If you’ve ever noticed, the recipes from Pekarek’s Produce are pretty simple. That’s because most of the time, our favorite way to eat the vegetables is raw or with some sort of dip. In that spirit, I present to you my recipe for Broccoli Salad. This originally came from my mom’s church cook book, butContinue reading “Broccoli Salad”
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Summer Rotini Salad
Like many of us, we would like to eat healthy, but sometimes it seems so difficult. Summer is a busy time for all of us, but it is also the time when a huge variety of vegetables come into season. So here is a simple way to incorporate your veggies into a 12 minute meal!Continue reading “Summer Rotini Salad”
Baked Zucchini Sticks
I told you we love zucchini in our house. Try this recipe for zucchini sticks! Ingredients 2-3 zucchini (or other summer squash) 2 Tbs olive oil salt & fresh ground pepper 3 Tbs Bread Crubms Directions 1. Cut zucchini into julienne strips about 2 inches long. 2.Place in a bowl and add bread crumbs andContinue reading “Baked Zucchini Sticks”
Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Who doesn’t love zucchini season? I’m a huge fan of it raw, fried with green onions, and baked with spaghetti sauce on top. But I LOVE to bake. So here is a great recipe for Chocolate Zucchini Cake 🙂 Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoonsContinue reading “Chocolate Zucchini Bread”
Creamy Spinach Dip… A little naughty
This is a very quick, simple, and yummy way to use up some spinach. The kids like to eat this on sourdough bread, I like to use it to top my grilled chicken and Ryan likes to dip tortilla chips. However you decide to use it, just make sure you try it!! Ingredients 3 cupsContinue reading “Creamy Spinach Dip… A little naughty”
Beet Sandwich
I am officially NOT a beet person – but I am trying to become one. When I think of beets, I always think of the smell of dirt, but not in a good way. So I did a little looking around to see if there were some different ways to eat beets and I thoughtContinue reading “Beet Sandwich”
Pea Salad
This is a fun one that my kids like to help me make. Its very simple, very quick, very healthy and very delicious! If you are more of a traditionalist, you can use mayonnaise instead of yogurt, but the yogurt is a healthy alternative. Ingredients Yogurt, Plain, Non Fat 1 cup Mustard, Yellow 1/2 tspContinue reading “Pea Salad”
Braised Cabbage with Onions
Ingredients 1/2 medium head cabbage 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced vertically 1 Tbs olive oil 1 apple 2 Tbs butter 3 Tbs white vinegar 2 Tbs grape or currant jelly salt, hot sauce to taste Directions Remove outer leaves and core from the cabbage and cut vertically in thin slices. Place the olive oilContinue reading “Braised Cabbage with Onions”
“Runza” Casserole… Mmm
You know the best thing about cabbage it can really make a meal delicious! And if you live in Nebraska, you are very familiar with a Runza (R). But individually stuffing bread can be very time consuming and some of us (mostly me) don’t want to spend that much time in the Kitchen. So I,Continue reading ““Runza” Casserole… Mmm”
Shredded Beet Salad
You know I wish I could tell you that I love and eat everything we grow! And I could – but it wouldn’t be true. So this week, I’ll be leaning on Simply In Season for a recipe using Beets! Shredded Beet Salad (as brought to you by Simply In Season) 2 cups red beetsContinue reading “Shredded Beet Salad”