Summer Garden Ratatouille on Polenta

Here is another great recipe from Simply in Season.  It's the Summer Garden Ratatouille.  The recipe can be found here.  I put the ratatouille over fried polenta and topped it with parmesan cheese.

Quinoa Wrap

A few years ago someone gave me a copy of Simply in Season, which is a fabulous recipe book!  It is a great resource to have, especially if you have your own garden.  One of my favourite things about it is that they have an index at the back that you can look up recipes according to ingredient.  They also have a great selection of vegetarian recipes.

For my Quinoa Wrap, I used the Stoplight Salad recipe from Simply in Season.  I added quinoa to it and topped it with cheese and sour cream.  Then I put it in a warm tortilla and wrapped it up.

Cake Pops

After a very long break, I finally uploaded my pictures!  Now, I will catch up a bit from my long silence...I am still here and still cooking :)

The other day a friend of mine suggested that a few of us get together to make Cake Pops.  I have to admit, I didn't even really know what she was talking about, but apparently they are all the rage!  She ended up doing most of the prep work and then we decorated them together.  They turned out great and they were lots of fun to make!

Here is the finished product:

I don't have the actual recipe that my friend used, but here are a couple of sites that have recipes: 

Martha Stewart

Veronica's Cornucopia

Pumpkin Gnocchi

I love gnocchi, but the problem is, I really only like homemade gnocchi.  I have had amazing homemade gnocchi at a couple of restaurants and I always want to try and recreate the experience.  

I tried making it once a couple of years ago. It didn't turn out very well because I had to use too much flour.  I had very low expectations this time and maybe that's why I was so pleasantly surprised when it turned out great!  

My four year old even made some!  She did just as good a job as me :)

Here is the final product.  I used the Canadian Living Pumpkin Gnocchi recipe.  I found that it worked really well to reserve about a half cup of the flour to use for rolling it out with your hands.  I ended up roasting red peppers, leeks, and tomatoes in a cream sauce to go with it.

Moroccan Stuffed Acorn Squash

I made stuffed squash the other night and loved it.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of it before we polished it off.  I thought I would write a post anyway, so that anyone who was interested could check out the recipe.

Moroccan Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe

Blueberry Muffins

I keep on trying to find a GREAT blueberry muffin recipe.  I came across Martha Stewart's recipe and gave it a try because it received a lot of good reviews. I was pretty happy with the results.  I used some whole wheat flour, which gave them a slightly different texture, but overall they were pretty tasty.

Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie takes a bit of time, but it is worth it in the end, especially because it makes excellent leftovers.  I use Rachel Ray's 30 Minute Shepherd's Pie recipe as the framework, but I add or take away different vegetables, depending what I have in the house.  I also always do a mix of sweet potatoes and regular potatoes, which I think, makes the dish.