Pasta with zucchini, pine nuts and Parmesan.
You’ll be surprised how much flavor this simple pasta dish packs: it’s just zucchini, pasta, pine nuts, herbs and Parmesan. Perfect for Meatless Monday.
Category: Lunchbox
Fabulous wild rice salad with chicken.
I love a really hearty salad for dinner, one with roast chicken, perhaps, and some grains for structure … and, of course, cheese.
Homemade granola bars.
To date, I’ve posted four recipes for homemade granola made with agave, oats and other natural ingredients. Maybe I have some kind of granola fetish, I don’t know. I love it with milk for breakfast, out …
Lentil salad with chard and tomatoes.
I’m a huge fan of Heidi Swanson’s “Super Natural Every Day” and her online recipe journal, 101cookbooks.com. I’ve bookmarked who knows how many of her healthy, delicious recipes. One of my favorites is her Lively Up …
Oatmeal raisin cranberry bars.
These chewy oatmeal bars with dried fruit would make a great lunchbox treat or breakfast-on-the-go.
Better than store-bought: Homemade red-pepper hummus.
Really: You HAVE to make this. If you like hummus—that wonderful, flavorful Middle Eastern spread—then you have to try making your own. Sure, there are tons of great store-bought versions out there. But go grab a …
Whole-grain salad with tomatoes, corn and smoked mozzarella
I recently had occasion to pull out an old recipe that came from my friend and former colleague, Tricia. For a team potluck lunch eons ago, she brought a salad of wheat berries with tomatoes, corn …
French picnic salad in a jar.
This beautiful layered salad in a jar is perfectly portable for a picnic or lunch at the office.
Lunchbox salad with chicken, carrot and fennel.
Those who know me best know that I appreciate need a good lunch. A rotten mid-day meal (which occasionally happens when I’m time-pressed and just grab whatever is convenient) can send me into a tailspin for …
