Stuff your zucchini

Whether you are growing your own zucchini, or you are the recipient of your neighbor’s overflow, use the vegetable to your advantage by making a fun and hearty dinner. – – – – – Italian Stuffed Zucchini for One 1 zucchini 2 tablespoons Italian-style dried breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan …

Try some pesto

If you’ve ever made pesto, you know it usually takes Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, and a whole lot of basil. Although it can be whipped up in a food processor, good pesto also is available on grocery store shelves. With a jar, you can top pasta, vegetables, …

Use up your Halloween candy

Most of the year, candy is a treat eaten occasionally. At Halloween, candy is in abundance. Whether you got too much trick-or-treating or pick it up at the post-Halloween sales, you can turn it into something different for a special snack. – – – – – Halloween Popcorn Mix 12 …

Sunday morning eggs

There is nothing like being hungry on a Sunday morning and finding in your fridge eggs, ham, cheese, and peppers. I sautéed the peppers and ham in a little olive oil, and added seasonings to the eggs that included oregano and red pepper flakes. As you can see, they weren’t …

Zucchini

To cook zucchini as a side dish, preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Cut your zucchini into lengthwise sections no more than 1/4 inch in thickness. Rub both sides of the slices with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Add your favorite herbs if …

Shrimp

To thaw frozen shrimp, place them in a colander and thaw them out under cold running water for five minutes before using. If you keep a couple of 12-ounce bags of cooked frozen shrimp in my freezer, so that when the urge strikes, you can put together a quick seafood …

Black Bean Vegetable Soup

Print Recipe Black Bean Vegetable Soup Servings Ingredients 1 onion chopped1 clove garlic minced2 carrots chopped2 teaspoons chili powder1 teaspoon ground cumin4 cups vegetable stock2 15- ounce cans black beans rinsed and drained1 8.75- ounce can whole kernel corn1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper1 14.5- ounce can stewed tomatoes Servings Ingredients …