I try to use as many local ingredients as possible.  Kale is a vegetable that you can probably find at your local farmers’ market, if you don’t grow it yourself.  I even included kale in my garden this year, which speaks to the ease of growing it.  Increasing the […]

  My “go-to” quick dish for black beans often involves tortillas and cheese.  I have been reading more and more information suggesting that cheese really is not that good for you, so I have been thinking about how to make things I like without using cheese.  I have read that […]

  These quesadillas make a terrific snack, lunch, or light supper.  Last week, I made a batch of spicy black beans in the slow cooker and the same day I made quesadillas for dinner.  Then I froze the black beans that were leftover, stored them in a small container in […]

 Yesterday I received in the mail and started reading a new book, Healthy Eating, Healthy World:  Unleashing the Power of Plant-Based Nutrition, by J. Morris Hicks with J. Stanfield Hicks.  It seems to pull together and build upon other books that have greatly influenced my thinking about what I eat: […]