Recipes for daily meals
Are you a margarita lover? Well then, I have good news for you! July 24th is National Tequila Day. Now not only is tequila good for drinking, it’s also great for cooking. This recipe for Pacific Tequila Shrimp with Cauliflower Puree comes from the immensely talented Chef Israel Reyes from the Diamante Cabo San Lucas. Make sure you plan your next Mexico trip around this amazing chef! [Read more…]
Summer means zucchini season. Whenever I go to the grocery store, they are practically giving them away because there are so many being grown. If you grow your own, you get to the point where you are doing everything you can to use them up. From Zucchini Bread to Zucchini Chips, you use what you can. What I love about this recipe for Chicken and Zucchini Stir Fry is that it is super easy to make, it only takes one skillet, it’s also a perfect, healthy weeknight meal! [Read more…]
I’ve been using a lot of chicken thighs lately as they are almost always on sale at the grocery store. I can do my staple recipe, Honey Garlic Baked Chicken Thighs, but sometimes I like something a little different. This recipe for Honey Roasted Chicken Thighs and Veggies comes out perfectly! The sauce makes everything taste incredible. The sweet potatoes and asparagus worked wonderfully for me but you can use regular potatoes or green beans if you want to try something different. [Read more…]
I was wondering my grocery store one day and saw these huge spaghetti squash on sale. I was constantly seeing recipes using them and I wanted to try them out for myself. This recipe is great if you love creamy, cheesy goodness but trying to cut down on the pasta and carbs. [Read more…]
I am a big fan of rich, creamy sauces on my pasta and salads. Alfredo, ranch, blue cheese, caesar….I’m all about it. But sometimes you want something light and good for you. This recipe is loaded with healthy veggies and a light coating of cheese that doesn’t overpower the dish, you could even skip it completely if you wanted to. The chicken adds a nice helping of protein and the veggies are cooked just enough to not get too mushy. If you want to go low carb, switch up the pasta to non-wheat with this lentil based penne. [Read more…]
Now that I can open the windows at night I get all the smells from the neighbors grills coming in, and they smell pretty amazing! If you spend a majority of your nice nights out at the grill then you will love the latest cookbook that Char-Broil has come out with! The Char-Broil Great Book of Grilling features over 300 different recipes for whatever you want to do. It has meat, veggies, appetizers and desserts that all sound amazing. This grilled marlin recipe is one of the recipes featured in the book that sounds amazing. So check out the book here and fire up that grill! [Read more…]
This is the winter that will never end, well it seems like it in the northeast anyway. What I love about this soup is that it’s full of flavor and healthy ingredients. We have chicken, carrots, celery and smells amazing! The rice also thickens it up really nice to full your belly and keep you warm. This soup is perfect for any time of year if you are looking for something easy and delicious. This is also great if you have leftover rotisserie chicken that you need to use up. [Read more…]
I am a lover of food as anyone who visits here regularly can attest. But I know that there are some of my recipes that are difficult for some of my readers to do. Since May is Celiac Awareness Month I wanted to share some information for all your pasta lovers who can’t indulge. There is a new brand of gluten free pasta alternative out there that will let your indulge without guilt! There is pasta from Explore Cuisine made from edamame, black beans, soybeans, chickpeas and more. You can find out more about the pasta choices at Explore Cuisine’s website. I am featuring a recipe today using edamame spaghetti that is coated in pesto and topped with seared tuna! You can get your own box of Edamame Spaghetti here. [Read more…]
There’s something new you might want to reconsider for your next meal: the humble bowl. Turns out, if you pick a mix of ingredients that are good for you and taste good together, you might be able to meet your nutrition needs and have an Instagram-worthy meal, too—all thanks to the bowl. In fact, bowl meals are sweeping food trends, inspiring lots of people to rethink how they can eat well and eat beautiful, too. [Read more…]
I love skillet meals, they make clean up so much easier and I love using my cast iron skillet to make things because it cooks everything perfectly. This Egg and Black Bean Hash is full of delicious goodness like crispy potatoes, baked eggs, and spicy black beans! I was in love with this dish at first bite and it’s the perfect lazy Sunday dish for your house. [Read more…]
