Who loves meat and cheese boards? I love making them!! I made this one as a “leave it at the party” board where we were all asked to bring something to share. @smartandfinal is always great for having reusable platters that are easy to leave at the host’s house. I like my charcuterie and cheese boards Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
I LOVE Ratatouille. I consider it one of my most healthy dinners. When you get right down to it, it’s basically pasta sauce with lots of vegetables. What are those vegetables? Eggplants, Zuchini, Squash and Tomatoes – all sliced. The first time I made Ratatouille, I followed the recipe from Tasty.com – they make it Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
I made a berry pie this weekend. I’m generally not really a baker, but I had a bunch of frozen berries in my freezer and I needed room and didn’t feel like making a gallon sized smoothie. So, I did some internet searching and found this super easy Berry Pie with a Crumble Topping at Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
A friend once told me his favorite meal that his mother makes is Chicken Kiev but that it was really hard to make. This sounded like a challenge in my head. I’ve made Chicken Cordon Bleu in the past and it’s not hard (not easy, but not hard) and Chicken Kiev is another stuffed chicken Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
We’ve been trying to include more vegetarian and vegan options in our diet and I felt like a warm, ramen style soup tonight. I didn’t follow a recipe per se, but I did use this recipe from Midwest Foodie Blog as a guide. I went with the ingredients I had on hand and used store-bought, Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
Crusty medium rare steak, avocado salad and a twice baked potato that I made with my own homemade Clearman’s spread. It’s a cheesy, buttery, tangy spread from Clearman’s Northwood’s Inn restaurant in L.A. area. Sooooo good. If you’re lucky, you can find the actual spread sold in grocery stores – I have not been lucky Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
Want a fairly healthy guilty pleasure? Chili Stuffed Sweet Potato is your answer. Make your own chili or buy a canned chili – try to find the most healthful version for your tastes. Bake a sweet potato the same way you would a regular potato – you want super easy? Pierce it a few times, Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
Need an easy weeknight, healthy’ish meal? Fish Tacos is the way.Here are some options for fish depending on how easy and how healthy you want to go: Use Frozen fish sticks – good way to get kids started on fish Use Fresh or frozen un-battered white fish such as cod or tilapia Either way, it Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
Need a little inspiration? Tonight I made a Greek inspired chicken dinner with lemon garlic rice, lemon rub chicken, a Greek salad with pita bread and spicy feta hummus. You can use box rice pilaf, or basmati rice and cook per the directions. Add lemon, crushed or minced garlic cloves, some sliced cherry tomatoes and Click Here to Continue Reading This Article […]
