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Stuffed Indian Eggplants and Vegan Challenge

August 23, 2017 by It's Cooking With Magda

While there is still an abundance of fresh produce available, give these small jewels a try! The filling is so delicious! Hello, hello! It’s been awhile since my last post and it’s hard to believe that we are done with the summer break! The boys were staying home and keeping us busy with their summer birthdays, camps, playdates and some traveling. We had a great time with our cousins while camping in Clearlake, CA. Clearlake is the oldest lake in […]

Categories: Dinner, vegan • Tags: healty, vegan, vegetables

Pad Thai with Vegetables

April 13, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Try this refreshing and delicious take on Pad Thai. Plenty of vegetables, some crunch and authentic flavor. We are back from our short Spring Break trip. We went to Yosemite National Park again because we love it there! We always stay in Groveland where we rent a cabin. Groveland is only 3 hours away from San Jose and about 25 miles from the entrance to Yosemite. The population in Groveland is about 600 people, and there are not that many […]

Categories: Dinner • Tags: healthy, pad thai, spices, vegetables, vegetarian

Ribollita, bread and vegetable soup

April 5, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Fans of hearty soups, you are going to love this one! It’s a variety of vegetables cooked together and then baked with bread and lots of cheese. As you might have noticed by now I love Italian food! Just like millions of people. With so many pizza and pasta recipes out there, I wanted to find something more unusual to blog about. So, I got very excited when I came across this soup recipe in one of my Williams-Sonoma cookbooks. It […]

Categories: Dinner, Soups • Tags: bread, herbs, parmesan cheese, soup, vegetables, vegetarian

kale, orange, banana, pear, apple, flaxseed

Green Smoothie

January 12, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is a Green Smoothie recipe for anyone ready for a challenge and some health improvements. Drink it daily! I have been a fan of green smoothies for a long time now. I came across Kimberly Snyder’s Beauty Detox website and got interested in her health principals, detox phases, food pairings and eating guidelines. I was looking for tips on how to have more energy, improve my skin and eat healthier, although I was eating relatively healthy at that point […]

Categories: Beverages, Breakfast • Tags: banana, flaxseed, green, healthy, kale, orange, pear, smoothie, vegetables

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash with Pecans

November 17, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Enjoy this tasty and simple dish as a part of your Thanksgiving dinner or any other time of the year. This dish is one of our family’s all-time-favorites! I make it often as it is a great side dish for chicken and pork. I believe this recipe comes from the New York Times’ Cooking section and I saw it several years ago when watching Live! With Regis and Kelly. It was their Thanksgiving week and Kelly was cooking it in her […]

Categories: Side Dishes, Thanksgiving • Tags: Brussels Sprouts, butternut squash, pecans, roasted, side dish, Thanksgiving, thyme, vegetables

Irish Beef Stew

October 21, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Enjoy this stew on a lazy Sunday or to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!As I sit here on this quiet early Sunday afternoon, I look through my windows and enjoy the view. All of the trees on my street have put on their fall colors. The sky has so much going on, too. Plenty of clouds, a touch of light blue here and there and lots of gray. Is it going to rain? I wish, but I’m pretty certain it won’t. […]

Categories: Dinner, Soups • Tags: beef stew, comfort food, parenting, slow cooker, soup, vegetables