I've had this idea for a quick creamy chicken dish for a few days now. It was time to give it a shot. The whole family LOVED it. I'm not joking. The only complaint came from Little Guy who declared his hate of mushrooms yet again BUT he ate everything around them. Fine [...]

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 [...]

I've been bored in the vegetable department lately. We tend to gravitate towards the same frozen things over and over, especially in the winter. Frozen broccoli, frozen peas and the occasional bag of MIXED frozen veggies for a treat! Note the hint of sarcasm. I'm tired of the microwaved vegetable side dish. So I fired [...]

Sometimes I make things and wonder -- Am I the only one who would like this? Maybe my tastes aren't as picky since I'm the chef. Last night I had 20 minutes to whip together dinner before running errands with the family. I had fish defrosted and I wanted a rice based side dish. I [...]

Give me 5 ingredient (6 if you count a side dish of frozen broccoli) and I'll give you a family pleasing meal and enough leftovers for a few lunches. :) I love it! I used a can of "healthy request" cream of mushroom soup to save some time and dressed it up with some fresh [...]

Sorry, is that name too crazy? I just get so psyched when I get good stuff in my boys! Especially when they eat it willingly! Now let me warn you. Normally I write up and post a recipe immediately after I make it but this one has been sitting in the old noggin for a [...]

I've made 3 variations of this idea so far but I will craft a specific recipe with true nutritional information purely for the fact that it's fast becoming a husband favorite. Now that's pretty rare! Even though the child is not a fan of mushrooms or onions he likes this meal. Tonight I ACTUALLY got [...]

Oh My WORD! I am SO happy with the way this meal came out. Inspired by a mushroom craving (mom is nodding her head in disbelief as I used to LOATHE mushrooms) I defrosted some boneless pork chops and and went to town. Honesty, I didn't exactly know what I was going to do. [...]

Did I tell ya? Yours truly is cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year. Yup... first time. I have always helped mom but never have I hosted the family here at home for the big day. This will be a first! The head count may be up to 13, THIRTEEN! I don't think I even [...]

This is another one that's going to make mom laugh. Besides onion that, as a child, I despised and now can't live without mushrooms were a close second for most hated veggie. Yet again my mom was right, they are GOOD! especially stuffed! (and in eggs. Yes, I actually had mushrooms twice today.) For some reason [...]

That's right, I said “pizza” and “salad” in the same breath. I have NO idea where this idea came from. I was driving home from the gym the other day imagining what I could make for lunch and "pizza salad" popped in my head. I often get my best ideas in the car, it's weird. It [...]

I guess you can call this a stir-fry but I don't have a wok and I really steam the veggies so I'm not really sure what to call it! I bought some fresh ginger this weekend, it was my first time. Normally I make stir-fry meals with ground ginger and that works out great but [...]

A while back Kalyn posted a recipe for Egg muffins and it intrigued me. I mean, basically it's a single serve frittata you could carry to work! Then I saw Giada make Mini Frittatas and I just had to make this idea my own (I only say that because I CANNOT make a recipe [...]

Tonight I defrosted some turkey tenderloins and planned to grill them but I had no idea what to serve as a side dish. I wanted to make something on the grill (I hate cooking in and out of the house at the same time. If I'm grilling I'm grilling everything). So I pulled out every [...]

This is one of those dishes I whipped up in about 15 minutes not knowing what the heck I was doing. Honestly, I was on the phone with a friend chatting and all of sudden I was snapping photos of dinner. I’ve never bought Mahi Mahi (dolphin fish) before but I’m trying eat [...]

Update: See me make these burgers on video! About a year ago I was distraught to find that Trader Joe’s discontinued one of may favorite summer treats, their Southwestern Turkey Burger. I think they replaced it with some chicken burger but it’s just not the same. This is my recreation. I [...]

Join me on my crazy hour after work. Don’t worry , the video isn’t actually an hour but I thought I’d invite you into my kitchen while I prepared a new quick side dish for dinner tonight. I totally winged it (I’m sure you can tell by the video). I’m happy [...]