Vegetarian Stovetop Cabbage Rolls

Vegetarian Stovetop Cabbage Rolls

Make cabbage rolls without heating the oven this summer. This vegetarian version is made on the stovetop using a Dutch oven. In some regions cabbage is a fall crop. But here in the Mid-Columbia, cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables are ready to harvest in early...

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Red Wine Roasted Potatoes

Red Wine Roasted Potatoes

Roast potatoes in red wine for a healthy alternative to French fries. Potatoes are one of the few native American plants, originating in the South American Andes. In fact, the Incans started cultivating potatoes around 200 BCE. Over the centuries potatoes have been...

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Acorn Squash with Quinoa Cranberry Stuffing

Acorn Squash with Quinoa Cranberry Stuffing

Celebrate the harvest with this easy, but filling, entrée. If you are looking for an easy weeknight dinner, you can’t go wrong with stuffed vegetables. In the summer we often eat stuffed zucchini. In the winter I find stuffing eggplant o be a cozy but satisfying meal....

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Healthy Alfredo on National Fettuccine Day

Healthy Alfredo on National Fettuccine Day

It’s National Fettuccine Day! This calls for a quick, easy, and healthy Alfredo sauce. Healthy isn’t a word that is usually associated with Fettuccine Alfredo. But we can eat healthy without giving up creamy pasta. It just takes some creative sleight-of-hand cooking,...

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Moroccan Chick Pea Soup Recipe

Moroccan Chick Pea Soup Recipe

Chick peas + lentils + unusual spices = a belly-warming soup on a bone-chilling day. We wrap up National Soup Month with this unusual soup full of Middle Eastern and North African flavors. Serve it with flat breads for a hearty winter dinner. Save Print Moroccan Chick...

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Vegetarian or Vegan Chili Recipe

Vegetarian or Vegan Chili Recipe

Searching for an easy chili recipe? This is it! All you have to do is chop, stir and cook. National Soup Month January is National Soup Month for a reason. Have you noticed that it is cold out? What happened to our "much warmer than usual" El Niño weather prediction?...

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Miso Soup Recipe – National Soup Month

Miso Soup Recipe – National Soup Month

Want to know the absolutely easiest soup to make? It has to be miso. Making this soup is almost easier than opening a can! Sometimes we want a bowl of simple soup. A soup that will warm us but not overload our bellies. Miso soup is the answer. I turn to miso soup...

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Quick Chicken and Noodles Recipe

Quick Chicken and Noodles Recipe

Easily adapt this recipe to make enough for one or two, or enough for a crowd. Or make some servings vegetarian and some servings for meat lovers. Cool, damp autumn weather makes us yearn for comfort food. This particular recipe must be one of the quickest, easiest,...

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