Mama’s got new toys….

Well, happy Mother’s Day to me.  I blew the blades off the old Siemens workhorse blender last week after a thousand or so smoothies, soups and sauces.  My sweet husband John surprised me with the Ferrari of all blenders – the Vitamix Pro Series 300  ...MORE

 Garden to table goodness…

My dear friend Teresa stopped by The OH! Kitchen for lunch today.  I had promised her a bag full of tomatoes and veggies when it looked like we were going to be drowning in tomatoes and greens.  Unfortunately, the local birds and prairie dogs keep enjoying a backy ...MORE

More good, less bad…

The less meat we eat, the less we crave it.  Instead we’re adding more and more healthy veggie ingredients to everything we make.  My previously posted enchilada recipes were an attempt to replace our favorite unhealthy Mexican restaurant dishes with something quit ...MORE

Now is the time for Meatless Mondays…

Almost every week a new scientific study is released reaffirming that meat should no longer be our food mainstay. Two recent studies brought it home for me:  the increased mortality risk for those who eat red meat and that more than 70% of U.S. poultry is ...MORE

Love this time of year….

The flowers are blooming and the spring garden is producing tomatoes as fast as we can eat them.  My favorite chore is having to pull out my garden snippers and harvest a basket of goods then try to figure out what to make with what ends up in the basket.  One thing& ...MORE

Guilt – the gift that keeps on giving…

After many setbacks – injury, illness and death in the family – there’s a unhealthy dose of guilt about so many things I’ve let run amuck.  With just one blog post in 12 weeks, I’m feeling pretty guilty about my neglec ...MORE