Corn and Ham Cheese Casserole by Carolinaheartstrings

This is a hearty casserole that could also be served in smaller portions as a side dish this holiday season. Or use your left over ham from a holiday meal! If your diet restricts ham substitute chicken or tuna and enjoy in your own way!

Savory Baked Sweet Corn by Julia Ann Souders

A farm dish makes it to the city table. Use fresh sweet corn for a tasty creamy hot side dish with fried chicken and green beans. ©2007-2014 Netta Belle’s Choice® cookbookinabox® “Reg. U.S. Pat. & Trdmk.Off.” Reg. “Trade-marks Canadian Intellectual Property Office.” nettabelleschoice.com and cookbookinabox.com All rights…

Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles) with Walnuts, Apples slices by "Cheffie Cooks"

Using the spiralizer on my Kitchen Aid Artisan Mixer has been fun to create this new recipe!

"Cheezy" Kale Chips & Mojitos by Kiki Thompson

Healthty Toddler Muffins by Randa Derkson

Mini muffins for toddlers loaded with veggies & fruits. Contains little sugar. Recipe source: http://thebewitchinkitchen.com/2013/05/healthy-toddler-muffins.html

Bacon Green Beans by Beth Roan

Adding bacon makes such a big difference

Soup Du Jour by Phred

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 a soup from there. It ended up getting alot of request for a second batch to be made when we served it to our friends, so......here's what we came up with.

Chunky Zucchini & Tomato Cheese Soup/Stew by "Cheffie Cooks"

Delicious year round for lunch entrée.

Baby Cauliflower Soup by Jennie McCluskey

Packed with healthy veggies, a soup for the kids. This soup I have made for my infant and toddler. Try it. You might like it. Hopefully, more importantly, they will like it! If you have trouble getting them to eat it, which I doubt, then freeze it in an ice cube tray and take out a cube and mix into your kids mashed potatoes or…

Maple Glazed Sweet Potatoes by Marilyn Lesniak

These Maple Roasted sweet potatoes are the perfect accompaniment with any main dish. They are low in calories and the vegetables are good for you too. The kids love them and won't give you a hard time about having to eat them. It is like having dessert during the main meal!

A Wonderful, Easy to Make, Summertime Garden Vegetable Soup by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

What a delicious, healthy, vegan vegetarian soup! This full bodied soup is a great way to get your dose of veggies. Kids love it too! Along with all the summer veggies, we’ve added some whole grain, fiber rich barley. The skinny on 1 cup of soup is 74 calories, 0 grams fat and 2 Weight Watchers POINTS PLUS. Make a pot and enjoy it…

Spinach Soup with Lemon and Sour Cream by Carolinaheartstrings

This month’s Improv Challenge hosted by Kristen from Frugal Antics of Harried Homemaker required the participants to use lemon and sour cream. Two things I love! Lemon is can be such a unique flavor when added to a main dish meal and sour cream, well . . . . . .. enough said. I put my thinking cap on and came up with this zesty,…

Hawaiian Crest Salsa by Smokinhotchef

I came up with this recipe at the spur of the moment to accompany the shrimp recipe I was preparing for a late lunch get-together with several of my sisters and my brother Ken. I had just visited the supermarket, so I had lots of fresh ingredients on hand. My sister Gayle said this recipe reminded her of Hawaii and crisp freshness…

Okra Salad by Carolinaheartstrings

This is our last picnic recipe for June. We have really enjoyed serving up items that are summertime-friendly and hope you make this and several other recipes. Post us a comment and let us know which ones you’ve tried!