My Favorite Shishito Peppers Recipe Warning: These roasted shishito peppers are deliciously addictive. Last week I actually googled “How many shishito peppers can someone eat in a day?” because let’s just say I couldn’t help myself. Maybe you grow shishito peppers in the garden , or maybe you grabbed some at the farmers market, and now you’re wondering what the heck to do with them? Shishito peppers are easy to cook with and once you roast them, I’m positive you’ll be doubling your shishito pepper plants next year!...

With Summer in full gear are you having outdoor get-togethers around the BBQ? If you’re on a rooftop in NYC and look around you’re guaranteed to almost always find a rooftop full of friends around a grill, laughing and sharing hot dogs. I really love Mexican food, I mean look at the recipe index I have for it. So when it comes to hot dogs it might not surprise you that I wanted to try to give them Mexican flare....

Lets talk about the 2 big things in this post: Solar Oven Blueberry Cornbread Muffins These Blueberry Cornbread Muffins are delicious! They’re moist, full of flavor and I’ve been dreaming about them ever since I finished the last one. Yes, seriously, these muffins are made with no electricity! No gas or electric oven! These are made in a solar stove, meaning they are being cooked with the help of that bright beautiful sun in the sky....

Birthday Whoopie Pie Recipe These super delicious (seriously, I ate so many in the past day, someone take them away from me!) whoopie pies scream CELEBRATION! I mean do we really need a reason to celebrate cake tasting whoopie pies that are pretty pink in color, baked with rainbow sprinkles and then have more sprinkles on the yummy marshmallow creme? Nope, we don’t need a reason. So bake yourself some Vanilla Celebration Whoopie Pies!...

Easy Garlic Butter Pasta My family loves this buttery garlic pasta meal made with rotini noodles and frozen broccoli. From start to finish, it only takes 15 minutes to make which makes it a perfect weeknight meal for whenever you’re low on time (and for me that’s every night, haha). Serve next to some garlic knots, Italian bread or stuffed mushrooms for an easy pasta night dinner! Looking for more easy pasta meals?...

Cheesy Green Beans and Cabbage Recipe Ok, we love adding cheese with vegetables. Cheesy Brussels Sprouts, yup. Instant Pot Cheesy Potatoes, you got it. Now let’s add some cheese to our green beans and cabbage! One of the greatest joys the garden gives me is that it makes me explore new recipes in the kitchen! We are picking pounds of green beans and cabbage every day, so instead of making separate meals I wanted to combine them into one cheesy dish!...

Fudgy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies On snowy days I crave these Double Chocolate Chip Cookies. As a kid, Mom would always make me cookies or hot chocolate when I came in from a day of sledding. As an adult, there’s nothing better than a cookie and a cup of tea on a chilly day, especially when it’s a snow day. Ingredients In Double Chocolate Chip Cookies 1/2 cup butter softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 3/4 cup cocoa powder 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda pinch of salt + additional for sprinkling on top 1 cup chocolate chips...

Vegetarian broccoli green bean casserole I absolutely love making green bean casseroles for the holidays. This classic recipe is so creamy and comforting, and I love the crunch from the crispy crackers on top. But what I love even more is adding fun and nutritious twists to the traditional recipe! Whether it’s made with chopped potatoes or cabbage, there’s so much room to play in the traditional recipe. That’s why I got so excited to add broccoli this time around!...

Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe Even though this Chicken Noodle Soup is homemade with the broth made from scratch, don’t get intimidated. It’s actually quite easy to make, and definitely worth the little bit of extra time. In the end you’ll have a delicious chicken noodle soup made with homemade broth, tasty chicken, carrots, celery and egg noodles. It’s the perfect dinner for chilly nights, or when you need some comfort in a bowl....

This recipe calls for you to gather all your ingredients right there in the mug. If you want to make it even quicker, you can prepare it the night before, which means in the morning you just pull it out of the fridge and it goes straight into tho microwave. I also wanted to test this recipe to see how it would hold up outside of the mug – would it fall apart or would it hold it’s mug shape?...

