Hey nommers! You haven’t heard from me in a few days because I spent the first half of my week in Washington DC at a meeting for work. In my next bi-weekly meal recap, I’ll be showing you where I ate and will have pics to share. But for now, I am back in the … Continue reading
Featuring dozens of quick-to-prepare, healthy recipes, the May 2014 issue of Cooking Light might just be my favorite ever! I’ve already tested four recipes from this issue, all with success. Today I’m here to share the results with you. You’ll find links to all of the original recipes embedded below as well, in case you’d … Continue reading
Recap of Last Week — Dinner Meal Plan for April 13-19: Sunday: Seared Salmon with Sweet Corn and Bacon Sauté This salmon and corn sauté was a new recipe from the May 2014 issue of Cooking Light. It was pretty good but didn’t blow me away. — Monday: Tuna Melts with Avocado I found the … Continue reading
Last week I tried this recipe for Easy Miso-Chicken Ramen from Eating Well and enjoyed it, and wanted to share. Sometimes when I cook, I prep some or all of the ingredients as I go, and other times I prepare everything in advance. This is a recipe for which I definitely recommend preparing your mise … Continue reading
Hello friends! Today I saw Michigan’s first snow. Which means it is perfect chili weather! Here is a round-up of some of my favorite recipes tested over the years. Hope you enjoy! Chili Corn Chip Pie Fritos fo dinna, y’all!!! Cincinnati Turkey Chili Good call, Cincinnati. White Chicken Chili Shakin’ things up a bit here … Continue reading
The huz and I have a weird obsession with squirrels. Recently I showed you a picture of Bucky, a.k.a., Buckwheat, Jr., who had seemed to have taken off the tree branch perch in our backyard. But don’t worry, Buckwheat is still going strong! (Look at that TAIL!): And guess what? There is not just one, … Continue reading
You guys wanna hear something cool? Today I paid off one (of three) of my student loans! Woot! #accomplishments In other news, I have been totally embracing the flavors of fall. Last week I made Cheese Ravioli with Pumpkin Alfredo Sauce. I also made Apple Streusel Muffins this past weekend. And I’ve been eating straight … Continue reading
I am not an expert on Cincinnati Chili. For one, I’ve never been to Cincinnati. For two, I’ve never even eaten Cincinnati Chili, until making this recipe. So… there’s that. After a little research on the interwebz (okay, Wikipedia, you caught me), I learned: Cincinnati Chili is known for its use of warm spices such … Continue reading
Hey guys, I just thought I’d pop in to share a really great minestrone recipe I tried this past week. Looks good, amirite?: This soup is pretty painless to make, though it does involve chopping a few veggies. The flavorful ingredient in this soup was Hot Italian Turkey Sausage, a favorite ingredient of mine. I … Continue reading
You may remember, last week, I tried cooking with Turkey Kielbasa for the first time. Well it was so good that I decided to try another recipe using it. This time I made a soup: Kielbasa Bean Soup Recipe from Taste of Home So many veggies in this soup! Two onions, two green peppers, … Continue reading
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