Tomato Basil Cream Chicken

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This is something I make fairly often and realized just this week that I have yet to share the recipe with you.  You’ll have it on the table in the blink of an eye and it may be devoured just as quickly, too.

This Tomato Basil Cream Chicken is the perfect dish for those times when you are wanting yummy tomato flavor but are unable to get your hands on delicious, home-grown varieties.  Store-purchased roma tomatoes are all you need-sounds blah, no?  But let me just tell you how this whole deal works…I’m sure I can convince you to get the “blah” out of your brain… Continue reading

Parmesan Crusted Cauliflower Steaks

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I must begin by saying this is the easiest, most no-fail, fabulously scrumptious vegetable recipe on the face of the planet there ever was forever and ever.   Continue reading

Curry Chicken Salad Lettuce Boats

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It’s {nearly} the weekend!  Hurrah!  And I couldn’t think of a better way to send you off than with a recipe that’s great for making on Sundays to gobble up throughout the week…Curry Chicken Salad Lettuce Boats.

I love having something like this in the fridge during the week for quick lunches and it’s such a nice switch from my staple Roasted Chicken Salad I love so much.  Having it prepared at the beginning of the week is such a life-saver come lunchtime for me.   Continue reading

Southwest Flank Steak + Veggie Bowls with Honey Cilantro Vinaigrette

SONY DSCI’m inventing a thing.  It’s called a Chorder.  Oh, funny you asked, my personal, dilluted-brain dictionary just happened to create a definition

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Sweet Mango Refresher

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I had a sick little boy last week.  Poor guy had a super sore throat and it was such a struggle to get him to eat because of the pain.  So thats when this Sweet Mango Refresher was born.  Complete success.

I wasn’t quite sure what to call this one.  It’s like a cross between sorbet, frozen yogurt and a slushy all in one.  My kids call it ice cream.  I call it a bowl of refreshing bliss.   Continue reading

Maple Mustard Pan-Roasted Salmon

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How was the weekend?  It’s officially spring, friends..congratulations..you’ve made it!  I’m feeling awfully grateful that ‘technical’ winter is behind us…now if we could just get these temps (and random bouts of snow) out of the equation.

So with spring comes lighter food, which I am feeling so ready for.  You know I’m all about soups, stews and gratins but there comes a point in time when a change of food is in order…and around here our changes in food tend to come and go with the seasons. Continue reading

Italian Eggplant Bake with Tomato Cream Sauce

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Happy Friday!  I’m going to send you into your weekend with a family favorite recipe that I shared on Twin Cities Mom’s Blog recently. Continue reading

Quinoa, Spinach + Roasted Chicken Salad

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So this daylight savings time thing.  Are you feeling it?  Am I crazy {enter VERY loud boom upstairs and a screaming 4 year old…I’ll be right back} Continue reading

Dark Chocolate Chip Spice Muffins

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Man can breakfasts get mundane in my home.  Finding something thats quick and healthful while still tasting yummy for the kiddos can be quite the challenge.  I am thankful they love eggs in all shapes and forms but, as it is, we darn near need to buy a family of chickens to keep up with that whole deal.

Sweet treats can be so fun for breakfast…and these muffins fit right in that category.  My kids love my pumpkin muffins and sometimes for something fun I add in chocolate chips. So I thought…if pumpkin is so yummy in a baked good, why wouldn’t sweet potato be? Continue reading

Asian Chicken Salad Spring Rolls

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So friends.  I really wish I didn’t have to do this, but I’m left with no choice.  It’s time to preach.  I need you to get your cute butt in your kitchen.  Immediately. Continue reading