Slow-Cooked Chicken Soup for the Win! For days when you want to come home to a steaming bowl of delicious soup but know that making dinner on time will be very unlikely, this Italian Chicken Soup recipe made using a slow cooker is the key. Just throw the ingredients in the pot before you go about your day, and you will be rewarded with belly-warming chicken soup for dinner without any stove-babysitting involved....

Macaroni and cheese with fresh tomatoes Baked mac and cheese with tomatoes is one of my favorite macaroni and cheese recipes to make during the Summer months when it’s peak tomato picking time in the garden! My kids love mac and cheese so I love being sneaky and throwing extra veggies in it! What’s not to love about elbow macaroni noodles, fresh juicy roma tomatoes and shredded cheddar cheese baked all together until creamy and bubbly?...

Ways to Add Cauliflower to Recipes Cauliflower is one of our favorite vegetables to enjoy raw and cooked. There is always a bag of cauliflower chopped up in our refrigerator waiting for little (and big) hands to grab a couple pieces for a snack. I love finding ways to incorporate cauliflower into our dinner dishes, in simple ways that the whole family will love. Our absolute favorite cauliflower recipes are Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole, Vegetable Pot Pie and Roasted Cauliflower Soup....

The BEST Fried Green Tomatoes Do you have an abundance of green tomatoes in the garden? I love them! You need to make these fried green tomatoes! (And then you need to can some green tomato relish and make green tomato salsa too!) These fried green tomatoes are crispy and crunchy on the outside (just like zucchini fritters!), but inside they taste creamy and smooth. You’ll love them so much you might start being excited for all those green beefsteak and roma tomatoes you have left on the vine every year!...

Homemade Garlic Scape Pesto Looking for a way to use garlic scapes? Make this pesto! It’s so easy to make! Just throw everything in the food processor and it’s done! Pesto is my secret ingredient for simple weeknight meals. All you need to do is make pasta, add a little pesto and dinner is ready! This recipe makes 1 cup of pesto, some you can use right away, and some you can freeze....

Unripe Green Tomato Relish The end of garden season brings some high fives. Look at you with all your canned roma tomato sauce, half sour pickles and candied jalapenos! It also often brings a lot of unripe green tomatoes! I have lots of green tomato recipes that I make that I’ll soon be sharing, like green tomato jam, pickled green tomatoes, fried green tomatoes, green tomato salsa, and green tomato cake, but one of my favorite ones is green tomato relish because it uses up so much of our green tomato harvest!...

Parsley tea is so good! It has a fresh, grassy taste to it, making it a great natural tea to start your day with or end the night with. Because we grow parsley in the garden, I always try to add this to my daily tea schedule during the Summer months. Parsley tea is made within minutes and can be made with both fresh or dried parsley. If are using dried parsley, here’s how to dry parsley in the oven, and here’s how to dry parsley in the microwave....

Slow Cooker Refried Beans Recipe I love refried beans. Not only do they make the perfect side to pair with your favorite Mexican meal (for us, usually tacos!), but they also make for a pretty great meal by themselves too! Have you ever had a bowl of perfectly cooked refried beans with a little shredded cheese on top? So delicious! This is an easy recipe because it’s a simple as dumping dry beans into your slow cooker, cooking them, and coming back later for delicious refried beans!...

Pin this Recipe For Later! Ok, we have the 3 C’s here. Let’s talk about them. Cheesy – who doesn’t love cheesy dishes (hello Cheesy Green Beans)? Mozzarella, Cheddar and Parmesan are my favorites for recipes. And this recipe includes 2 cheeses!Cauliflower – beautiful cauliflower, fresh from the garden, I love you. You can’t go wrong with cauliflower, you just can’t!Casserole – I love casseroles. You put them inside the oven and magic happens....

I have to tell you something. I made these Chocolate Coffee Donuts to take to work to share with everyone, but instead I kept them at home because I wanted to eat them all. And I did, I ate them all, and I didn’t regret it one bit. Chocolate Coffee Donuts These donuts are the best of all worlds, moist chocolate donuts, vanilla frosting that sticks perfectly to the donuts, mini chocolate chips on top, and the sublte taste of coffee....