A homemade creamy spinach soup that's on the table in 30 minutes flat, a satisfying supper when topped with still-warm and easy-to-peel hard-cooked eggs. Perfect for bridging the seasons, this soup is a great choice for Lent and St. Patrick's Day in the spring and for Meatless Mondays year-round. The recipe works with either fresh or frozen spinach (fresh is my favorite) and with either a refined or rustic look (rustic is my usual choice), making it ever so versatile. Vegetarian. Low Carb. High Protein. And Decidedly Delicious. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ BEST RECIPES! Spinach Soup Made the List! Best Recipes of 2009 "There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground …" ~ Sara Teasdale, poet March: The Muddy Messy Month Here in the Midwest, March is that muddy messy month between winter and spring, when warm days flirt with our summer-drenched dreams, when spring snows dash our winter-weary hearts. For a cook, there’s no planning

Imagine It! The convenience of blender pancakes made with just wholesome oats and banana and egg. No pancake mix. No refined flour. No added sugar. No gotta-get-to-Whole-Foods weird ingredients. But It's For Real! For some, it will matter that these light and tender pancakes are gluten-free and dairy-free. But for real pancake lovers? What matters most is that these taste and feel like honest-to-goodness real pancakes. And for people who mark the Christian calendar's Shrove Tuesday with pancakes for supper? This is your recipe! ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ FIRST. Just so you know, this family is downright religious about pancakes. We believe in pancakes, not just for breakfast but for supper. After-church pancake breakfasts are a given but when my sister and I were growing up, our mom also made pancakes (or waffles, yum!) for Sunday night supper, usually topped with soft scoops of vanilla ice cream and maple syrup. (Just think of that, melting ice cream pooled w

How to make homemade tomato and meat sauce for spaghetti, all the flavor for a fraction of the calories. For a convenient, low-fat and low-calorie healthy supper, make the sauce ahead of time in a slow cooker (or slow-cooked in the oven) with a pantry's worth of spices . Wanna add giant meatballs? Me too, I'll show you exactly how. This is pure homestyle comfort food, the favorite for kids and grown-ups alike. No wonder it takes my mind way-way back, remembering Italian suppers hosted by my parents, such exotic world cuisine through my child's eyes! How to Make Spaghetti Meat Sauce from Scratch, Fresh & Family-Approved. A Long-Time Family Favorite. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Hearty & Filling. A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Kid Friendly. Meal Prep Friendly. Freezer Friendly. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. How to Feed a Crowd. Potluck & Party Friendly. Lo

It's such a simple idea, isn't it? Just throw a few raspberries into homemade applesauce. The results? A glorious raspberry gem color and a brightness never before tasted in applesauce. Is Ina Garten a genius? I think so! If this is your first time to make homemade applesauce , start here, if only for sheer prettiness. Real Food, Fresh & Beautiful. No Added Sugar! Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Easy Weeknight Supper. Potluck & Party Friendly. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Vegetarian. Naturally Gluten Free. Whole30 Friendly.

~Maple-Roasted Carrots with Arugula, Dill, Cranberry Vinaigrette, Pomegranate and Glazed Pecans~ Wow, right?! Calling all Ina Garten fans! Here's one of five recipes I've made and loved from the Barefoot Contessa's new "Cooking for Jeffrey" cookbook in the last two weeks. It's a celebratory main-dish salad, no abstemious January fare but an exultant platter of myriad textures, colors, flavors and moods. And yeah, I know, how in the world can everyday common carrots be the centerpiece of such a celebration salad? You're gonna have to taste it to believe it. But do, please do. Meatless Monday, anyone? ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ LOL, Have We Been Typecast? Have my husband ( ! ) and I been typecast? I fear so. For Christmas, the family Santas gifted us with six new cookbooks. Six! Each one filled with author passion and experience, inspiring photos and fascinating reading – and recipes! Even overwhelmed by new cookbooks, a few days later