Category: Garden Recipes

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Acorn squash
• 1/2 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of oil (I prefer coconut)
• Tomato
• Dark leafy greens (I used collards and dandelion. Kale also works really well.)
• Goat cheese
• Dash of salt and pepper

How to make:
• Cut acorn squash into halves and scoop out the seeds.
• Rub the inside and outside of the squash down with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Put in oven at 375-400 for about 45 minutes until it can be easily pierced with a fork.
• Mince up the garlic and onions.
• Sautee in a heated pan for about 3-5 minutes until translucent.
• While the garlic and onions are cooking, finely slice up your greens.
• Add them to the pan with the garlic and onions.
• If the pan is dry add a tablespoon or water or vegetable broth.
• Stir it up and cover it to let the greens wilt down.
• Cut up the tomatoes into chunks.
• After 3-5 minutes of the green cooking, adding the tomatoes and stir.
• Season with salt, pepper and whatever other seasonings you’d like.
• Turn off heat and let pan sit covered.
• When squash is ready, put some goat cheese in the bottom.
• Then add your greens and tomatoes.
• Top with more goat cheese and put back into the oven.
• After 5-10 when the cheese has melted, remove from oven and serve.
• Enjoy!

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Butternut squash
• 2-3 apples of your juice (I prefer Granny Smith) or fresh apple juice
• 1 teaspoon of oil (I prefer coconut)
• Optional: Ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves

How to make:
• Cut butternut squash into cubes and put into bowl.
• If you are using apple juice, pour that into the bowl or cut up the apples and either juice or blend them down. I’d recommend juicing them.
• Add the oil, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves if you are using.
• Pour over the butternut squash to submberge it.
• Let soak for 30-45 minutes.
• Put in oven at 375-400 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Mix them around and put back in oven for another 15-20 until desired tenderness.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• 2-3 carrots
• Ginger knub the size of your thumb
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• Teaspoon of cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• Tablespoon of olive oil

How to make:
• Cut the carrot into thin rounds.
• Mince up the garlic and ginger.
• Add the garlic and ginger to the pan that’s heated with oil.
• Stir it up until it’s lightly browned.
• Add the carrots and mix them in.
• Add cumin and cinnamon.
• Let it cook until desired tenderness.
• Serve it up as a side dish, mixed with a salad or over some rice.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Butternut squash
• 1/2 onion
• 3-4 cloves of garlic
• Dark leafy greens (I used collards and kale)
• Dash of cayenne pepper
• 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable broth
• Teaspoon of cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• Tablespoon of olive oil

How to make:
• Cut the squash into cubes.
• Cut up the onion and mince the garlic.
• Add the onion to the pan that’s heated with oil.
• Stir it up until it’s lightly browned.
• Add the garlic and cayenne.
• Mix for 20-30 seconds you’ll be able to smell the garlic.
• Add the butternut squash and mix to coat with the oil.
• Add the veggie broth and let it cook for 4-5 minutes.
• While that’s cooking, chop up your greens into bite sized pieces.
• Keep checking on the squash, stirring it and making sure there is enough liquid.
• Add the greens.
• Sprinkle in the salt and pepper and mix it all up.
• Put the cover on and cook for another 5-10 minutes.
• When the greens are nice, dark and slightly wilted, it’s ready.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Pumpkin seeds from the pumpkin you just carved
• 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
• Cayenne pepper, paprika, sea salt and black pepper to taste

How to make:
• Soak the seeds in water for 10-15 minutes to get off the orange stringy stuff.
• Strain the seeds and put them in a bowl.
• Sprinkle sea salt, black pepper, cayenne and paprika over it.
• Put in oven at 400 for 10-15 minutes.
• Open the oven and mix them up.
• Put back in for 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven to let cool.

Cutting a watermelon has usually been a pain for me. When I was at the farmers market one day, I learned this simple way to cut them.

Cut the ends off of each side.

