Healthy Comfort Food – Produce with Amy

Cast-Iron Lemon Butter Chicken with Mushrooms & Capers

March 19, 2026

This Lemon Butter Chicken is one of those simple, bright, deeply comforting skillet meals that comes together with everyday ingredients but tastes like you put in far more effort than you did. Tender chicken breasts get browned in butter, tucked into a pan of garlic, onions, mushrooms, and capers, and finished with a generous splash of fresh lemon juice. It’s zesty, cozy, and perfect for nights when you want something warm and satisfying without the fuss. … More Cast-Iron Lemon Butter Chicken with Mushrooms & Capers

Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Spinach

January 18, 2026

This Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Spinach will be on repeat here this winter. It’s creamy, filling, and flexible. Perfect for busy winter days when you want comfort without fuss. … More Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage and Spinach

Serendipita Soup (Fajita Soup)

October 2, 2025

Introducing my happy accident dinner: Serendipita Fajita Soup! 🌶️
It all started with leftover onions and peppers from Lukas’ football team dinner and somehow turned into the coziest, most flavorful soup ever. My husband John took one bite and said, “Write this down before you forget!”

Think fajitas in a bow. Zesty, hearty, and perfect with chips, cheese, and sour cream on top. This one’s definitely a keeper. … More Serendipita Soup (Fajita Soup)

MUSHROOM SWISS BURGER SOUP: A SIMPLE PLEASURE

November 13, 2020

In times of uncertainty, such as during a pandemic, relying on wholesome, home cooked food is both comforting and nourishing. When I plan out our weekly menu, I plan a few quick meals for spontaneous changes in our schedule, work days that turn into work nights, and evenings when I do not have enough energy to prepare entire meals. On these evenings, soup helps fill in the cracks. A bowl of soup can help stretch leftovers (especially with a pre-teen in the house) and it can be partnered with a salad or sandwich for a meal … More MUSHROOM SWISS BURGER SOUP: A SIMPLE PLEASURE

CHICKEN SOUP WITH LEMON, DILL, AND CANNELLINI BEANS

February 25, 2019

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Even though I grew up in the Upper Peninsula, I always was a fair weather Yooper. While I loved to spend every waking hour outside in the summer, in the winter I could often be found hunkered down with a good book … More CHICKEN SOUP WITH LEMON, DILL, AND CANNELLINI BEANS

Velvety Butternut Squash Soup

November 18, 2018

“The house was very quiet, and the fog—we are in November now—pressed against the windows like an excluded ghost.” ― E.M. Forster, Howards End November in Upper Michigan arrives with a fierce and energetic gust. The color has already been torn from the trees, so November gales stir up Lake Superior and remind us that … More Velvety Butternut Squash Soup

Lentil Sloppy Joes – Prepare a Healthy & Hearty Meal with Pantry Staples

May 13, 2018

“The deep roots never doubt spring will come.” ― Mary Rubin If your household is anything like ours, May is an exciting and hectic time. The kids and I are finishing up with school and my husband always has extra training and projects to finish at work. In addition, in the spring our farm chores … More Lentil Sloppy Joes – Prepare a Healthy & Hearty Meal with Pantry Staples

Vegetarian Chili – A Labor of Love

February 20, 2018

“The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children” ― Philip Carr-Gomm My late grandfather Thomas Puskala was a soil artist and his straight, manicured vegetable rows were a work of art. He was an organic gardener before it was hip and he carefully recorded the seasons and moments of insight on … More Vegetarian Chili – A Labor of Love

Roasted Vegetable Stew

October 5, 2014

“Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn.” ― Leo Tolstoy My heart is not feeling autumn joy this weekend. The sky is gray and yesterday my husband Mike fired … More Roasted Vegetable Stew

French Onion Soup – Healthy & Plant-Based

September 21, 2014

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ~William Wordsworth What is there not to love about the above quote? As an English teacher and writer I try to encourage my students to tell their stories. This year my 9th grade students are so reluctant to write that first line. They sit paralyzed in … More French Onion Soup – Healthy & Plant-Based