Carrie Knauer
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Carrie’s Kitchen: Looking for a little variety? Try this trio of vegan dishes
I’m OK with cutting back on meat, but I’m not interested in giving up dairy or eggs. Twice a week, I’m cooking vegan dinners. → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: An entire day’s worth of chocolate recipes to celebrate with your Valentine
I think the perfect way to spend a Friday Valentine’s Day would be by celebrating it with chocolate, all day long. Chocolate in the morning, chocolate at meals, and chocolate dessert. → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: Four tasty sweet potato recipes to try this winter
Smaller sweet potatoes are better. They’re easier to cut and they cook faster, and have a better texture once they are cooked. But it can be hard to find small ones. I think I will try to be more selective at the grocery store from now on. → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: Cast off the casserole and try these 3 green bean recipes this Thanksgiving
How do you feel about green bean casserole? I do not see this as a staple. But that doesn’t mean green beans shouldn’t be included at Thanksgiving at all. → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: Tricking your guests into eating vegetables with these recipes could be a treat for them
This year I thought I’d go “creepy” for Halloween. No, there won’t be any gory decorated cakes, or dinners made with beef tongue or calf’s liver. I thought I’d think of something kids are even more afraid of: vegetables! → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: Don’t like pumpkin spice? Try these recipes with real pumpkin
Pumpkin itself does not have a very strong taste, but it has lots of Vitamin A, and a fair amount of potassium and Vitamin C, so you can add it to dishes and get the health benefits without it tasting all vegetably. → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: Looking for something to do with all those tomatoes? Try this recipe trio
When I’m gathering tomatoes by the gallons, I need to have some more ideas for how to use them. → Read More
Carrie’s Kitchen: Trio of grilling recipes to get us through the end of summer
My plan was to use this marinade with chicken breast tenderloins, which I marinated for almost 24 hours, then cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and put it in tacos. They turned out great! → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Red, white and blue food for your Fourth of July party
For a main course, how about these red, white and blueberry burgers? The burgers are just plain old beef burgers, but the color comes in with cherry peppers. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Add homegrown taste to your cooking with chives
Chives are part of the family, and taste like concentrated green onions, or scallions, as they are also called. You can add them to food without even cooking it, but they hold up well in baked goods, too. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Tasty appetizers perfect for New Year's Eve parties
I’m kind of always thinking about appetizers, but when I think about New Year’s Eve parties, I especially think about fun and swanky little bites of food. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Go nuts with this gift of four recipes
This week’s food gifts are all about nuts, which you can dress up as either salty or sweet, and pack more protein than carbs. Most people like to snack, but snacking with nuts feels more responsible. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: An alternative to a full bird on Turkey Day that has legs
As an alternative to cooking a whole turkey, particularly if your family fights over the dark meat, why not consider just roasting turkey legs on their own? → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Savory recipes featuring favorite Halloween treat, chocolate
According to a National Confectioners Association article from last October, 68 percent of Americans surveyed said chocolate is their favorite Halloween treat. This column focusses on savory chocolate recipes. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Tasty ways to use up leftover Halloween candy
This year I thought I’d plan ahead at some fun ways to use up excessive Halloween candy. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Some savory apple recipes in time for fall
Last week I shared apple desserts and, as promised, this week I wanted to talk about some more savory ways to use apples. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Cool off with these homemade ice cream recipes
Ice cream is the only thing I really have wanted to eat lately and, occasionally, that leads to me making homemade ice cream. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Some melon recipes to keep summer going
This week’s highlighted summer fruit: melons. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: A trio of recipes that should be just peachy
Let’s just say that my sliced peaches become quite a mess. Well, with today’s three recipes, that’s not a problem! If peaches are going to be boiled, baked, or brewed, their shape is no longer important. → Read More
Carrie's Kitchen: Recipes to create fireworks in your mouth
This week, I'm writing about fireworks. Or shall I say, fireworks in your mouth from delicious grilled flavors! I wanted some recipes that are easy for the grill and super flavorful. → Read More