I've never had a tuna melt. Is that weird? I guess that's what happens when you grow up not liking mayonnaise. I never ate tuna salad or egg salad or chicken salad. Honestly, they always kind of grossed me out. Then I realized.. hey.. why does tuna salad have [...]

I love working as a Community Leader at The Laughing Cow. It nudges me to experiment with their cheeses in fun and new ways! Today I used it for a base in a quick salad dressing. It came out fantastic! And went perfectly with cucumber, tomatoes, and, of course, fresh basil from my garden! Here's [...]

I made this simple salad on a whim today. Gina totally inspired me with her Shrimp Salad on Cucumber Slices. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make something to serve on cucumber slices. It's a GENIUS idea! So that's what I did today with a single serve salmon pack. I [...]

I was such a good girl. I spent time getting ready for the week. I created a menu and shopping list. I came home from work all ready for my tacos. I open the fridge to pull everything out only to discover I have NO salsa. Aaack! This is odd as I normally keep at [...]

When Dad is away Mom will play. :) The husband wasn't home for dinner tonight so I got a chance to experiment freely. I loved it. In a weird way I needed it. Cooking is such an outlet for me and I take such satisfaction in coming up with an idea, executing it and creating [...]

If you read my weight loss blog you may know I've been feeling a bit out of control lately. My house is in disarray as I prepare to move into an apartment wating for my new house to be built. I recently started a new job at a local University and I threw my back [...]

This fabulous meal came via Krista S. She was nice enough to share the idea with me and as soon as I saw it I knew I HAD to make it. I'm a HUGE taco fan and I love the idea of ditching the shell and replacing them with crisp lettuce leaves. These are [...]

I don't know what's up with me but I've been buying avocado. I don't like guacamole so I thought I'd try to come up with other ways to eat this healthy fruit (produce pick coming soon about it.) My first experiment , Avocado Lime Dressing, was tasty but this idea takes the cake. Here's the [...]

I was making the toddler's lunch when I realized I had a pint of cherry tomatoes that were getting a bit overripe. I don't know about you, but I can't eat cherry tomatoes once they get all "wrinkly". For some reason, they gross me out! So I decided to make a little evening snack. Boy [...]

Oh my Word! I LOVE this soup! I found myself Friday with a crap load of veggies and craving for a nice healthy bowl of warmth. And boy was it perfect timing as a cold front just came in! I made this on Friday during a complete food fest. The toddler was home form school [...]

I LOVE chili! It's like pizza for me, even bad chili is good chili. ;~) (well... unless it's from a can) This chili I purposely made mild to TRY and get the husband and the toddler on board with my chili obsession but alas, I failed. The husband didn't try it, he's just not interested in [...]

I have a confession. It may be a culinary no no to admit but I don't care! :~) One of my favorite school lunches growing up was beef-a-roni. You remember it, right? Overcooked elbow pasta, grade F meat in some kind of tomato base. I don't know when the concept of “comfort” food begins [...]

My first Okra experiment! That's exactly what it was, and experiment. I literally cooked this dish yesterday afternoon having NO idea what would come out of me. Sometimes I become like a possessed chef. I had a gross of tomatoes from my moms garden on one hand and this “Okra stuff” on the [...]

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 [...]

There is one thing I don't do. One thing that probably most people would laugh at me for and call me a food snob. I can not, no way, no how, buy jarred tomato sauce. You know that Ragu stuff. Blame my mom, she never bought it when I was growing up. She'd [...]

The nice folks over at Amazing Taste contacted me asking if I'd be willing to review their seasoning packets. Honestly, I totally forgot about them until I came home from my business trip to discover a box of spices on my stoop. Being away for the last week they couldn't have come at a [...]

Nothing makes me feel better then returning home after a few indulgent days of vacationing than a homemade meal. A quick stop at the farm stand on our way home from Atlantic City equipped me with some large fresh zucchini, vine ripen tomatoes and the biggest Vidala onion I've even seen! This is how [...]

Phew! this video almost didn't happen! It was like everything that could go wrong did go wrong, phone ringing, grumpy toddler, almost didn't have all the ingredients, battery was dead on the lap top, you name it, it happened. But we prevail with yet another disorganized, disciplining toddler cooking video where somehow I end up [...]

Update: Click here to watch me make taco night on video I've been wanting to post about our Taco Night forever! It's my go to, fun, easy dinner and takes no time at all. Plus it (can be) super healthy! You can build a complete hand held meal with lean beef or ground turkey, fresh veggies, [...]

I had fruit, I had chicken, Hmmmmmm... this is what I came up with and honestly, I could not be happier! I loved loved loved it! Bear with us in the video, it is a bit long as I took a few detours with the toddler. He's seems to be able to help more [...]

I have 2 confessions about this idea. Ya ready? 1. It was inspired by a certain someone who recently launched her first cookbook and 2. I don't like cheese on eggs. How can I not like cheese on eggs. Seriously? I like cheese and I like eggs but together they give me the willies. Weird, [...]

Let me confess right now, this is the first time I've every bought and prepared a tuna steak. So, yeah I'll admit it, I've been kinda scared to give them a try at home. Recently I had an some Ahi Tuna at a Japanese restaurant and it was awesome! I'm also a HUGE [...]

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 [...]

The season of the salad is just beginning! Every spring I start to crave fun salads and being home for spring break this year, I started the experiments early. First, I went spicy with my Ham & Cheese Spinach Salad with Tangy Mustard Dressing and now I’m enter the sweet zone. [...]

To help get back on track after a weekend of too much candy I decided to experiment with a big salad for lunch. I love me a big salad, especially one I whip up with what I have on hand. This one came out exceptionally good, with a nice tangy bite from [...]