What is it about Greek salad that I love so much? The salty olives, feta, crisp refreshing cucumbers? What ever it is, it’s one of my favorites and I love that it’s so easy to make at home. In fact, I like mine better than most of the ones I get at restaurants. Almost 6…
A Delicious, Healthy Side- Roasted Cauliflower
I am on a roasting vegetable kick. Broccoli, carrots, asparagus, you name it! My newest favorite is roasted cauliflower. I’ll have to admit cauliflower is not my favorite veggie raw and I really don’t cook with it often. This however is simple and so good. I could eat it everyday prepared this way. If you’re…
What I’m Craving: Seared Ahi Salad with a Sweet & Spicy Asian Dressing
Yup, you always want what you can’t have….and I want sushi….seared tuna, spicy tuna, sushi (yes I am repeating myself). I keep thinking one of these days the pregnancy rules will change and I’ll hear from my Doctor- “oh now you can drink wine and eat sushi and not worry about laying on your back”…
A Visit Home and Eggplant Parmesan!
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged! So sorry about that, I mentioned a few posts ago that we were moving so this week it was time to leave this place and fly home to Texas to visit family for a few weeks. We will be doing a lot of resting, visiting and eating over…
Quick Fix Meal: Gnocchi with Spicy Roasted Tomato Sauce
I’ve been wanting to post this recipe since before Christmas and somehow it got buried in my ever growing pile of recipes. This meal is so simple yet satisfying. Gnocchi is the best when you want dinner on the table in a snap. The stuff cooks in just a few minutes- DREAM! This is a…
Quick Fix Dinner: Creamy Tomato Soup
If you would’ve asked me if I liked tomato soup before I made this soup for the first time I would have said “no, blech, yuck”. I am pretty sure the only tomato soup I had eaten back in the day was the canned version (when I was younger and as a result almost scared…
Black Bean, Corn & Chipotle Dip- Super Bowl Snacks!
Hope you all had a great weekend! I just entered my first recipe contest with my 7 layer hummus dip and I am begging asking you to please help me win by going to my recipe and posting a reply. The 3 recipes with the most replies will have a chance to win a nice…
Holiday Appetizer: Roasted Broccoli & Carrots and Herb Marinated Olives
You know what is great? Roasted vegetables. I love vegetables of any kind, but roasting really takes the flavors to the next level. I think this is a great appetizer in addition to the heavier ones you might find at a party including meat, cheese or starches. Let’s upgrade from the boring raw veggies to…
Holiday Meal Continued: Vegetable Gratin
This side a perfect match for the lamb I posted here yesterday. I love that it is red and green- how festive! It couldn’t be any easier. I actually saw Barefoot Contessa do this on her show. I couldn’t find the actual recipe but it looked so easy that I was able to remember the…
Hearty Vegetable Soup
There was a time that I wasn’t very fond of soup. Just wasn’t interested in them at all. Then I started making my own and realized soup is one of the easiest things to make and I love being able to control the fat and sodium. Sorry folks, but soup is not where I want…
