A Simple Side: Roasted Vegetables

Roasted vegetables are full of nutrients and so simple to throw together as a side to add to any meal.  A flavorful combination below:

- 1 yellow squash
- 1 zucchini square
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 sweet potatoes

Slice all of the vegetables and toss in a bowl with 3 tablespoons olive oil.  Lay in a pan and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and parsley.   Bake in the over for 40 minutes at 350 degrees and serve warm!

xx

Laura

Sweet Potato Fries

I'm Katie, and that leaves me to be the middle of the three sisters! I live in Fredericksburg, VA and teach 2nd grade.  Cooking has always been an enjoyable hobby of mine and helps me unwind at the end of a long day. During the busy schools weeks, I find myself always rushing around, but never do I miss a wholesome, balanced dinner. I'll provide healthy, easy and quick dinner options. On the weekends, I look forward to creating more embellished meals that satisfy my "comfort food" cravings and feature only the best of the season ingredients!

I absolutely love food- and all of it! I The only restriction you will find with my recipes is anything processed; it's simply not welcome in my kitchen. I use all natural ingredients and only organic grass fed meats, organic free range chicken, and wild caught fresh seafood. Three words to describe my cooking are: Delicious, WHOLE and Nutritious.

Below is a recipe for sweet potato fries. They make a great snack or side item to any meal. I enjoy them at least once a week and hope you will too!

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Lightly grease a baking sheet with natural, expeller pressed grapeseed oil
- Cut one large sweet potato into long, thin "fries"
- Spread sweet potatoes "fries" onto baking sheet and drizzle more grapeseed oil on top.
-  Toss with cleans hands, coating all sides.
- Sprinkle with sea salt
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes until desired "crispiness" (Toss and turn fries halfway through cook time).

Simply Enjoy! : )

Kale Chips

I'm Laura, the youngest of the three sisters. I moved to New York City in August, 2011 and have since found myself cooking much more than before.  Maybe it's that whole "adulthood" thing.  For the most part, I am open to all different types of food.  However, I have found myself eating primarily vegetarian since I moved to the city.  I credit that to the fact that I'm normally cooking for one and it can be difficult to make embellished meat and poultry dishes for myself.  Occasionally, when I have the time, I'll venture out of my normal routine and try a new recipe with meat, poultry, or fish. 

I also have a serious sweet tooth and love to bake.  Cupcakes, cookies, cakes, you name it. It's a weakness. Most of my posts will be of quick and easy snack foods, desserts, and dinners.  I'll start with a snack: Kale Chips.

My roommate and I were talking about Kale Chips last week and I quickly shut them down at the thought.  "What a tease" I thought to myself, tricking my mind into eating kale and thinking I was satisfying my salty-chip craving.  Skepticism aside,  I decided to give them a try. To my surprise, the chips turned out great.  They really are tasty and are a great, healthy alternative to a regular potato chip.  Below is a quick, 15 minute recipe for Kale Chips:

- Preheat the oven to  350 degrees F
- Clean one bunch of kale and break off the kale from the stems in "chip-size" pieces
- Add two tables spoons of olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt into a large bowl
- Add the kale to the bowl and mix, coating each piece with a little bit of olive oil
- Spread the kale on a cookie sheet and put in the oven for 8 minutes. After 8 minutes, take the kale out and flip over, add a few sprinkles of salt
- Place in the oven for 4 more minutes, take out and sprinkle with parmesan cheese, put them back in the oven for 2 minutes for the parmesan cheese to coat the kale

Serve alone and enjoy!