The other day I made a whole chicken on the grill in pieces. It was delicious! Just a little BBQ sauce and an open flame is all I need to make The Husband happy in the dinner department. I also picked up a few ears of corn from the grocery store. They aren't in season [...]

If you go through the archives of GreenLiteBites I have about 5 total beef recipes. Five. Compare that to the 80+ I have tagged with chicken/turkey there's a clear winner in the meat department on my blog and in my home. I don't have a beef with beef (omg The Husband [...]

This is a slight reboot of a recipe I posted last year simply called Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili. Staying true to my use-what-I-have-on-hand roots I, well, used what I had on hand and made a similar dish with a spicy twist. Topping the result with avocado added a cool creaminess that [...]

What's the saying? "A face only a mother could love?" Well, this may be a dish only "the cook" can love. I whipped this up on a whim a couple of days ago. I really didn't know where I was going with it. I just wanted a [...]

I have a friend who patiently cleaned, peeled and cubed a fresh pumpkin and then selflessly gave me some. Scratch that, a TON! I would have never even thought of doing something like that! But now that I have it in my fridge the ideas are flowing. First, I roasted some [...]

I just made a quick, tasty one pot meal the whole family ate without complaint! And when I say "whole" I mean WHOLE! The Baby, The Little Guy, AND The Picky Eater Husband! Here's the story…I was in NO mood to spend a lot of time on dinner. The thought [...]

Red Peppers have been on sale at Trader Joes for 2 weeks now. I think they think I'm crazy when I check out with two huge bags full. Honestly, I bought 12 this week. I love them. Little Guy loves them, and I'm working on the baby (click here for our latest baby [...]

I made this TWO weeks ago and totally forgot to post it. Ok, that's a lie. I had to psych myself up to actually sit down and get it all out of my head. I knew it was going to be a long one! This was a total winner of [...]

Looking for something fun to do with sweet potatoes I came across this recipe on EatingWell. That's all I needed to see. The seed was planted. Today I decided to make my own version which barely resembles the original recipe. I needed to use what I had on hand which [...]

I'm on a soup kick at the moment. Blame the rain and slightly cooler temperatures. For as much as I don't want summer to end, I'm welcoming the change. Nothing inspires me more in the kitchen than a new season. I start to remember all the things I forgot about and then get excited to [...]

Ok, so I went a wee bit nuts on the produce this weekend. Literally all I see when I open my fridge is vegetables. Don't get me wrong, that's a GOOD thing, BUT I'm worried about some of it rotting before I get a chance to eat it. *Cue vegetable soup* Soup is a [...]

If you didn't know, I was recently crowned Zucchini Queen. ;) Mom went away for a few weeks only to return to monstrous sized zucchini in her garden. I volunteered to take a few off her hands (along with some tomatoes and anything else she was willing to part with.) I have been falling short in [...]

I'm lucky. Both husband and child LOVE asparagus. It took years to convince the husband but the Little Guy has always been fan, eating them like French fries when he was just "the toddler." Him and I still use our fingers when having them with dinner. :) Our favorite way to eat asparagus is just simply [...]

A few weeks ago the husband and I went to Chili's for lunch and I ordered the Chicken Enchilada soup. It was DIVINE! Just complete cheesy goodness with chunks of chicken and veggies and a delicious mild flavor. I never had a soup like it before. I immediately thought of ways I could duplicate it. [...]

Yesterday was GORGEOUS out! The first day in a long time that didn't have me wanting to hibernate so I took complete advantage. This pregnant butt went out for a nice long walk and I made a wonderful summer inspired meal while the boys played outside. What was the summer inspired meal? You ask. Well.... [...]

Today called for chili. It really did. But I had zippy time, nothing defrosted and no desire to CHOP anything. So I hit the pantry. Keeping cans of beans in stock is a must for me. I also have bags of dry beans but to be honest, I rarely plan anything that far in advanced [...]

About a year ago I tried Kale for the first time. It's just one of those ingredients I don't gravitate towards naturally. I never really know what to do with it. While getting it weekly from the CSA this summer I experimented with a few ideas but I still haven't really adopted into our [...]

I may be married to the only man in America who doesn't like beef stew. Seriously, you will have to let me know because I can't imagine NOT liking only one of the most amazing comfort foods ever! My mom always made it with potatoes, carrots and beef. The sauce was thick and we'd dish [...]

I STILL haven't gone grocery shopping since before Thanksgiving. Do you believe it? I just haven't had the time and frankly, I don't want to spend the money. Between traveling this weekend and Christmas shopping I'm spent in both the time and money department. Ahhhh gotta love the Holidays! note: Actually I DO love [...]

My initial idea to use the remaining leftover Thanksgiving turkey was a white chili, but then I realized I didn't actually have any chilies, or peppers for that matter. So I'll call this a "stew" instead. Whatever it is, it was GOOD! I knew I'd be the only one eating it so I decided to [...]

This recipe was inspired by two things. 1.) The North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission reached out asking me to help spread the word on how AWESOME sweet potatoes are. I agree, so this was an easy assignment. And 2.) All the chatter on my Simple Sweet Potato Hash recipe about sweet potato soup. Something I [...]

Weight Watchers has a 0 point soup and this is sort of my starting point version. I like a tomato base especially with cabbage and I think you can use any kind of vegetable you like. There's no wrong way to make this soup. Honestly, there is nothing to it yet I can't stop [...]

In the fall I could make a chili every weekend but unfortunately the husband isn't a fan. I know, crazy... right? I mean WHO doesn't like CHILI?!? Especially on a cool fall day! This drives me nuts as chili is the ultimate comfort food for me. I don't care if you make it with beef, [...]

I'm finding the best way to make a dent in my vegetable stores is soup. Last week I made Fresh From the Farm Vegetable Soup with Leeks and Kale which was awesome. Then I used up my tomatoes making a quick Homemade Garden Tomato Soup which I'm sad is gone. :( Well I'm happy to say [...]

I'm not sure if this is actually how you make tomato soup as I've never made tomato soup that didn't require a can opener and a red and white can. Regardless, this came out super tasty so why not share. Saturday I was staring at a plethora of tomatoes on my counter. Some on their [...]