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 β€œChicken 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 β€œEat-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 β€œAll 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, β€œbanana 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 β€œblog worthy!” My Mom especially has thrown recipes my way, so I would like to post her recipe for Chicken salad …