I made this pizza the other night and it was so good! I went to the store on a whim and decided to go ahead and get my weekly shopping done….without a grocery list. GASP! I rarely shop without a list. Even if I am in a grocery store and need to get groceries I’d…
20 minute meal: Salad with Seasoned Salmon
Since I talked about the importance of Vitamin D yesterday, today I will share a simple meal with you starring salmon which is naturally high in Vitamin D. I found this pre-seasoned salmon from Costco. We have a hard time finding wild salmon at our local grocery stores and since farm raised salmon is higher…
Turkey Lettuce Wrap Tacos
A lot of you are probably familiar with lettuces wraps from P.F. Changs. They used to be one of our favorite appetizers to order from that restaurant and since I haven’t been there in over a year and a half, I thought it would be fun to make my own lettuce wraps, Mexican style. Yes,…
Holiday Appetizer: Roasted Broccoli & Carrots and Herb Marinated Olives
You know what is great? Roasted vegetables. I love vegetables of any kind, but roasting really takes the flavors to the next level. I think this is a great appetizer in addition to the heavier ones you might find at a party including meat, cheese or starches. Let’s upgrade from the boring raw veggies to…
Holiday Meal Continued: Vegetable Gratin
This side a perfect match for the lamb I posted here yesterday. I love that it is red and green- how festive! It couldn’t be any easier. I actually saw Barefoot Contessa do this on her show. I couldn’t find the actual recipe but it looked so easy that I was able to remember the…
Herb and Garlic Cornish Game Hens
Ok, I am going to do my best to get some Holiday recipes posted in the next couple weeks. Starting now. If you are just stopping by for the first time (first off, thank you!) please know that this month will be heavy on the recipes and light on the nutrition articles. We have a…
Hearty Vegetable Soup
There was a time that I wasn’t very fond of soup. Just wasn’t interested in them at all. Then I started making my own and realized soup is one of the easiest things to make and I love being able to control the fat and sodium. Sorry folks, but soup is not where I want…
Apple, Feta salad with a Garlicky Lemon Vinaigrette
I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! We sure did. We stuffed our faces, enjoyed the beautiful Hawaii beaches and were thankful. I was very thankful this year for stuffing and the turkey (that I didn’t cook !). Be ready though, I plan on doing a lot of cooking next month to get you prepared…
Gingery Pork Meatballs
Sometimes I get sick of looking at all the chicken and turkey products I buy. Sometimes I need a change. When I saw this recipe using ground pork I immediately knew I had to try it. It was delicious. So flavorful, easy to make and spicy (just how I like it!). If you wanted to…
Tex-Mex Calzones
I have been cooking like crazy lately. After finding pile after pile of collected recipes, cooking magazine after magazine stacked by my bedside, I decided it was time to get organized. I spent all weekend sorting through my recipes and decided to set a goal of trying one new recipe a day (or close to…
