Category Archives: Vegetables/Vegetarian/Vegan

Kel’s Roasted Red Beet Salad with Bleu Cheese and Walnuts

Beets are now in season in North Carolina and plentiful at local farmers’ markets as well as in grocery stores. Here is a wonderful salad that is so simple to assemble. It does take about 1½ hours for the beets to roast and … Continue reading

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Kel’s Creamed Corn With a Crunch

I love fresh corn on the cob, but off of the cob. That’s how Pampa always made it – once he boiled it, he would cut off the kernels and mix them with butter, salt and pepper. He hated getting … Continue reading

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Kel’s Homemade Strawberry Preserves

It’s right in the middle of strawberry season here in Raleigh, and I’m so happy there are a number of local farms where I can go to pick my own. There’s just something wonderful about picking your own fruits and … Continue reading

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Kel’s Best Broccoli Salad, With or Without Bacon

What I love about this broccoli salad is that you can keep it vegetarian for those of you who don’t eat meat, or else add bacon, for those who would argue that bacon makes everything better! Either way, what you … Continue reading

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Kel’s Cool and Creamy Cucumber Yogurt Sauce (aka Tzatziki)

  The other day I was making some yummy chicken gyros (recipe to follow soon) and I went to look up tzatziki sauce on my blog, with no results. I felt certain I had already posted this delicious and easy … Continue reading

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Kel’s Roasted Red Potatoes with a Kick

  I have been making these potatoes for decades because they are so easy and so delicious. You only need a few ingredients — red potatoes, butter, extra virgin olive oil, garlic salt, cayenne pepper and Parmesan cheese. That’s it. … Continue reading

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Avocado Smoothie, How I Love You So!

The other day I brought a smoothie with me when I was getting my nails done, and my nail tech, Mandy, asked if I had ever tried an avocado smoothie. I had to admit that I had not, even though … Continue reading

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Kel’s Café Huevos Rancheros

After a few attempts, I am finally quite pleased with my recipe for huevos rancheros. Simply put, huevos rancheros are eggs cooked in a country or ranch style. The eggs are usually fried or poached and served with a spicy … Continue reading

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Kel’s Marvelous Minestrone, Great for a Meatless Meal

Here’s a marvelous recipe for minestrone soup, which is chocked full of veggies and so, so good for you, both health-wise and taste-wise. Feel free to use the veggies you prefer – sometimes I add fresh spinach at the same … Continue reading

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Kel’s Baked Apples Stuffed with Cranberries and Walnuts

I wound up with an abundance of Granny Smith apples, so I decided to bake some of them to use as a side dish to some pork chops we were having for dinner. I remember my Dad baking Macintosh apples … Continue reading

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