When I’ve had a long week, my husband is really good about making dinner. He’s also good at remembering that dinner doesn’t have to be complicated, new, innovative, or creative. It just has to taste good!. One of his best offerings are bacon and egg sandwiches. If you care about such things, it’s quite easy … Continue reading
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Caprese Salad with Chicken
I had one of the best. salads. ever. when I was out at a restaurant for my birthday dinner last month. The tastes were so simple even I was able to recreate it! It only has five ingredients! Ingredients Grilled chicken Salad greens – I prefer a mix of spinach, ice berg, and Romaine Tomato … Continue reading
Mock Garlic Mashed Potatoes (made with cauliflower)
If you told me I could never eat mashed potatoes again, I’d be OK with that. Actually, that’s a lie. I loved mashed potatoes. Having said that, these mock garlic mashed potatoes made with cauliflower are a pretty great substitution. If you want to fool your kids into eating cauliflower – try these! My cousin … Continue reading
Broccoli with Hollandaise sauce (be sure to check out the variation with cauliflower and tomatoes!)
My brother, age 32, is a pretty picky eater. He even had a rule for eating food called the Chunky Chewy Smooth Rule. A food could not have more than one of these characteristics if it was going to enter his mouth. Thank goodness he met his wife who broke him of this silly rule. … Continue reading
Sopes
I’ve recently started learning how to cook authentic Mexican food with the help of some friends who are “in the know.” Oh my goodness, it’s a whole new world! So, you can imagine my delight when my aforementioned friends gave me the ingredients and a recipe for sopes (pronounced SO-pace) as a birthday present. We … Continue reading
BBQ Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker
Who wants an easy prep in the morning and ready at dinner time meal? Me! I love these kinds of meals because I always know I’m coming home to something done/almost done. No stress! I put the pork and BBQ sauce in the crock pot and set on low for 10 hours. Bam! When I … Continue reading
Chicken Pot Pie–tons of flavor, not fat and calories
Raise your hand if you like chicken pot pie! Would you like it even better if you could get the same great taste with less fat and calories? Clean Eating magazine came through with a yummy recipe in their October 2012 issue. I made it for the first time tonight and I know I’ll be … Continue reading
Chicken Gumbo with Brown Rice and Okra
I’ve only recently discovered that I like gumbo. So, when my Clean Eating magazine (June 2012) had a quick and easy recipe, I made a note to myself to make it as soon as the weather cooled. I’ve varied Clean Eating‘s recipe a tiny bit (mostly proportions, not so much the ingredients) and the result … Continue reading
Refried bean dip…for dinner!!!
My mom suggested this for dinner and I loved it! While she ate hers with a fork, I used Spicy Flax Seed and Soy chips from Trader Joe’s as my utensil. Deelish!!! Ingredients Refried beans Green chilis (optional) Shredded cheddar cheese Lettuce (I added some spinach into my Romaine lettuce) Onion Tomatoes Avocado Corn chips … Continue reading
Homemade Crockpot (turkey or beef) chili with Parmesan bread
One of the first meals I made en masse was my chili. You can make it ahead of time. You can make huge batches and freeze half of it. You can make it in a crock pot and serve it immediately to large crowds (think open houses and potlucks). The best part? You can tweak … Continue reading
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