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Greek Zucchini Fritters with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

July 23, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Delicious, crunchy and full of flavor Greek Zucchini Fritters are my suggestion for an easy summer dinner!This past weekend our older boy turned 9 and his dreams finally came true when he got a bmx bike! He was hoping he would get it since he had been asking for it for over a year. What he didn’t expect was this giant gummy bear that weighs 5 pounds! It was a complete surprise. He saw a video about it on youtube probably […]

Categories: Dinner, vegetarian • Tags: easy, fritters, healthy, vegetarian, zucchini

Baked Butternut Squash Cakes with Curry, Mint and Raisins

April 20, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

This is a great way to serve butternut squash as these small, baked cakes deliver a lot of flavor and fiber, too! Greetings from a very hot California. We have been reaching about 90 degrees for the past 3 days and we are definitely ready for some cooling off. My gardening is on hold because it’s no fun to plant anything when it’s so hot (although my hubby braved the heat and did a lot of digging and soil turning […]

Categories: Dinner, vegetarian • Tags: butternut squash, curry, healthy, raisins, vegetarian

pad thai with carrots, zucchini, mushrooms and pepper

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

french lentils, cara cara orange, fennel salad with arugula and tahini dressing

Lentil, Fennel and Orange Salad with Tahini Dressing

February 2, 2016 by It's Cooking With Magda

Still sticking to your New Year’s resolution to eat healthier? Try my delicious and healthy salad of lentils, fennel and oranges served on a bed of arugula with a creamy tahini dressing. Recently, I celebrated my birthday, the last one in this decade. Usually, especially as I get (ahem…) older, I don’t like to celebrate it in a big way. I’m quite happy if I can spend a couple of hours just with my husband, doing something fun and of […]

Categories: Salads, Side Dishes • Tags: cara cara, fennel, food photography, healthy, lentils, orange, salad, tahini, vegetarian

whole wheat wrap with arugula, spiced chickpeas and tahinipeas

Whole Wheat Wraps with Spiced Chickpeas and Tahini Dressing

July 1, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

A little bit about our camping trip and a scrumptious recipe for healthy wraps with spiced chickpeas and very versatile tahini dressing.We just got back from our camping trip which was a lot of fun. Our boys loved it and so did our puppy Kona. It was her first long car ride and she did great. She got to “test” the water in the river and was only mildly interested but kept going if we were there, too. We got […]

Categories: Wraps • Tags: arugula, chickpeas, cumin, healthy, tahini, vegetarian, wrap

Spanish Rice

May 21, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Simple, yet flavorful Spanish Rice goes well with every Mexican dish.The end of school year is approaching rapidly and there are many things happening between now and then. Like an open house at the school. And Science Fair Project. My soon to be 3rd grader has been playing Minecraft for almost 2 years now and he chose to do a science project about it. He called it “Minecraft Circuits vs. Real Life Circuits” and it turned out pretty cool. Not […]

Categories: Side Dishes • Tags: brown rice, side dish, Spanish rice, tomato paste, vegetarian

eggs sauteed with shiitake mushrooms and baby greens

Eggs With Sauteed Mushrooms And Greens

May 14, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Quick and hearty recipe, perfect for a weekday dinner or weekend lunch. Mushrooms, greens and eggs served with crunchy bread. Sounds good to me!This is a super quick dish that is perfect for a weekday dinner. Especially when the week seems to go very slowly. Especially, when you didn’t prepare anything in advance. Hopefully, you picked up some mushrooms and healthy greens last time you bought your groceries. I tend to have some mushrooms in my fridge so I can […]

Categories: Dinner • Tags: easy, eggs, healthy, kale, parmesan cheese, shiitake mushrooms, spinach, swiss chard, umami, vegetarian

Tortilla Soup

April 23, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

My new favorite, Tortilla Soup. Spicy, chunky and full of flavor hits the spot every time. Recently, while at my library, I came across a cookbook called “Thug Kitchen, eat like you give a f*ck”. Have you guys heard of it? It is such a hilarious read. I can’t say I use too much profanity in my everyday life and the book is well, full of it. I read a part of it to my husband and we both had […]

Categories: Soups • Tags: avocado, chili powder, corn, cumin, jalapeno, soup, tortilla, vegetarian

Mushroom And Jalapeno Burgers

March 12, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Delicious, hearty, healthy and full of flavor! My Mushroom And Jalapeno Burgers won’t disappoint. People either love or hate veggie burgers. Those who hate them seem to think that burgers should be made only with meat: beef, pork, turkey or combination. Maybe they had a bad experience when they decided to give a veggie burger a try and happened to try the not-so-healthy version often found in the freezer section. Some of these fake patties are pretty gross! People who […]

Categories: Burgers • Tags: dill, healthy, jalapeno, mushrooms, sriracha, umami, vegetarian, veggie burger