Mongolian Beef – A super fast (under 20 minutes), and healthy Asian beef stir fry. Faster and better than calling for take out 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…
Dinner Recipes
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Tortilla Soup – Slightly spicy, full of Mexican flavors and great for cooler weather. This Mexican Chicken tortilla soup recipe is perfect for the soup lover in your life! As soon as the weather turns cold, I am a huge fan of soup. Just about any soup will do. I think Creamy Wild Rice…
Linguini with Beef Ragu Sauce
Today I am excited to bring you an authentic Italian recipe. Ginny from Cooking with Chopin, Living with Elmo contacted me about participating in a blogging book tour for a new cookbook called “A Family Farm in Tuscany” I love Italy (even though I have never been), so I was excited to see what this…
Toasted Walnut Pasta
Breast Cancer Awareness Week continues. Today we are moving on to something healthy. Walnuts. Did you know that walnuts contain the most antioxidants of all nuts. Antioxidants help protect the body for the cellular damage that contributes to breast cancer, other cancers, and heart disease. Walnuts are also the richest in omega-3 fatty acids, which…
Jalapeno & Bacon Mac n’ Cheese
Jalapeno Bacon Mac N’ Cheese – Creamy comfort food at its best. Mac n’ Cheese with spicy jalapenos and smokey bacon. Delicious and comforting! This is the time of year for comfort food. As soon as the weather turns cooler, we all start craving those warm comfort foods. Nothing a little bacon and creamy pasta…
Ginger Chicken Soup
It is starting to cool down in the evenings here. Perfect weather for a comforting bowl of soup! I am excited for soup weather this year, I have so many that I want to make. This is one that my husband sent to me, probably a year ago. So it was time that I did…
Chicken Club Eggrolls
I must admit I am not really a fan of eggrolls. At least the traditional Chinese version. I like the idea of them, I just can’t find one that I like. We have a friend who makes traditional Vietnamese eggrolls, and those I like. Apparently I like lots of meat 🙂 Those are mainly ground…
Spaghetti with Kale & Sausage
Who doesn’t love it when dinner comes together with just a few ingredients? For me that usually means less dishes, less clean up, and dinner is on the table quickly. All good things. This week that is the theme for #SundaySupper. Dinners, breakfasts, desserts, appetizers and more, all of them with 5 ingredients (water, salt…
Szechuan Chicken and Noodles
I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for new ideas for dinner. We eat a lot of chicken, but I try to change it up as much as possible. Stir fries are an easy way to do that, but even that can get a little old sometimes. Plus I like it to…
Indian Curry Meatballs
I have been kind of obsessed with Indian food lately. I love the traditional dishes like Chicken Tikka Masala, but I also love spicing up traditional foods to make them have more Indian flavor. Take these Curried Pretzels and Indian Spiced Nuts for example. Simple, easy snacks that both got an Indian makeover. Amazingly enough,…
Tamales with Green Chili Sauce
Green Chili Sauce – An easy green chili sauce that is great over tamales, on tacos, as an enchilada sauce, or just as dip for tortilla chips.
Steamed Mussles and a Foodie Day
Last Friday I told you it was my 11th wedding anniversary, and I got to spend the day with my husband. Well this is what we did! After we dropped our son off at school we headed to Denver for a Foodie Day. It is kind of a tradition that my husband gets me truffles…
Sweet & Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
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…
Asian Peanut Noodles
Asian Peanut Noodles – Noodles in a soy and peanut butter sauce. Light, and perfect for lunch. Add chicken, shrimp, pork, or more veggies and turn it into dinner! Today is my 11th anniversary. My husband took the day off of work, so instead of trying to find a babysitter, we are spending the day…
Chicken Bacon Avocado Quesadillas
Chicken Quesadillas are a very versatile easy dinner to get on the table. Add bacon and avocado for a great weeknight dinner! My family loves Mexican food in any way shape or form. It can be something a little more traditional like Flank Steak Tacos or something a little Americanized like these chicken quesadillas. We…
Quinoa Bites
Quinoa Bites – Perfect for an appetizer or a light lunch. Mix in some Italian sausage and you have dinner! Quinoa and wild rice with lots of Italian seasonings make for a flavorful and healthy meal. The whole blogging world seems obsessed with quinoa right now. There are so many different salads, cakes, and side…
Crispy Herbed Shrimp with Chive Aioli
Today is the first day of school! Exciting and sad all at the same time. Hopefully 2nd grade will be great, and maybe teach my kid a thing or two. Maybe if they worked on math and science with food that could have real life applications. Like, say you really like fried fish, and your…
Chipotle Chicken Burgers
My parents got here yesterday! They brought my Grandpa and are visiting for a few days. My 7 year old is more than thrilled to have them here, and have someone to play with him all of the time. Yesterday we went to a Colorado Rockies game, my 7 year olds first professional game. He…
Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Vinaigrette
I am exhausted! Moving is way too much work! Seems like it has been weeks since I have not been surrounded by boxes in one way shape or form. I think I see a light at the end of the tunnel now, but it is still a long tunnel. My in laws get here tonight,…
Carnita Pizza
Carnita Pizza – Leftover Pork Carnitas? Turn it into pizza! Topped with cheese and guacamole We are slowly getting out for underneath the boxes. Half of our stuff never got unpacked in the townhouse, because we knew we were moving within 9 months. It is nice to find some of this stuff again! My in…