I really love using pumpkin, and I go through a ton of Trader Joe’s pumpkin purée cans. I’m not sure why the idea of making my own purée got stuck in my head, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Finally, I went for it. I guess I wanted to see whether the homemade stuff would be any different. I also wanted to experiment with the purée, so I steamed one pumpkin and baked the other. Fast forward to the … Continue reading
I’m sure you’ve started to suspect by now just how much I love making pizza. It’s such a great go-to meal because it is easy to keep pizza dough around, you can put any combination of toppings on it, and it cooks up really quickly for hunger emergencies. I had an eggplant and a tomato left from my vegetable delivery that were aging quickly, David and I were hungry, and I’d just defrosted some dough, so pizza was the only … Continue reading
This is a really healthy, really tasty way to eat a veggie-filled lunch. This pancake salad is the perfect thing to make for a girls’ lunch. The veggie pancake is mostly made of beets, and when it cooks, it becomes a sweet, caramelized, savory concoction that pairs perfectly with some spicy arugula. Everything in this meal is good for you! Start off by cooking 1 cup of cubed potato or squash. I steamed some butternut squash (which Stella went looney … Continue reading