Ellen Easley on August 9th, 2008

Thanks to my mom, Marilyn Easley, for making this delicious recipe for us using corn from our garden!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use fresh ears of corn with husks still on. Pull the husks gently back and take the silks out and trim the end, if needed. Replace the husks back around the corn. Soak [...]

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Ellen Easley on July 16th, 2008

A couple of weeks ago, my family brought in our very first zucchinis from the garden. I wanted to do something special with them as a side dish, but really didn’t have the ingredients to make any of the stuffed zucchini recipes I found. So I just created my own recipe, using ingredients I [...]

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Ellen Easley on March 5th, 2008

A very common request I have related to healthy cooking is the need for healthy side dishes. It seems that most side dishes contain either starchy vegetables or high fat additions to previously healthy dishes. This week’s recipe highlights a healthy rendition of a delicious side dish with cauliflower in it. Instead of full fat [...]

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Ellen Easley on January 8th, 2008

6 cups cauliflowerets
1/4 cup diced white onion
1/4 cup lite butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups fat-free milk
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
10 whole ripe olives
1 baby carrot 
In a large saucepan, cook cauliflower in a small amount of water for 6-7 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain well. [...]

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Ellen Easley on December 26th, 2007

4-6 slices bacon (can use turkey bacon to make it a little “healthier”)
1/2 medium to large cabbage, sliced in thick slices
1 medium to large onion, thinly sliced (yellow or white)
1/4 cup water
Salt and pepper to taste
Fry bacon and pour off most of bacon grease, leaving only enough to cost the bottom of the skillet well [...]

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