Greetings from the garden, and welcome to our (almost) summer kick-off, otherwise known as Farmer’s Market season! And what’s on the menu? Garden Goddess Soup! Just yesterday, I saw all of the signs going up heralding the fresh Farmer’s Market fare that I have come to relish in these summer months. More than 90% of my […]
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Nutter Butter Banana Oat Bites
Hello again, and welcome back to the garden! With Spring officially having sprung, its that time of year once again when the sun is shining and the outdoors beckons us to come out and play. A more active lifestyle brings with it the need for a variety of healthy on the go snacks. Quick and easy […]
Mediterranean Chickpea Chili
Welcome back to the garden, and thank you for coming back to visit us here in The Lodge Kitchen! For the last couple of weeks, we have been on a bit of a whirlwind cross country vacation, involving an over 3500 mile road trip, and some major culinary adjustments. Sometimes, when you are on the road, […]
Old Fashioned Apple Cinnamon Spiced Steel Cut Oats
Welcome back to the garden! This week our fresh garden ingredient is the apple……….delicious, crisp, juicy apples! Living here in Washington, we are never in short supply of these wonderful wholesome fruits. And with so many varieties, and oh so many recipes, you can be sure you will never run out of options to enjoy these […]
Rustic Irish Stew with Barley and Spring Vegetables
Its a triple header this week at The Lodge, as we simultaneously honor St. Patrick’s Day, mark the start of a new season, and celebrate my one year “vegan-niversary”! I wanted the recipe that would be featured here on the garden menu this week to incorporate all three, so today on the first day of Spring, we will give […]
Grilled Eggplant with Hearty Mushroom and Tofu Ricotta Ripieno Alla Bolognese
Happy Friday the 13th to you! I have decided to post this one a couple of days early, so that I may add an extra recipe this coming week on Tuesday (in order to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and get something Irish on the menu) in honor of my Celtic roots. So, before we journey to the Emerald […]
Spaghetti Squash Italiano
The Lodge kitchen is up and running, and the garden is open! With Spring knocking at our back door, and the season of bountiful Farmers Markets approaching, this week we are putting an Italian flair in our garden fare, with………… Spaghetti and meatballs! Who doesn’t love a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs? We all have our favorite comfort foods […]
A dietary (r)evolution
Welcome to my garden! A forum for my experiments and recipes from my vegan kitchen here at the Lodge. Since I recognize that not everyone is following a vegan diet, I will say, that all of my recipes are easily converted to a vegetarian preference, with the substitution of dairy. The idea is that fruits and […]
To blog or not to blog……..
I have sat here on the blogging fence for the better part of a year now, waffling and hemming and hawing over whether or not what I have to say is noteworthy enough to warrant an endeavor such as this. With so many forums and venues available to us these days, a person might come […]
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