Meatless

A vegetable gratin without cream that’s bursting with flavor from fresh summer produce like squash, tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Is your summer produce overflowing? Do you have zucchini threatening to take over your yard? That’s what happens when you have a garden and lots of sunshine and rain and nice, warm temperatures. A few weeks …

This Easy Tomato Soup Recipe is ready in under an hour! It’s made with canned tomatoes, dried herbs, fresh onion, and cream—just add a grilled cheese! Figuring out what to make for dinner can be a frustrating thing for a parent who’s just come in from a long day at work or dealing with kids. It’s …

Southern Deviled Eggs are creamy with a touch of sweetness from pickle relish and a sprinkle of paprika on top. Very simple and tasty! A Southern gathering isn’t complete without a plate of deviled eggs…and that plate is always a deviled egg plate. Every good Southern hostess should have one, usually passed down from her …

Easy quiche recipe with a rich custard and mix and match fillings—put anything you like! This silky, rich quiche is the best we’ve ever tasted and guests always come back for seconds! Quiche is such a versatile dish—you can add a diverse array of ingredients, different types of cheeses, and you can serve it for breakfast, …

Easy Black Bean Soup made with canned beans and pre-chopped mix of onions, peppers, and celery. Healthy dinner on the table in less than one hour! Do y’all remember when those round containers of Soup Starter mixes first came out? I imagine it was in the late 70s, early 80s. I used to beg my …

Easy crustless quiche recipe made with spinach, peppers, and onion—no cream and no flour. Add a little feta cheese and this is a healthy, simple meal for breakfast or a quick supper. I have to admit, I love a perfect, rich quiche made with cream and butter and cheese—like this one. And I adore pie …

Mac and cheese muffins are super easy to make with leftover macaroni and cheese. Add some diced ham and you’ll have a great snack! Kids love these mac and cheese muffins after school or even for a quick dinner. You can freeze them and pull one out when you need to feed hungry ones fast! …

Roasted Spaghetti Squash is a healthy alternative to carb-heavy dishes like pasta and rice. It’s nutritious and delicious and super easy to prepare! Have you ever wondered how to cook a spaghetti squash? Don’t be intimidated—it’s so easy! I frequently serve roasted spaghetti squash as an alternative to pasta, but don’t be fooled by folks …

Simple chickpea salad that’s super easy and healthy, with just chickpeas, parsley, onion, and capers, mixed with a lemon vinaigrette. Easy and delicious! A couple of weeks ago, my friend Tracy and I walked along the Atlanta Beltline to get our exercise for the day. Then we rewarded ourselves by stopping at Victory Sandwich Bar for …

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes—hearty, filling, and full of flavor from beans, tomatoes, chilis, peppers, and sweet potatoes!  Spring usually comes early here in Georgia, but right now we are still enjoying cooler days and nights and that means soups and chilis are regularly on the menu. Of course, I like Tomato Soup all …

Quinoa salad with corn, red bell pepper, jalapeno and fresh herbs is a great way to incorporate healthy eating into your family’s lifestyle. Doesn’t September feel like a renewal month? I think regardless of your season of life, back-to-school is a feeling that never leaves you. Of course, in Georgia back-to-school starts around the first of …

Do you love easy recipes as much as I do? This is not even a recipe, but more of a technique or idea. There are no set amounts and there are no set ingredients except for the egg. How’s that for instruction? We’re trying to eat a little healthier around here, so having eggs for …

A few weeks ago I bought some ready-made stuffed peppers at Costco and we absolutely loved them. There were six or eight in the container so I put most of them in the freezer and we got several meals out of them. Then we wanted more, so I went to work coming up with a …

If you’ve wondered how to make a frittata, this post if for you. Easy step-by-step instructions and cook’s tips to help you make the best frittata for your family or guests! Do you love breakfast for supper? We sure do. One of the easiest things to make if you want an egg dish is a …

I’m not sure what makes this a Texas dish, but it sure is good wherever it comes from. Texas Caviar is basically a salsa made with black-eyed peas. And there are probably as many variations as there are Texans! We like it with lots of fresh vegetables like bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, tomatoes, and corn …

This easy polenta recipe is creamy and cheesy and bakes in the oven—no stirring required! Here’s what I don’t understand about polenta: How is it that Southerners never discovered this dish? We do everything imaginable with cornmeal—bake it as cornbread, fry it as hushpuppies, use it as breading or thickener—how did we never cook it …

Three Bean Salad is a tangy and sweet bean salad that can accompany grilled or roasted meats and makes a perfect addition to a vegetarian menu. Thanksgiving menus abound with starchy, cheesy, fat-laden dishes. That’s what makes Thanksgiving so wonderful! You get to eat all the potatoes, cheese, bread, and butter that you want and …

If you want to learn about Italian cooking, you need to start with Marcella Hazan’s collection, The Essentials of Italian Cooking. She is an Italian cook who started a cooking school in New York City in the 1960s, has written for the New York Times, is a James Beard award winning cookbook author and is beloved …

Farro Salad—a mix of farro, chickpeas, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula, and golden raisins, it hits all the right notes. Savory with just a touch of sweetness.  We’ve been going to the Marietta Square Farmers’ Market just about every weekend, and one of my favorite booths, Simply Fresh Market, has several healthy salad options, one of which …

Quick and easy Black Bean Salad with a Cumin Lime Vinaigrette makes lunch or dinner fast and nutritious! Years ago, the Atlanta Journal Constitution ran a column each week called the 5:30 challenge. The challenge was for cooks to send in recipes that could quickly be made after work—5 ingredients put together in 30 minutes. …