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Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad

June 8, 2020

Spinach Artichoke Pasta Salad is dressed with a light, lemony vinaigrette and topped with fat curls of shaved parmesan. Along with this orzo salad, it is one of our favorite summer meals.

spinach artichoke pasta salad in white bowl

This no mayo pasta salad comes together in record time. Ready in about 15 minutes, from start to finish, and then it’s off to the beach or hanging out in the backyard.

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One Pot Chicken Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

March 21, 2020

One pot meals are a lifesaver. Whether it is a special occasion or a busy weeknight – getting dinner on the table quickly, with a minimum of dirty dishes is always a win in my book. This one pot chicken pasta with creamy sun-dried tomato sauce is a crowd pleaser every single time.

We all need quick and easy recipes that we can make without much fuss. This is that kind of meal. It’s comfort food that tastes amazing, everyone will eat it without complaint and it’s really easy to make and clean up.

For me, I can’t ask for anything more.

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Butternut Squash Arugula Salad

September 16, 2019

Butternut squash arugula salad topped with white beans and toasted pecans, then drizzled with maple vinaigrette. This is the perfect fall salad. Spicy arugula is studded with roasted butternut squash, creamy cannellini beans, crunchy pecans and sweet cranberries. This salad can easily be a meal on its own, or a healthy, filling side. Try it with my stuffed acorn squash for a fantastic fall dinner.

The combination of the vegetables and beans with a little sweet and a little crunch makes this a delicious salad any day of the week, but especially if you try to do a meatless meal once in awhile.

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Easy Lentil Soup Recipe

August 7, 2019

This easy lentil soup recipe will have dinner on the table with little effort. If you are a soup lover like me, you’ll want to save this easy recipe for those evenings when a bowl of soup makes the perfect supper.

easy lentil soup recipe in bowls with spoons in background

This easy lentil soup is perfect for beginner cooks and for those of us who are “seasoned” as well

Lentil soup is a classic for a reason. It is an easy soup to make, it requires a bit of chopping and not much else. It’s full of vegetables and it is delicious. This soup is filling and satisfying, but does not leave you feeling heavy.

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Green Vegetable Cakes

July 2, 2019

Vegetable cakes are one of my favorite ways to use up veggies I have in the refrigerator. Grated zucchini, broccoli and spinach form the base of these veggie patties with a handful of peas tossed in for sweetness. A bit of chopped parsley and mint give these vegetable cakes even more flavor!

Learn how easy it is to make veggie cakes yourself instead of buying them. You can customize your veggie cakes to suit your tastes or simply to use up what you already have. Once you get the hang of it, the possibilities are endless.

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Nectarine Blue Cheese Spinach Salad

July 8, 2018

Spinach salad is my favorite way to eat this leafy green. Topped with fresh and dried fruit, a zingy dressing and a few crunchy, toasted almonds. We’ve all seen or eaten the salad with strawberries, but this spinach salad uses perfectly ripe stone fruit and tangy blue cheese. It is by far one of my all-time favorite salads and you know how much I love a good bowl of greens.

Summer time is when I really enjoy salads. The anemic tomatoes of winter are happily forgotten and replaced with gleaming, juicy, bright red beauties. The delicious, but boring cucumbers can go on hiatus along with their carrot friends.

The same ol’ stuff that routinely finds its way into your salad can go by the wayside to make room for things like stone fruit. Sometimes we are on auto-pilot and occasionally get stuck in a bit of a rut. Considering all of the amazing things available to us in the summer, this is the time to branch out and mix it up.

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Winter Market Buddha Bowls with Potato, Quinoa and Beets

February 8, 2017

This post is sponsored by Idaho®Potatoes. All opinions are my own.

Potatoes. Everyone loves them and they are available year round. However, I’m sure you get stuck in the same potato rut like I do. You need new ideas! Well, this one is our new “Go-To”. It has tons of veggies, it’s healthy, it’s gluten-free and if you leave the egg off, it’s vegan.
We all have a piece of that or a hunk of this in the fridge just waiting to get used up in something , right? Here is the perfect way to use up a few of those ingredients that are hanging out patiently awaiting their destiny.

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Doing My Part to Prevent Scurvy…

January 23, 2012

Every now and then I buy random things and hope I can make something good with the various items that have found their way into my cart. Once in a while I’ll stumble upon something magnificent, on (thankfully rare) occasions it’s been a disaster, in which case the pizzeria is on speed dial and more often than not it’s pretty good, although I’m in no way getting sassy about it…
One of the ingredients that found their way home with me were finger limes.

They are rather interesting… inside the lime are little pearls that resemble caviar. It’s a great garnish for fish, drinks, hors d’oeuvres or even desserts.

A beautiful piece of wild grouper had also found its way home with me in my ever-present quest for eating healthier, so this was my jumping off point. A couple of years ago, on a trip to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic I had grouper grilled on the beach and that is where my love for this fish was born.

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