Waldorf Cobb Salad with Apple-Sorghum Vinaigrette

As I am sitting at my computer typing this post, I am trying to think of as many "e-less" words as possible.  (Ok, so "e-less" definitely does not qualify.  Neither did that last sentence.) Anyway, why you ask, do I detest typing "e"?  What do I have against the poor little letter? It's not that…

Sautéed Summer Vegetable Medley

I realize that we are no longer in the dog days of summer.  In fact, we're coming up pretty quickly on the  first day of fall.  It still feels mostly like summer here, but the slight cooling down has been really nice.  The last two days, I left our screen door open, and it feels…

Vegetarian Nicoise Salad

Recently, I checked out The Fresh 20 ecookbook from my local library.  I am all about the library's ebooks now that I found out about it.  It saves me quite a bit of money when I can just check-out the books I want instead of having to purchase them. (And most of the time, the…

Restaurant Style Salsa

We've been having a college Bible study at our house for the last several weeks.  (Actually, it's a book study of The Christ-Centered Life by C.J. Mahaney, which I highly recommend.)  Anyway, I try to have some sort of food every week.  Usually a snack-y item and a dessert.  I've been having lots of fun…

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus + Tahini Substitution

I wanted to photograph a recipe outside today, but baby girl was getting a little fussy, so I decided to bring a blanket out and set her on the blanket to play while I took pictures.  No sooner had I gotten all her toys and my camera and food out than I saw a spider…

Balsamic Bruschetta

For those of you who still have some fresh tomatoes coming in, here's another tasty tomato recipe. I first had this bruschetta at a friend's house and knew that I had to make it at home with my fresh tomatoes.  I love to find other ways of using my fresh summer tomatoes other than making…