Brown butter. Is there anything more delicious and flavorful than brown butter? I swear that stuff is good on just about anything. Despite using it on this Tilapia with Lemon the meal was still light, fresh, and low-calorie, which is what I'm after these days! This meal also took … [Read more...]
Middle Eastern Chicken Wraps
These middle eastern chicken wraps inspired by shawarma are light and full of unique flavors like cumin, smoked paprika, and cinnamon. The marinade for these middle eastern chicken wraps is a blend of turmeric, cumin, smoked paprika, cinnamon, garlic, red pepper flakes, lemon … [Read more...]
Asian Salmon & Asparagus
My parents have always loved to grill and will often make entire meals using nothing but the grill, but I am definitely a beginner. In the oven, on the stove... those are the places I cook. I have heard that the easiest way to cook really anything on the grill is by wrapping it … [Read more...]
Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin
While the new house gets built, Buddy and I are temporary apartment dwellers. It's only been about 40 years since we lived in an apartment. Anyway, we are ordinarily big grillers. We've been known to do entire meals on the grill and particularly when the weather … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
I've expressed my love affair with Greek food before and today it continues. Feta cheese, Kalamata olives, cucumbers... so many fresh flavors and bright colors! This is, however, my first experience with quinoa. Learning how to say it was a challenge, but it was surprisingly easy … [Read more...]
Spicy Lemon Chicken Wraps
These wraps were ridiculously easy, but also fresh and delicious. … [Read more...]
Coconut Curry Chicken
This recipe turned out super yummy and with only a hint of spiciness, which was less than I expected. The different types of curry with the addition of coconut milk create an interesting flavor that's not quite Indian and not quite Thai... But quite delicious! … [Read more...]
Light Buffalo Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
Like most people, I love anything buffalo. Unfortunately, so many of the foods that have this tangy, spicy sauce are fried or loaded with cheese or in some way unhealthy. This recipe for buffalo chicken salad uses non-fat Greek yogurt in place of mayonnaise and lettuce instead of … [Read more...]
Chipotle Steak and Mango Fajitas
This recipe somehow evolved from a Thai steak salad I was planning on making last night… I’d lost the recipe I wanted to use and, in looking through other recipes for Yam Neua, I talked myself out of it. But here I was, with a 1 lb thin-cut piece of top sirloin and nothing to do … [Read more...]
Spicy Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad
For lovers of tex-mex flavors and grilled chicken this Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad is for you. Totally customizable to you and your family's tastes. I just made one salad, so I'm not going to list the amounts for each ingredient... You can figure that out based on how … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
I love a good chicken chili and this is a really interesting spin on it... The addition of cream cheese makes the it richer and thicker than a white chili usually is, more the consistency of regular chili with tomato sauce. Before you get started, be sure to set the cream … [Read more...]
One Pot Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage
This week I have been sick with a sore throat so when I went grocery shopping I knew I wanted to make spicy comfort foods that would be soothing on the throat. Why not tortellini soup? This was perfect to battle my cold... creamy, filling and with just enough kick. … [Read more...]
Spicy Southwestern Slow Cooker Chicken
So first of all, who doesn't love their Crock-Pot? I know its amazing for busy moms, but its also perfect for a single gal like me. I take my lunch to work every day so I tend to cook enough to feed an army and then take the leftovers to work. With the slow cooker chicken I don't … [Read more...]
