The Healthy Happy Wife

Looking for a hearty salad or side side dish?  This salad is very filling and versatile.  It can be served warm or cold.  Ingredients 3...

Perhaps this is more of a winter meal but today is a rainy day and I felt like something hearty and warm.  This is a simple easy recipe and ...

Summer season is finally approaching and with warmer weather comes a desire for more salads.  This quinoa salad makes a great meal on its ow...

Fermenting foods is an excellent and inexpensive way to get healthy bacteria into your gut or digestive system.  The bacteria will help figh...

This is a wonderful recipe I have discovered from  Kitchn .  If you haven't discovered this website, it has some fabulous recipes.  I ma...

I have always wanted to make a cream sauce with cauliflower.  I found a recipe from  Leelalicioius , which I have only slightly altered to s...

This recipe is one created by my husband.  Once and awhile we are blessed with his culinary creations.  Often he doesn't write down or r...

I love a good baked vegetable dish.  Squash and apples are a great combination, especially with a hint of maple syrup and some warm spices. ...

My family has been loving this "cheese" sauce.  Since I am intolerant to dairy, I have been creating this sauce as an alternative....

If you haven't already noticed.  I love soup.  Fall is such a great time to make soup as there are lots of vegetables ready and the weat...

Being Dutch, I grew up eating Zuurkoolstamppot , which is a one pot meal of potatoes, sauerkraut and smoked sausage.  I never realized the b...

Our oldest daughter had a big bike fall at the end of this summer.  It caused a lot of damage to her mouth. She lost control down a steep hi...

This simple salad is great for summer, potlucks, and BBQs.  It can be eaten as a side dish or an entree.  The addition of some chicken or sh...

Here is a simple pasta salad that uses gluten free noodles.  There is definitely a difference between gluten free noodle brands.  I find th...

At least twice a week we stick to a vegetarian meal.  This is definitely a popular one in our home.  I always have a stock of cooked beans ...

Another quick meal which has used up a lot of garden ingredients.  This is a hearty salad, that can be eaten as a full meal.  The cashews in...

My youngest and I have planted a few too many beets this year.  They have really taken off and many are ready for harvest. I am not sure wha...

One of our favourite ways to eat greens is to simply pan steam or fry them up.  My oldest has planted rainbow swiss chard in her garden whic...

Okay so traditional falafels are fried, however I do prefer them baked, a little less oil in the diet and of course I can put it in the oven...

I am a huge fan of wild rice and so are the girls.  I love the texture and heartiness, if that is even a word.  Wild rice is high in protein...