Awesome Asparagus

This is a super easy, healthy side dish lickety split!

1 lb of organic asparagus
1 tbsp of olive oil
1 tsp of sea salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Start by rinsing and trimming the asparagus. Then spread it out on a foil or parchment lined sheet tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Put in the oven for 20 minutes or so. The asparagus will soften but still have some texture to it and the fronze ends will get crispy. Enjoy!

For a little extra zip, squeeze a little lemon juice over the top.

Careful, chances are good there won't be left overs! :)

Texture Tuesday: Happy Peppers

So, I love fresh raw peppers. I love them by themselves, with cream cream, sliced on a salad, etc. I recently stumbled on this totally yummy alternate way to prepare them and I had to share.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Wash and dry your sweet peppers, then cut off the stems and deseed them.

Place them in a bowl and pour on a little olive oil and toss to coat lightly.

Spread them in a single layer on a cookie sheet lined with foil or parchment and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Put them in the oven for 30-45 minutes or until roasted to you liking.

The carmelized bits get crunchy and are almost the texture of french fries.

They are great as a side dish, on a salad, in an omlette or as a snack.

Enjoy!

Gluten Free Goodies at Unrefined Bakery

Breads, muffins, cakes - oh my!!

I recently visited Unrefined Bakery and if you have food allergies, I highly recommend that you get yourself over there and quick!! There are yummy goodies waiting for you!

It's a gluten-free bakery - gluten-free, soy-free, organic, all-natural bakery with goodies that include breads, muffins, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, etc. Their goodies are made with fresh organic ingredients and unrefined sugars.

I sampled the carrot cake - delish! The sugar cookie - yum! And the chocolate cupcake -- yummy! You would not guess that there is anything any different than baked goods from a conventional bakery. Yummy, tasty! With no nasty allergen side effect - hooray!

The ladies that run it are super nice and really knowledgeable about food allergies. They'll ask you if there are ingredients you are avoiding and can suggest baked goods that you'll like and won't give you any unhappy side effects.

What are you waiting for?

Upcoming Show Schedule

As we head into Fall, my show schedule for the season is starting to fall together! I hope you'll stop by and say hi. Here's where I'll be;

Sept. 10, 2011
8a-1p
White Rock Local Market
702. North Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, TX

Oct. 8, 2011
8a-1p
White Rock Local Market
702. North Buckner Blvd.
Dallas, TX


Oct. 23, 2011
11a-6p
Texas State Veggie Fair
Winfrey Point @ White Rock Lake
Dallas, TX

More details to come as more shoed are confirmed!