Stand the watermelon up flat and cut the rind off in a downward motion.

Cut off any remaining white part.

Your watermelon should now look like this.

Cut it down the middle in half.

Lay it down, then slice it across.

Slice it perpendicular.

You can cut it up again or enjoy it as is.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• 5-6 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 avocado
• 1/2 lemon
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• Dash of sea salt
• Water to consistency

How to make:
• Bust open all of your garlic and add it to your blender or food processor.
• Squeeze in your lemon and add the rest of your ingredients.
• Blend it up, adding tablespoon of water at a time until desired consistency is reached.
• Serve atop a salad or as a veggie dip.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Zucchini
• Tomato
• Goat cheese

How to make:
• Slice zucchini into rounds.
• Slice the tomato and cut into quarters. Place on top of the zucchini.
• Top it with goat cheese.
• Place in broiler for 8-10 minutes until the cheese begins to melt.
• This is a great snack.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Handful of spinach
• 8-10 basil leaves
• Some parsley sprigs
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1/4 cup each of walnuts and sunflower seeds
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Dash of sea salt and black pepper
• Optional: 2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast
• Optional: Get crazy and add 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese

How to make:
• Add all ingredients to food processor.
• Pulse down to desired consistency adding more olive oil if you want it looser.
• Serve a top pasta, as a dip, on salads, whatever…

Here’s what you’ll need:
• Cucumber
• 1/4 red onion
• 1/2 lemon
• Tablespoon of olive oil
• Sea salt
• Teaspoon of raw honey
• Optional: Fresh or dried herbs of your choice

How to make:
• Slice up cucumbers into thin discs. You can use a knife, food process or madnolin.
• Add cucumbers to your bowl.
• Cut up you red onion and add to bowl.
• Pour your olive oil and squeeze the lemon over the mixture.
• Sprinkle with sea salt.
• Drizzle with raw honey.
• If you are using, add your herbs.
• Toss and let sit to marinate for 10-20 minutes.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• 1/2 avocado
• Handful of fresh dill
• Tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 clove of garlic
• Few pieces of red onion
• Sea salt
• Splash of water
• Optional: Raw honey

How to make:
• Add all ingredients to food processor or blender.
• Blend down until smooth.
• Add more water if necessary to thin out.
• Serve over a salad or use as a dip.

Here’s what you’ll need:
• 1 head of cauliflower
• Tablespoon olive oil
• Dash of sea salt and pepper
• Any of the following are optional to season as you wish: fresh or dried herbs, garlic, milk, cream or nut milk.

How to make:
• Boil up cauliflower in water until tender.
• Drain cauliflower.
• You can mash in a bowl or add to food processor (recommended).
• Add olive oil, sea salt and pepper.
• Blend down until smooth.
• To mine I added splash of nut milk, dried herbs and clove of garlic and blended again.
• Serve as you would mashed potatoes.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEBVtiOn9uA

Here’s what you’ll need:
• 1 large ripe peach
• Tablespoon of dried tarragon or some fresh sprigs
• 2 handfuls of walnuts
• 1/4 of a small red onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tablespoons of oil divided. You can use olive oil, but I used coconut oil.
• Bed of greens. Mine were red leaf lettuce and arugula.

How to make:
• Heat up a pan and put the walnuts on it to dry pan roast them.
• Stir occasionally.
• Cut up your peach into slices and toss with 1 tablespoon of the oil.
• When the walnuts are slightly warmed. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
• Add other tablespoon of oil to the pan to heat up.
• Cut up your garlic and onion.
• Add tarragon to the heated oil and sautee for a 15 seconds..
• Add garlic and onion to the pan.
• Sautee until tender and soft.
• Add the peach slices.
• Let them heat up for 3-5 minutes until slightly browned and flip.
• When the other side is browned, add the walnuts and let all cook for 2 minutes.
• Serve on top of bed of greens.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbkpBcOh5_I