Meal Planning and Healthy Family Meals

Menu planning is a wonderful tool for: Reducing food waste, easing daily stress (what’s for dinner?!), and economizes your grocery bill. 1) It’s best to choose the same day and time every week to plan the next week’s dinners. If you frequent farmer’s markets, you probably know what is in season and what might be available. 2) Look at what you have in your fridge, freezer, and pantry. 3) Look at the schedule for everyone Read More

Fall Veggie Casserole

One of my favorite fall dishes and easy to make. 2 - 3 medium potatoes 2 medium sized zucchinis 1 large onion 1 large eggplant 2 -3 red or green tomatoes Large ball of mozzarella Season with sea salt and rosemary Oil a large baking dish and preheat oven to 450 Slice to medium width slabs of all of the vegetables and layer in dish including mozzarella. There should be 2 complete layers with the Read More

Weekly Menu - Welcome October!

The Blood Full Moon high in the sky last night and the leaves just tipping into a new spectrum of color as autumn sweeps in and October is right there waiting at the end of the week. The farmer’s markets are thinning out but there is still plenty to work with to make meals nutritious and interesting. Monday: Minestrone Soup and Salad (recipe below) Ian Firestone makes the best soups!! Tuesday: Shepherd’s Pie Mashed potatoes Read More