Month: June 2009

Cookie Dough Pops

Cookie Dough Pops

Thanks to Risa at www.bakedperfection.com who shared this great recipe for a kid friendly after dinner treat! I have been wanting to make these for the longest time, but haven’t found the time until tonight! The best part? You don’t need to turn on the 

My farmer’s market

My farmer’s market

After several weeks of not making it to my local farmer’s market, I finally went today! I love going there and of course, my three kids came along for the ride! We had a great time! I’ll share what we saw/got there: Our first stop 

Brocolli cheddar brunch bake

I didn’t get a chance to work on the 5 minute cake in a mug recipe that I posted yesterday….my family and I went to the pool last night and stayed until it closed at 9:00 p.m! It was so much fun! It was still 

5 minute chocolate mug cake

5 minute chocolate mug cake

So when I was checking my e-mails this morning, my friend Tracy knows how much I love getting recipes, so she forwarded this one to me. I actually had never heard of such a thing! How clever! This is going to be fantastic! Then, I 

Beef Stew

Beef Stew

When I was on my way home from work last night, the clock at a bank near my house said it was 99 degrees! So hot! That is why I was so glad I took the 15 minutes before work to make this yummy beef 

Summer time pasta salad

Summer time pasta salad

I haven’t made pasta salad in the longest time! I don’t know why either, when its so easy! This was my version of put whatever veggies I have left in the pasta salad! I used: cheese tortellini carrots red onion edamame celery Italian seasoning salt 

Asian/Mexican Fusion Fajitas

Asian/Mexican Fusion Fajitas

One thing I cook several times a week is chicken. I have been trying to broaden my horizens a bit, so my kids don’t say “Chicken again?” That’s when I happened to come across www.bonelesschickenrecipe.com. For those of you who don’t know, I hate eating 

Cinnamon chip muffins

When I got home from work last night, I was getting my mail and saw a flyer for Penzey Spices. If you aren’t familiar with Penzey Spices, they have an awesome retail store, plus great on-line catalog of virtually every spice on the planet! The 

Guacamole with a twist

Guacamole with a twist

My friend Kathy gave me a great cook book for my birthday last year that’s called the “Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook” by Tosca Reno. For those of you who don’t know who Tosca Reno is, she was a yo-yo dieter for years and after changing her 

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Since it really doesn’t feel like summer yet in Chicago, with highs in the 60’s and getting into the 40’s at night, I can still make comfort food like this, since we don’t need the air conditioner on yet! I got this recipe from Diabetic 

First time trying Purple asparagus!

First time trying Purple asparagus!

When I was shopping at Trader Joe’s over the weekend, I happened to come across these beautiful purple asparagus! I’ve never seen it before, or tried it, but considering my whole family loves asparagus, I put it in my cart. If you notice the stalks 

Bed & Breakfast Egg bake + Kicked up Ramen

Bed & Breakfast Egg bake + Kicked up Ramen

Yesterday I was thinking about all the wonderful things you eat when you stay at a bed and breakfast. I thought, why can’t I pretend I’m staying at a B&B? So, I decided to look up some bed and breakfast recipes to see what I 

Lauren’s pink tomato salsa

Lauren’s pink tomato salsa

As I was browsing the Food TV networks website, I saw this recipe that looked quick and easy. It was featured on a show about “All American Festivals.” I love those shows a lot because its just regular people making fantastic things! Ingredients 5 tomatoes, 

Stir Fry!!

Stir Fry!!

I decided to do some of my grocery shopping this week at Trader Joe’s. They just opened one up in my town last fall. Before that I would drive about 25 minutes to get to one. The funny thing is I waited 2 years for 

Ahhh…the last day of school!

Ahhh…the last day of school!

So yesterday was the official last day of school for my kids! I have summer hours at work, so I only have to work 4 hours of Friday for the rest of the summer, so my husband and I decided to take the kids out 

How to Make Banana chocolate muffins

How to Make Banana chocolate muffins

Someone in my office brought a bunch of bananas to work today that were super ripe. My co-worker and I walked by and saw them, she bakes too, and we said to each other, “banana bread, banana muffins, banana smoothies!” After about an hour and 

Busy Day!

Busy Day!

My 7 year old daughter was home sick today, with only two days left in the school year! I knew she wasn’t doing well when she was going to miss a picnic and going to an ice cream shop! But, she’s feeling better now, so 

Guest post/chicken salad

Guest post/chicken salad

One of the great things about having a food blog, is people will tell me their recipes that they love and they think are “blog worthy!” My Mom especially has thrown recipes my way, so I would like to post her recipe for Chicken salad