Broccoli, Kale, and Chickpea Stir-Fry

It's the small things in life, like this recipe, that make me happy. I get excited when 'flavor', 'quick',  and 'nourishing' can be used in the same sentence to describe a meal. This is a quick one-pot stir-fry/steam hybrid. I start off sautéing the vegetables then add a splash of water and cover to steam for the last few minutes.

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Apple and Pear Pecan Crumble

There are an abundance of apple orchards sharing field space with vineyards in the hills between our house and Lake Constance. The grapes have been harvested but the apple trees are sagging from the weight of all the ripe apples. We drove into these hills last weekend on a mission to find a farmhouse open and selling their apples, pears, and freshly-pressed cloudy apple cider. Not a hard mission. ;-) And what resulted from that trip was this crumble.

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Chunky Vegetable Harissa Stew

This is the sort of stew that keeps me going in the cold months. We returned from our sunny holiday and were welcomed home with cold and rainy weather! Luckily we had this stew waiting for us in the freezer.  I like to make a big batch meal like this before traveling so we have dinner the night before leaving and can freeze the rest to have something warm, comforting, and homemade to come home to. 

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