Category Archive: Vegetables

Portabellas Stuffed with Greens & Cheese

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In my Nutmeg Notes today I am talking all about emotional eating and how healthy eating doesn’t need to be considered boring. If your’e not interested in the recipe skip on down to the bottom of this post. I was talking to my mom on the phone the other day and she was telling me …

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Roasted Stuffed Baby Eggplant with Feta Cheese Dried Cherries & Pinenuts

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I have a new love. Baby eggplants. I saw them at Sprouts and I bought them. I had no idea what I was going to do with 15 baby eggplants, but I bought them anyway. Oh my goodness they are so darn cute. They will make you smile.  Not only are these adorable but they were reasonably priced – …

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Roasted Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto

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Asparagus is in season right now and it’s one of my favorite vegetables! It lends itself well to being oven roasted, slightly steamed, sauteed in olive oil, tossed in a salad or a pasta dish – well the possibilities are endless and each has it’s merits. For our Easter Sunday dinner broccoli was on the …

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Flea Market Friday & Weigh In Week 7 of 17 Day Diet

Indian Six Layer Dip

Okay let me start out by saying that I was struggling with the title for this post since I have soooo many things to cover today. It dawned on me that this post was a bit like going to a Flea Market where you get to see a little of this and that! Only posting twice a …

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Kicking It Up a Notch With A Kale Waldorf Salad

Kale Waldorf Salad Nutmeg Notebook

Sunday I needed to make a salad to take to a dinner at a friends house. They were serving a pork roast so when I saw this recipe for a raw Kale Waldorf salad that included chopped apple and toasted walnuts I knew it would be perfect. Since not everyone loves raisins I subbed dried cranberries and …

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