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Pear Compote with Port

By Inger Nov 7, 2025 Condiments, Preserving & More, Fruits & Vegetables 9 Comments
Pear Compote with Port

Almost like a grown-up applesauce, Pear Compote with Port combines pears and dried fruit for a tasty fall side.  Can be canned too! I think children are on to something. …

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Brown Butter Green Beans with Pecans

By Inger Sep 2, 2025 Cooking & Recipes, Fruits & Vegetables 8 Comments
Brown Butter Green Beans with Pecans

Enjoy the rich flavor of browned butter and pecans with this super simple, 3-ingredient recipe for Green Beans with Pecans.  Growing up, my mother used to make Green Beans Almondine…

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Goat Cheese and Roasted Vegetable Galette

By Inger Aug 5, 2025 Fruits & Vegetables 42 Comments
Goat Cheese and Roasted Vegetable Galette

With the delicious flavor of roasted vegetables, goat cheese & herbs set into a crunchy pie crust, this Goat Cheese and Roasted Vegetable Galette is an easy side or entree.…

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Cantaloupe Salad Caprese Style

By Inger Aug 2, 2025 Fruits & Vegetables, Salads 9 Comments
Cantaloupe Salad Caprese Style

With melon, fresh mozzarella balls, prosciutto, basil & mint in a light honey vinaigrette, this Cantaloupe Salad is a tasty and healthy side salad.   What makes a great summer…

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Summer Berry Salad with Limoncello

By Inger Jun 28, 2025 Fruits & Vegetables, Salads 10 Comments
Summer Berry Salad with Limoncello

With mixed fresh berries, accented by tart lemon & a hint of boozy limoncello, this Summer Berry Salad is a perfect dessert or side.  Recently, I was looking for some…

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Asparagus with Mushrooms and Thyme

By Inger Apr 12, 2025 Fruits & Vegetables 19 Comments
Asparagus with Mushrooms and Thyme

Asparagus with Mushrooms takes an already tasty vegetable and puts it over the top with shallots, mushrooms and thyme.  Happy spring!  Is there any food that heralds spring quite like…

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Confetti Corn with Peppers and Herbs

By Inger Mar 15, 2025 Fruits & Vegetables 8 Comments
Confetti Corn with Peppers and Herbs

Confetti corn brings together golden sweet corn, savory ripe peppers and flavorful herbs for a dish that is easy to make, but complex in flavor. Whatever the season, a breath…

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Simple Macerated Fruit Salad

By Inger Sep 27, 2024 Fruits & Vegetables, Salads 6 Comments
Simple Macerated Fruit Salad

A bounty of cut fruit topped with a little sugar & orange juice creates an amazing fruity dressing in this simple macerated fruit salad—magic! Today I’m sharing a delicious simple…

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Italian Broiled Tomatoes

By Inger Sep 3, 2024 Fruits & Vegetables, Side Dish 13 Comments
Italian Broiled Tomatoes

Warm, savory and flavored with Italian seasonings, Italian Broiled Tomatoes will turn your tomato harvest into a special side dish.   Isn’t it wonderful when fall brings a bounty of…

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Whole Honey Roasted Carrots

By Inger Aug 6, 2024 Cooking & Recipes, Fruits & Vegetables 16 Comments
Whole Honey Roasted Carrots

With a hint of warm-spiced sweetness, slender whole honey roasted carrots are as tasty as they are pretty.  Alternatives included for cutting big carrots too! Don’t you love when you…

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Meet the Author

Inger Wilkerson Photo I'm Inger and I'm raising a family in the suburbs while trying to live a natural life. This means preparing local organic foods (but don't ask me to give up coffee), growing fun fruits and veggies (except when my CSAs do it better), and keeping a wishlist that includes backyard geese. Life conflicts? Reluctant kids? Living Naturally is an art!

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