A Life in Food by real-life Chef Cheryl Bennett
This colorful Beet Salad Recipe will quickly become one of your new favorite salads. Spiralized beets, apples and carrots on a bed on baby spinach, lightly dressed with a tangy vinaigrette. I’ve added a sprinkle of roasted pepitas for crunch and a handful of crumbled feta for extra deliciousness.
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…This easy recipe for zucchini fritters is a perfect low calorie side. They are quick and easy, plus they are great for making ahead. Veggie cakes of any kind make a tasty light lunch and it is a delicious way to get more vegetables into your diet.
Top with an egg for a nutritious and filling breakfast, serve as a side with your favorite chicken recipe or these Baked Chicken Meatballs. They are just the right size for little hands and for tucking into lunchboxes.
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…Miso eggplant is a delicious grilled side dish. The flavors in the sauce are an obvious match made in heaven and the Japanese eggplant makes a perfect canvas to soak them up.
This side is perfect for entertaining, as it is easy to make a big platter in no time. It is a simple dish, but has amazing flavor.
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…Grilled cajun shrimp skewers are a quick and easy dinner with almost no clean up! Made with Idaho® cajun potato wedges and corn on the cob, these skewers are finished with a cajun garlic butter sauce.
I wanted to create flavors similar to a shrimp boil on the grill. Not exactly the same, but similar. If you wanted to add sausage to your skewers (which would be delicious), that would get you a little closer.
There is just a bit of heat (omit cayenne if you don’t like spicy) in these skewers. The flavors of the cajun shrimp, potatoes and corn together are absolutely delicious.
Using the leftover grilled potato wedges, you can also make vegan vegetable cakes for another side dish with cajun seasoning.
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This recipe is sponsored by my friends at Idaho Potato. I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.
…This Bourbon Blueberry BBQ sauce will soon be your go-to for ribs. The sweet jamminess of the blueberries, the smokiness of the bourbon and the heat from the peppers come together to make this bbq sauce out of this world. Blueberries and bourbon, like my blueberry bourbon jam recipe, are a match made in heaven.
Bourbon BBQ sauce with the sweetness of blueberries pairs well with any kind of pork, especially ribs. It also goes really well with chicken thighs.
…The dinner divas weekly meal plan has another week’s worth of dinner recipes for you. This week, we have a chicken dinner that is simple and out of this world delicious, plus a sausage recipe that is easy enough for weeknight dinner.
We hope these menus are providing some inspiration or ideas to help you feed yourself and your family.
Let’s get to the menu and see what we have cooked up for you this week.
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…Bulgur wheat salad with chickpeas, red onion and pine nuts is packed with flavor. It’s also fast and easy, making it a hit for weeknight dinners. This tasty side dish is ready in less than 30 minutes.
Chewy, roasted chickpeas and toasted pine nuts are tossed with bulgur or cracked wheat, sautéed with sweet red onions and finished with fresh herbs.
This vegan side dish, or meatless main, uses pantry items like canned chickpeas to make this a quick and easy dish. It is also a great option for meal-prepping, as it will keep in the fridge for days.
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The dinner divas weekly meal plan has another week’s worth of delicious dinner recipes for you. This week, we have a pasta dish that is simple and out of this world delicious, plus a pork recipe that is perfect for weeknight dinner.
While we’re all home during this time, we’re focusing even more on quick and easy dinners and comfort food.
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been digging through the cupboards to find hidden treasures that you’ve forgotten were there.
So, let’s see what we have cooking this week!
…This week on the dinner divas weekly meal plan, we have a delicious mac and cheese recipe, plus a bruschetta recipe that would be perfect for Easter.
Right now, we’re all focused on easy recipes to feed ourselves and our families, including us.
We’re learning to work with what we have and get a little creative in the kitchen.
So, let’s see what’s cooking this week in our kitchens.
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…Linguine with roast chicken, pine nuts and golden raisins is an easy and delicious dinner. Pasta and chicken come together with a light pan sauce to make a simple meal that will feed the whole family with very little effort. Serve this pasta dinner with a grilled zucchini salad or a green salad.
This linguine with roast chicken dinner is about as uncomplicated as you can get, but the flavors are amazing. The pan juices from the chicken become part of the sauce for the pasta with a handful of golden raisins and toasted pine nuts tossed in.
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