• Zucchini Cakes

      Try these zucchini cakes on crackers topped with tartar sauce and additional Old Bay similar to how you would enjoy crab cakes.  They are a great way to use up any extra zucchini from the garden.  They can be served as a side dish or a main course. Anyone who grew up in or near Maryland knows about Old Bay.  To Marylanders, Old Bay goes with almost everything: french fries, steamed vegetable, and of course any and all seafood.  If you haven’t experienced this delicious spice blend, it can be found in most grocery stores in the spice section.  In this recipe, Old Bay adds some delicious flavor and…

  • Greek Pasta Salad

    This is my favorite pasta salad.  It is flavorful, healthy and easy to whip up in minutes.  It is summer pasta perfection! I love making greek food in the summertime when home-grown tomatoes and cucumbers are everywhere.  This pasta salad is made with chickpeas and olives so it is more hearty than your average pasta salad and could be a meal, rather than just a side dish.  I always like to bring it as my contribution to a cookout so even if they don’t have anything else that’s vegetarian-friendly, I just make a meal out of it. My favorite type of pasta to use in this recipe is Trader Joe’s…

  • Spaghetti Squash and Balsamic Beans

      This has to be one of my ALL TIME favorite meals.  The sweet of the red pepper and spaghetti squash paired with the salty beans and sour from the balsamic dressing is the absolute perfect blend of flavors.  I’m obsessed.  I know it sounds weird at first.  I didn’t think I would even like it, and now I make it all winter long and I have been for years. I love spaghetti squash, especially when its roasted to a beautiful golden brown.  And it’s so simple to just throw it in the oven and pour on some pasta sauce and have an easy vegetarian meal with very little work on…

  • Healthy Tuna Salad (mayo free)

      I consider myself a vegetarian, but I do, on occasion, eat fish.  When I do, this is my favorite way to prepare it.  My kids love tuna and so does my husband so I’ve had a lot of practice getting this recipe just right.  This recipe also works well with hard-boiled eggs. Using avocado instead of mayo is a genius way to cut the amount of fat and calories in half plus it’s the “healthy” kind of fat!  And my little trick is to add pickle juice to the mashed avocado.  The pickle juice adds the vinegar, salt, and some bonus garlic flavor all in one easy step and it very closely…