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
Category Archives: Dinner
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
Turkey burgers
Our four year old took a bite of this turkey patty and said, “Mmmmmmm, I like this!” He asked to eat turkey burgers each of the next three nights. That’s good enough for me! Ingredients 16-20 ozs ground turkey 1 egg Bread crumbs (I like Panko bread crumbs) Butter Water Preparation Combine the turkey, egg, … Continue reading
Roasted Chicken with Rosemary Breadcrumbs
I was in a pickle tonight – this happens to me pretty often. I wasn’t able to make the meal I’d planned because I didn’t allow enough defrost time. It’s usually that or I thought I had an ingredient I needed, but it turned out I didn’t. I threw this together and it was a … Continue reading
Pork Chops with Savory Apple Compote
I got the October issue of Food and Wine and was inspired to make the Savory Apple Compote with the apples I had from the apple orchard and also use some of the herbs in the garden before it freezes. I thought it would go well with pork chops, and it did! Ingredients: Chops 4 … Continue reading
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