vegetable bolognese

How To Make Vegetable Bolognese Sauce

No kid says “No” to a pasta dish, and my kids are no different. However, as a health-conscious mother, I do my best to get as many vegetables in their diet as possible. Also, I try to limit our animal protein intake as much as possible to make it easy …

pennyroyal & vegetable tajjine

Unique Pennyroyal & Root Vegetables Tajine

Pennyroyal is a herb from the mint family. In North Africa, mainly Algeria, it is forage during the springtime. Therefore, people harvest as much as possible for immediate use and drying. In America, Pennyroyal is not well known. In fact, I was able to find it only once in the …

summer vegetables stir fry

How To Make Summer Vegetables Stir Fry

As summer comes to an end, the crops start slowing down production. Therefore, the harvest usually consists of small amounts of each crop, which present a challenge to a home cook. So, vegetable stir fry has been our go-to meal to make good use of whatever we get from the …

Salad Niçoise

How To Make Homegrown Salad Niçoise

During the hot summer days, we try to spend the least time in the kitchen, and the meals have to be light and refreshing. In addition, when we use homegrown vegetables, we strive to make the most of them, showing off the harvest. This salad Nicoise uses my harvest of …