The other night it was just the kids and I home for dinner and I decided to make what I wanted to make no holds barred. Without The Husband home it's much easier for some reason. Hmmm wonder why? Ok, not here to husband bash.. really.. I'm not! I'm here [...]

I bought a fennel bulb on a whim for the holidays not knowing quite what I would do with it. Of course I forgot about until yesterday when I was rummaging through the fridge trying to figure out what I wanted to make for breakfast. I pulled it out and stared [...]

I'm not sure if this will be a crowd pleaser, but I liked it and thought I'd share in hopes it inspires you to have some fun with kale. I loved the combination of sweet pear, earthy kale, salty bacon bits and creamy hummus. The only issue with the wrap was [...]

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 love experimenting with fun turkey burger ideas because let's be honest, a plain turkey burger is kind of boring. I either want a juicy simple beef burger OR a fun, flavor filled turkey burger. Either works for me. :) Today I was inspired by a traditional bacon cheese burger. I had some 99% lean turkey [...]

You may or may not know I've returned to Weight Watchers. Now that I'm counting points I try real hard not to fall into the rut of eating cereal every day. Sure, it's easier to weigh out a serving and count but I'd much rather a warm breakfast with less processed foods. This morning I decided [...]

Originally posted Feb 12, 2008 republishing for the 2011 Sweet n' Healthy Blogger Recipe Contest Click here to check it out! I don’t know WHAT came over me tonight. I just wanted something different and apparently, I’m a little obsessed with ‘S’s. ;~P This morning I pulled out some tilapia fillets to make Crispy Baked [...]

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.... [...]

I made this on Saturday and honestly... SHOCKED at how good it came out! I bought an avocado without a clue as to how I was going to eat it, again. Honestly, I'm not the biggest fan of the avocado. I don't even like guacamole! I just started incorporating a bit of avocado here [...]

I woke up with a hankering for a diner style breakfast this morning. I just don't think I've been eating enough breakfast recently which makes me starving by early afternoon. Then I end up picking my way until dinner and snaking all night until I go to bed. I don't like this pattern. It leads [...]

Over and over and over again you guys kept suggesting feta with eggs and I just didn't see it. If you've been reading for awhile you know I absolutely hate cheese on eggs. I'm not sure why. I love eggs. I LOVE cheese but put them together and.... ick, at least in my opinion. I [...]

I have a confession. This summer loving home cook has no grill. :( We HAD a grill at our old house but it became a casualty of the move and now a new one just isn't in our budget. Unfortunately the deck where that grill would love to sit is also out of the question [...]

Sometimes things don't go according to plan but they still work out, like this idea for a Chicken, Kale and Sweet Pepper Wrap. Originally I was thinking I'd use the kale leaves for the wrap itself but once I pulled out the ingredients I realized it just wasn't going to work. Thankfully I had some [...]

My mission.... to come up with a new fun way to serve asparagus on Thanksgiving. That's right people, I'm cooking Thanksgiving dinner.. again. I think it's mine for good or at least until the kid grows up and invites his dear old mom over for the holidays. :) Anyway, last year I perfected the mashed [...]

Yesterday morning I just wanted something different for breakfast. It was just one of those days nothing sounded good. So I hopped online, did a quick search and found this. I didn't even read the post, I just saw the picture and immediately thought Spinach Bacon Egg Wrap! (I stopped reading recipes when I realized [...]

Returning home after an all morning conference, I was craving a salad. Strange, right? Thankfully I had some leftover chicken breast and I just bought a jar roasted peppers. That was all the inspiration I needed! :) As for the addition of Flax. I've been reading so [...]

In the mood for a big Sunday breakfast and only having one egg can make you do funny funny things. ;~P I fished out an old frozen bag of hash brown cut potatoes. Did you know they were just potatoes? I didn't. I always thought frozen "hash browns" would be chock full of stuff I [...]

Armed with an industrial sized bag of broccoli florets from my local whole sale club and tired of steamed broccoli I present Chilled Broccoli Salad! The idea is inspired by the buffet style broccoli salads you may see at a party or event. Except I skipped the mayo, limited the cheese and bacon, replaced the sugar [...]

A few days ago I posted about Lavash Bread on my weight loss blog. When I read the comments I laughed out loud as people suggested I use it to make pizza and said “I know you will love it.” First of all my, readers REALLY know me and second, it was the first [...]

I bought some shaved turkey breast deli meat last week. You know, the thin sliced pre-packaged kind. I'm not quite sure why, the husband and toddler are both ham people and there is no way I'm going to eat this package of deli meat before it goes bad. To make it worse it's more chipped [...]

Not that long ago I posted Mini Egg Muffins which I LOVED but the recipe made 4 servings and called for too many egg whites. Don't get me wrong I love that recipe and I'll make it again. It serves 4 with 6 muffins a piece! But I wanted something a bit quicker for just [...]

Not feeling well today and inspired by a new (fabulous I might add) cookbook I received as a gift I made this simply perfect soup. I should say that this is my first attempt at using lentils in a recipe. My mom is a HUGE lentil soup fan and, although, [...]