Today my Wednesday is for Foodies post is a bit different. Although most posts here have a recipe and focus on vegetables, I just had to share these cupcakes that were made by Dottie Lovely, The Cake Lady.  Dottie came to a gardening workshop at Poison Ivy Acres last...

Fennel bulbs are a refreshing, underused vegetable that are easy to grow and widely available in supermarkets. If you're looking to shake up "the same old same old" vegetable side dish, get a fennel bulb! This is an easy and fast combination of vegetables that is not...

When you want to serve just a little something sweet, but don't want to overdo it on the sugar and calories, you can't go wrong with these tiny cookies. They are rich with butter, slightly crunchy from the cornmeal, and I think they're best when seasoned with...

3 Distinct Flavors, 2 Cookie Sheets, 1 Oven I love serving at least three different vegetables at every meal but as we all know, sometimes the prep time for vegetables takes longer than for other dishes.  I want the healthiness of several vegetables, however, and the...

Do you love the taste of pasta with pesto, but don't want to consume so many calories? Have I got a dish for you. While a two cup serving of plain pasta (before the pesto is added!) has about 440 calories, a two cup serving of cauliflower is only 60 calories. Since...

Fair Warning: Those who only like broccoli if it’s bright green and crunchy should stop reading right now…this is not your dish. But if you’re willing to entertain the idea of broccoli being comfort food, and a great accompaniment to just about any meat, fish, poultry...

The sauce for this dish is made by pureeing equal parts mushrooms with stock and crème fresh or part-skim sour cream. So it tastes very creamy and rich but the amount of fat isn’t that great. I cook spaghetti squash in the microwave because it’s fast and retains the...

I love chopped salads. When  several ingredients with different flavors, textures are combined it makes a winning side dish or meal. Chop those ingredients so that you can have several elements on the fork and in your mouth at the same time and it’s perfection. A good...

This soup is rich without cream and isn’t too filling. You can use vegetable broth if you’re a vegetarian and leave out the coconut milk if you want fewer calories. Believing that ginger and garlic are good for the immune system, I propose that this is a perfect soup...

For those times when you need a chewy, oaty, really delicious cookie, make these. Be sure to use real butter and maple syrup. Ingredients: 2 sticks butter 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup white sugar 2 eggs 1 teas cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt if using salted...