn, and broccoli often. I like the Trader Joe's brands as I find they taste much fresher and cook up firmer. The corn is particularly sweet too. They also have a vegetable mix...

I admit that there is something calming and pleasant about cooking on my own. I tend to enjoy the peace and ability to think. It's also such a nice feeling to toil in the kitchen and then present...

I think now there are so many inexpensive wines that are actually good, no one should have to cut it out. Trader Joe's and places like Best Cellars are great options and I always find things I enj...

I love that broccoli feta sauce. It was so easy and took very little time. The sauce has a lot of flavor but is very rich tasting.