Slow-Cooked Fresh Black Beans & Rice

I’ll admit it. While tomatoes, corn and mushrooms can all be purchased at the Farmer’s Market mine came from Meijer. I was in Pennsylvania last week and had to pick up groceries mid-week because my fridge was fairly barren, so I cheated. However, had I not been prowling Meijer’s [...]

Mango Beet Soup

Be not deceived by the garnishment. There are no apples in this recipe. It is however full of betalains which have a whole host of beneficial aspects for the body. Much like cucumbers I’ll admit to having a bit of a beet prejudice growing up. My mom liked them [...]

Lemon Cucumber Dill Dip

Cucumbers abounded at this past week’s farmer’s market. Despite our rough past (I choked on some seeds as a child and held a grudge for quite some time) I decided that cucumbers sounded good. I also had a cook out to prep something for, so I decided to go [...]