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Open Face Chicken Sandwich w/ Artichoke Pesto

Posted on June 11, 2013 | 15 Comments

Open Face Chicken Sandwich w- Artichoke Pesto #recipe

I am happy to report that jury duty yesterday lasted about two hours. I got there to check in at 8:00, and I was home by 10:00. The case that I was going to be considered for was going to be a 2 week fraud trial. Thankfully, it was settled outside of court Sunday evening. The man is now in jail, and will be there for quite a few years. I am really glad I didn’t have to sit through a 2 week trial, but the thought of actually saying someone would have to go to jail is kind of scary. That is a lot of responsibility! I am just hoping it is going to be a long time before I get called again.

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Tagged artichoke pesto, artichoke spread, chicken sandwiches, cooking light, open face sandwich, summer dinners

Zucchini Muffins

Posted on May 27, 2013 | 13 Comments

Zucchini Muffins #recipe | Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts

Happy Memorial Day!! Do you have any fun plans for this unofficial kick off to summer? When I planned my calendar for May, I totally didn’t realize that I put muffins down for today. I should have been more on top of things! I did give you Frozen Key Lime Margarita Squares and Blue Vodka Lemonade last week though, both of those would be great additions to your get together today.

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Tagged cooking light, healthy muffins, muffins, zucchini, zucchini muffins

Chicken Tikka Pizza

Posted on April 22, 2013 | 18 Comments

Chicken Tikka Pizza

Are you ready for Monday? I have a really busy week, so I kind of wish the weekend would have stuck around a little longer. Unfortunately, time doesn’t listen to me, and Monday is here. So how can you make Monday better? Healthy pizza, of course!

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Tagged chicken pizza, cooking light, healthy pizza, Indian food, indian pizza, tikka masla, tikka pizza, weeknight pizza

Black Pepper Caramel Shrimp

Posted on April 16, 2013 | 20 Comments

Black Pepper Caramel Shrimp

Weeknights are all about easy dinners around here. I am sure most of you are the same. You have a busy day at work, all you want to do is get dinner on the table for your family. Something that everyone will like, and something that is healthy, and you can feel good about giving them. This is where stir-frys come in for me. You can use whatever you have on hand, and they are ready in minutes!

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Tagged caramel shrimp, cooking light, healthy dinners, healthy shrimp, quick and easy dinners, shrimp, shrimp stir fry, speedy shrimp, spicy shrimp, stir fry, sweet and spicy shrimp

Arugula Walnut Pesto

Posted on March 5, 2013 | 48 Comments

Arugula Walnut Pesto

Today we are joining together to help raise awareness for Heart Disease. Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic lost her Mom to heart disease when her mother was 47, and Kim was 15. Each year on the day her Mom passed she shares stories and photos of her Mom. This year she joined forces with Jen of Juanita’s Cocina, whose life was also touched by heart disease when her Stepfather had a heart attack. Jen’s Stepfather is alive and well more than a decade later, and for that, Jen is thankful every day. The ladies got in touch with other bloggers to ask them to share their own stories about how heart disease has touched their lives. So today we share stories and recipes from our hearts to yours, in memory and honour of Momzie, Kim’s Mom. We hope you will share your stories with us today as well.

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Tagged arugula pesto, cooking light, cooking light pesto, healthy pesto, pesto, spinach pesto, walnuts in pesto

Brown Butter Gnocchi with Veggies & Pinenuts

Posted on February 22, 2013 | 19 Comments

Brown Butter Gnocchi with Veggies & Pinenuts

Brown butter is all the rage right now. I have used it a couple times in cookies (Brown Butter M&M Cookies & Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Toffee Cookies). Today though, I am giving it to you in a savory dish. A super quick, (like under 20 minutes quick) and easy dinner.

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Tagged brown butter, cooking light, Dinners, gnocchi, healthy dinners, meatfree, meatless meals, quick and easy, weeknight meals

Roasted Garlic, Chicken & Herb White Pizza #SundaySupper

Posted on February 17, 2013 | 73 Comments

Roasted Garlic, Chicken and Herb White Pizza

The name of this pizza is kind of a mouthful, but I just didn’t want to leave anything out. This week for #SundaySupper we are going skinny! That is right, we are bringing you TONS of recipes that are all good for you! Sunithi from Sue’s Nutrition Buzz is hosting this fun event.

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Tagged #sundaysupper, chicken pizza, cooking light, healthy pizza, roasted garlic, skinny pizza, white pizza

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

Posted on January 16, 2013 | 16 Comments

This year I have been trying to work more squash into our diets. I have tried a few different kinds, and prepared them a few different ways. Some of them went over very well with my family, others not so much. Spaghetti squash was my 7 year olds favorite, hands down! But I think this soup was probably my favorite, and my husbands.

This soup is super creamy and very smooth. But there isn’t any cream in it! It has coconut milk in it, which is actually good for you. I was a little nervous, because my husband isn’t big on coconut flavor. But it works, the flavors all just blend together, and you couldn’t even tell coconut milk was in there. I think it is pretty clear that I like curry, so I was immediately drawn to this soup. It has a little heat in the background, but nothing spicy or over powering, In fact, next time I might up the curry paste, to give it more of a kick. Continue reading →

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Tagged butternut squash, butternut squash soup, coconut milk recipes, cooking light, curried soup, healthy cream soup, healthy soups, soups with coconut milk, squash, squash puree, squash soup, veggie soup

Mongolian Beef

Posted on November 16, 2012 | 17 Comments

I am big fan of Cooking Light. They always have recipes that my whole family will enjoy, and they are good for you. The November issue came and it was the best recipes of the last 25 years. So there was plenty of recipes I missed, but some that I remember seeing and wanting to try the first time around. So now I have a magazine full of post its for me to make my way through.

This was one of the firsts I tried. You all know I am a fan of stir fry, and Asian style dinners. We have a freezer full of beef, so this was an easy decision to try right away. I served mine over rice instead of the suggested rice noodles. It same together in less than 20 minutes, so it worked out great for a night we had football practice.

I have not ever had Mongolian Beef before, but now I look forward to trying it next time we order Chinese. There was lots of flavor in the sauce, the meat was tender, and it was something everyone liked. Even my 7 year old who doesn’t really like steak ate this. My husband appreciated having the leftovers for lunch the next couple days as well.

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Tagged beef stir fry, chinese take out, cooking light, healthy cooking, healthy take out, mongolian beef

Sweet & Spicy Chicken Stir Fry

Posted on September 4, 2012 | 13 Comments

I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend, and was able to enjoy a day off yesterday. We had a relaxing weekend at home, probably our first one since we have moved. We did a little around the house, but that was it. We did manage to go shopping and buy more stuff for our house though, can’t seem to go a day without that happening

The one bad thing about having a holiday on a Monday, means the week is shorter and busier. Stir fry’s are a great quick dinner to help get your week off right. In about 20 minutes you can have dinner on the table, and a happy family. The best thing about a stir fry is you can use whatever you have on hand, and whatever you like. The original recipe called for red bell peppers, I don’t like them, I left them out.

Cooking Light is one of my go to recipe sources, and this is another recipe that does not disappoint. It has a little heat, a little sweetness, and is a quick and easy dinner. I have some peas growing in my garden, so I know I will be making this again soon with fresh snap peas. To add more depth of flavor add in two teaspoons of sesame oil to your rice before serving. Makes it just a little extra special.

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