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 …
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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 …
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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!!
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!
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
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 …
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 …
How to Make Homemade chicken tenders
I mentioned the other day that I make pasta a lot. This is another recipe that gets requested fairly often. My famous home made chicken tenders. Usually it is requested on nights that my sons will have their friends over for a sleep over and …
Double chocolate muffins
This recipe was inspired by Recipe Girl’s post on chocolate banana bread a few weeks ago. It sounded so good, but instead of making it into bread, I made muffins of course! I adapted the recipe, but it still turned out great! Ingredients: 5 ounces …
Pasta with mini meatballs + southwest bowl
I make pasta a lot. Different pastas, different variations of sauce, some with ground beef, some with Italian sausage, etc… I knew I was going to make my pasta sauce, but I decided on mini meatballs instead of the regular size I usually make. Why, …
Duo Dishes Cookies
As I was reading your blogs yesterday, I was so happy to see a recipe I needed to make. I had the task of making desert for my son’s school. Today is the teacher appreciation luncheon and since I couldn’t help, I told them I …
Memorial Day Weekend Re-cap!
Holy cow I had a busy weekend! And wonderful! Except for rain in the afternoon on Monday, the weather cooperated and it was perfect this weekend! So, I will fill you in on my activities! Party pizza Friday, Water friends yard while they are out …
Party Pizza Friday!
I think I’ve mentioned before that my family orders pizza every Friday night. My husband and I started that tradition when we first met 16 years ago, and through getting engaged, getting married, having 3 kids, its always been a tradition that we look forward …
Lemon bow tie and shrimp pasta
Sometimes when I don’t know what to make for dinner, I will go to Food TV or Cooking Light and just type a few ingredients I have on hand and then get some inspiration from there. I had shrimp, and pasta, so that’s what I …
A great day!+ Chicken breasts with feta cheese sauce!
I had a great day today! It was gorgeous outside, not a cloud in the sky, so I decided to ride my bike to work! Then when it came time for lunch, I just had to get out again, so I jumped back on my …
Lemon Pepper chicken salad!
When I got home from work, well even before I got home, I told myself I was going to work out before dinner. I announced it to my family when I walked in the door, immediately got changed and got busy! I did 20 minutes …