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 have confessed my dislike of mayo many times. Most recently on my Garden Tuna Salad with Feta idea. Unfortunately this dislike of one particular condiment has kept me from enjoying some pretty tasty traditional sandwich salads like tuna and chicken. Honesty, I never understood peoples fascinations with these deli favorites. What the big deal [...]

THIS is what happens when I don't have to make the husband or the child happy with dinner. Here's the story... We have a TON of leftovers from a get together we had this weekend but nothing I really want to eat, again (fried chicken) so I decided to simply cook for me and let [...]

It was a dinner-less day today. The whole family was out and about at different times. I went shopping. The husband took the little guy putt putt-ing. Then later the husband golfed while Ryan watched me run a 5k at a local winery. It was a really eventful day! By the time I got home [...]

Long day today. I snuck in a yoga class before coming home from work and let the husband and child fend for themselves. Translation: fast food. :) For me, I pulled out a chicken breast this morning so it would be defrosted when I got home from work. I had no idea what I [...]

This is one of those "here's what I whipped together" type of ideas. Here's the situation... It's lunch time, I have a 20oz package of ground turkey defrosted to make a double batch of Southwestern Turkey Burgers (I like keeping them in the freezer) which will leave me 4 oz leftover. (Why they only package [...]

This may be one of those things that I only like. It truly is the result of... 1.)Being hungry, 2.) having NOTHING is the house, and 3.) wanting to experiment. I was just going to make some homemade hummus but upon inspection of my almost barren cupboard I discovered no Chickpeas. Just an old can of [...]

I LOVE taco night, it’s one of my all time favorites. However, I never know what to make for a side dish. I mean beans are good but they are a little bland all by themselves. So with my spice cabinet and a leftover zucchini in hand I whipped this up. You [...]

Hummus was one of those late finds for me. I never heard of it until about a year ago when I ordered a vegetarian wrap. One bite and I was hooked! Now, I am in no way a hummus guru and this recipe does not use all the traditional hummus ingredients but for [...]

Need help cutting sweet potatoes into fries? Click here! I was a sweet potato late comer. For some reason, as a child I thought I didn’t like them. I didn’t even try them until I was pregnant. Looking for nutritious foods, I read up on the good old sweet potato. Full of [...]