Author: Carole Cooper

Carole Cooper formerly of Seacoast Natural Foods of San Diego, California has with her husband Geoffrey served in the Natural Foods Industry for over 30 years and currently the couple own and operate Seacoast Cottage in the Upper Peninsula Of Michigan on the shores of Lake Superior!

Simple Potato Onion Tian

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                                  Simple Potato Onion Tian. This simple potato onion tian doesn’t even need a recipe! It is a perfect accompaniment to a Holiday Ham or Turkey and also a wonderful contribution to a Holiday potluck! With just five or […]

Cheesy Butternut Sauce with Mushrooms and Spinach

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         Cheesy Butternut Sauce with Mushrooms and Spinach. This super delicious and comforting pasta sauce is full of nutritious organic vegetables and unique seasonings! You can use my Cheesy Butternut Sauce with Mushrooms and Spinach on any pasta of choice. You can use it as a sauce over the pasta or use […]

Baked Alfredo Pasta with Kale and Soppressata

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                 Baked Alfredo Pasta with Kale and Soppressata. If you like macaroni and cheese, you are going to fall in love with my Baked Alfredo Pasta with Kale and Soppressata! This is a quick and easy version using good prepared Alfredo sauce. You can, alternatively, make it with […]

Italian Riviera Frittata

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                                           Italian Riviera Frittata. Most of my frittatas are made with just eggs and vegetables; but I had some leftover rice to use up, so I decided to make a spinach, mushroom frittata with that […]

Baked Corona Beans with Beef and Squash

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                   Baked Corona Beans with Beef and Squash. Creamy baked beans; what could be more comforting? My Baked Corona Beans with Beef and Squash is just the perfect meal for these colder days upon us! This high fiber, nutritious recipe features the giant royal corona bean as […]

Lamb and Eggplant Stew with Chickpeas and Spinach

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            Lamb and Eggplant Stew with Chickpeas and Spinach. Call it a stew, a chili, a sabzi! Whatever you call it, my Lamb and Eggplant Stew with Chickpeas and Spinach is a middle eastern taste sensation that is not only delicious but super nutritious! Enhanced with the flavors of the […]

Creamy Heirloom Tomato Soup

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                                Creamy Heirloom Tomato Soup. This Creamy Heirloom Tomato Soup is an absolute winning recipe for the colder days that have already arrived here up north! I had an abundance of ripe heirloom tomatoes to use up; and it was […]

Kimchi Beef over Pappardelle

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                                  Kimchi Beef over Pappardelle. My Kimchi Beef over Pappardelle is a simple fusion pasta dish made from free range grass fed beef, organic vegetables and umami kimchi, all piled over a bowl of egg fettuccine. Enjoy this simple, […]

Mexican Shepherd’s Pie

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                                    Mexican Shepherd’s Pie. So I made some chili a couple of days ago and now I have a little of it left over. I love to create new dishes with my left overs; it’s a form of […]

Ratatouille Lasagna

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                                           Ratatouille Lasagna. So this is the season where there is an abundance of late summer vegetables, especially tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, basil and parsley! These are all the ingredients needed to make ratatouille. I […]