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I had two misses this week cooking wise.  I made a pork tenderloin which I overcooked and it was super tough, and I made banana bread which I was trying to do super healthy, just putting lots of stuff in it, and it came out …

Nutella wonton bites Originally uploaded by Slim-Shoppin I missed National Nutella day a few weeks ago when a ton of food bloggers made recipes using Nutella. I saw lots of wonderful deserts made with Nutella and this idea popped into my head. I had leftover …

Last week Marc from www.norecipes.com posted a recipe for Chile Verde which caught my eye, and then my husband and I watched a recipe showdown on Food TV where the winner gets $25k and their entree gets served at TGI Fridays.  One of the contestants made a white bean …

Roti bread Originally uploaded by Slim-Shoppin I decided to try making Roti bread this weekend. Roti bread is an Indian flat bread and if you’ve ever gone to Flat Top Grill (a local stir fry place in the Chicagoland area) you can choose to get …

Yesterday I had the most wonderful lunch.  5 women from my office who work in accounting/marketing/front office had been wanting to go out for lunch around Christmas, but with people’s schedules, vacations, etc… it never happened.  Then next thing you know, it Februrary!  So, one …

Balsamic chicken with roasted potatoes Originally uploaded by Slim-Shoppin I had no idea what to make for dinner last night. I knew I had chicken but wanted to make something different. In the end I made a balsamic marinade to pour over the chicken and …

The following post is from my sister-in-law’s husband Jim.  He is a fellow foodie lover and we’ve had extensive conversations about food, food preparation, different dishes we have tried, cookbooks, food blogs etc…  So last weekend, at a family party, I asked him if he …

Chicken meatballs Originally uploaded by Slim-Shoppin When my son got out of school, he immediately called me from his cell phone to say he had been thinking of my pasta all day, and could I make it for dinner. Of course I could! Except this …

I adapted this recipe from Fitness Magazine.  I’ve never made chili with beef cubes, when we make it, I use ground sirloin, so I stuck with that.  I am posting the original recipe and you can change it up based on your tastes. Hearty Beef …

I’m going to an 85th birthday party this afternoon for my Mother in Law. My husband has 10 brothers and sisters and there are about 30 grandchildren, so when we all get together its always a big party. I was asked by the host family …

I bring my breakfast to work every day. I do this for a couple of reasons. I am always making my kids lunches in the morning, ironing clothes, finding socks, etc… and there is never enough time to sit. Also, if I eat at work, …

After work today, my Mom was nice enough to pick me up to run some errands since my car is in the shop. And she was even nicer by giving me a pork tenderloin that she had defrosted earlier in the day! She lives alone, …

This is a dish I make quite frequently, but tonight I made a few changes that turned out way better than I expected. Usually I begin to make the cheese sauce by making a roux. I add a tablespoon of butter, 1/4 cup of flour …

This recipe comes from fitness.com. They have a bunch of dinners that come in at 500 calories and this is one of them. The only thing I did differently was add more veggies. I added shredded carrot, edamame, and sugar snap peas. Shrimp Fried Brown …

I adapted this recipe from Saveur. The original recipe called for Parmesan and Gruyere cheese, but since I didn’t have those cheeses I used what cheese I had on hand which was two Mexican cheeses. Chihuahua and Cotija cheese. The chihuahua cheese I used on the …

Since I made the homemade English muffins yesterday, I decided to make two small McMuffin type sammiesI “fried” and egg with Pam cooking spray, and divided it between the two English muffins. I added 1/4 oz. of cheese on each one, and two slices of …

This is a quick and easy recipe, ready in about 15 minutes.  It comes from www.mealsmatter.org.  They have tons of great recipes.  And for those of you who don’t like tofu, you don’t have to add that ingredient and it will still be fine! Ingredients …

This is a quick and easy recipe, ready in about 15 minutes.  It comes from www.mealsmatter.org.  They have tons of great recipes.  And for those of you who don’t like tofu, you don’t have to add that ingredient and it will still be fine! Ingredients …

For years my sister has made homemade pizza.  We used to work at a bar in our early 20’s that made the best pizza ever. The cook there, Billy, was an old man who smoked way too many cigarettes, but he showed my sister how …

   When I got home from work yesterday, I had this cooking magazine waiting for me in my mailbox.  Its the second time I’ve received it, and I didn’t even order it!  So that’s kind of nice!  It’s a companion to the Cook’s Illustrated Cooking …

There is this tiny restaurant by my office called the Grape Leaves Restaurant.  It has all of about 8 tables, plastic tablecloths, not fancy at all, but they have really good homemade tasting food.  My two friends always ordered the falafel’s when they went and when I …

This dinner was easy to pull together because I kind of cheated.  I had a pork tenderloin that was already cooked from a brunch my Mom had on Sunday, so I just sliced it up and sauteed it in a skillet to warm.  I made …

This dinner was easy to pull together because I kind of cheated.  I had a pork tenderloin that was already cooked from a brunch my Mom had on Sunday, so I just sliced it up and sauteed it in a skillet to warm.  I made …

This is an easy soup to make any night of the week. It comes from mealsmatter.org.  I like different uses of tortillini because 99% of the time, I just put plain old pasta sauce on top.  And, using them this way you can get more …