Kale with Kalamata Olives by Salad Foodie

Kale is hearty and healthy, and often teams in winter soups with potatoes and beans. But in this recipe, based on Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, it takes center stage. Quick to prepare it is a pleasant change from other green sides. Don’t let the volume of a one pound bunch of kale scare you off - it cooks down!

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…

Solar-Baked Banana Bread by Salad Foodie

Too hot to bake nut breads? Get the solar cooker out and keep your cool! Just about anything you bake in the conventional oven has a complimentary solar-cooking method. This is my best banana bread recipe and when it’s cooler this fall I’ll post the same recipe baked conventionally. But here using only El Sol for the cooking energy,…

Zucchini, Yellow Squash & Radish Salad by Salad Foodie

So colorful, light and refreshing, this goes over well at summer feeds, and helps use up your garden harvest. Make this in advance to allow a thorough chilling, about 2 hours. It's best served the day made. Sub any veggies you want for variations, or change to a main dish salad over pasta. Leftovers can top salad greens for yet…

condiments for fuul by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

condiments for fuul

CINNAMON POACHED PEAR WITH ALMOND PANNA COTTA, ORANGE SORBET by CHEF ASHRAF ABD ALEEM ELKHARBOTLY

CINNAMON POACHED PEAR WITH ALMOND PANNA COTTA, ORANGE SORBET

Banana Bread with Streusel Nut Topping by Salad Foodie

My all-time favorite banana bread recipe was unseated when I came across this scrumptious streusel-topped version. A tastier bonus for a bit more effort!

Garden Marinara Sauce with Spaghetti by Salad Foodie

This marinara is chock full of veggies, and served atop whole grain spaghetti noodles, makes a guilt-free pasta entrée. Use the last of summer’s garden tomatoes, or use canned if time is short. It fills your whole home with a wonderful Italian aroma as it cooks!

2 cheese vegetable pizza by Brett Ede

Crushed Greek tomato and olive oil sauce by Nicholas Huffman

Pomodoro style sauce with black olives, capers and chillies adding subtle character. Rich stewed tomato depth of flavour freshened with the addition of tomato puree or pasatta at the very end of the cooking to refine. Great with pasta, as a base for braising vegetables with the addition of a little stock or as a condiment to meat,…

Carrot Peanut Salad or Lettuce Wrap by Salad Foodie

Reminiscing with family recently the conversation turned to memories of mom’s cooking, and one recipe we loved as children: Carrot Peanut Salad. Four simple ingredients make for a crunchy and healthy salad. I gave it a try inspired by my taste bud memories of long ago and came up with a close rendition. While dishing it up the…

Four C Coleslaw by Salad Foodie

This is my version of a coleslaw I tasted many years ago at a catered event. It's close but not precisely the same. However it's a refreshing change from those familiar too-creamy coleslaws. The salad base is made up of 4 vegetables that start with the letter C, hence the recipe name. Cabbage, corn, cucumber, and cilantro team up…

Spectacular Summertime Fresh Roasted Marinara Sauce by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

This is one of the most delicious tomato sauces we’ve ever tasted. You’ll want to make this sauce using summertime tomatoes. They really taste their best this time of year. If possible, buy them at your local Farmer’s Market or look for locally grown tomatoes at your supermarket. You can also use whole cherry tomatoes or “gourmet”…

Broccoli Florets Chef Style by Nazzareno Casha

Vegetable side dish

Gnocchi Carmelita's Way by Carmelita

For soft light fluffy pillows that taste of potato, I have always made potato gnocchi without using egg at all and keeping the amount of flour to a minimum. Blog followers have tried my recipe and loved it, see for yourself and let me know what you think!