Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts
So easy and so yummy! You can apply this same technique to most veggies that you love. Brussel Sprouts are a trending food these days and I had not had them for years but they are just popping up...
View ArticleBLT Pasta Salad
Crisp, refreshing and easy! This recipe calls for store bought Ranch Dressing…yes, I said it, ‘Redneck Ranch’. Personally, I am not a huge fan of Ranch, (because I am so cultured an’ stuff), but in...
View ArticleFresh Corn Salad!
A summer staple! All you need is fresh corn, peppers, maybe some onions…a little sour cream and you have a crunchy yummy summer salad! I used Polano and Red Pepper but you could substitute most...
View Article4 Healthy Vinaigrettes!
4 Healthy Vinaigrettes….10 ways to lose 10 pounds…. 8 ways to improve your love life….15 ways to smack yo Grandma! Quantity headlines are all the buzz these days so I thought I’d jump in the game!...
View ArticleQuinoa Pilaf
I finally took a sip of the Quinoa Kool-aid and I am hooked! Who ever saw that coming? I used to make fun of all the Quinoa and Kale recipes out there. ‘Ha ha, look at all you young skinny girls...
View ArticleBest Spanish Rice
One cooks Spanish Rice is another cooks Mexican Rice. Whatever you call it, it’s a great side dish that cooks up easy and will kick up that boring old chicken you are about to bake..again! This is...
View ArticleBean Salad with Tomatoes and Feta
If I could go back in time, I would have watched my diet a little more. Less cheese, less wine, less cheese, less wine, less cheese, less wine…are you getting the picture here? As we get...
View ArticleMediterranean Orzo Pasta Salad
So I can’t spell ‘Mediterranean’ (I had to copy and paste from the web). It doesn’t matter how many times I try, I can’t do it. In fact, now that I think about it, there are a lot of words I can’t...
View ArticleDouble Crunch Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Another recipe using pre-browned Panko Crumbs. First there was Panko Crusted Salmon, followed by Crispy Oven Baked Fish and Chips and now…well now we have Double Crunch Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries!...
View ArticleSkinny Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper Soup!
Here is one of my secret diet weapons! Tomato and Roasted Red Pepper soup. Coming in at only 80 calories a cup. (That is exactly a cup in the photo by the way). It’s hearty and healthy and great...
View ArticleCrispy Smashed Potatoes
This recipe is a direct desendent from The Pioneer Women. At least thats as far back as I could trace it. I pretty much love everything she does. She is the first ‘food blogger’ I had ever heard of...
View ArticleLemony Orzo Pasta with Asparagus
Need a quick and easy side dish? Than Orzo is your friend! Sounds like an old Italian name doesn’t it? “Ciao Orzo! Hows the Famiglia?” I always thought I had a little Italian in me. I mean I feel...
View ArticleFresh Corn Salad!
A summer staple! All you need is fresh corn, peppers, maybe some onions…a little sour cream and you have a crunchy yummy summer salad! I used Polano and Red Pepper but you could substitute most...
View ArticleCorn and Avocado Salad with Lime Honey Vinaigrette
I can’t get enough of this stuff! I first made this to go with my Grilled Mahi but found it’s just as yummy on it’s own. We serve it with simple grilled chicken and it’s fabulous with Fajitas....
View ArticleTwice Baked Potato Cups
Twice Baked Potato Cups! A new twist on an old idea….makes them look all fancy and stuff. Who doesn’t love Twice Baked Potatoes? They are a vehicle for just about anything. I went pretty standard...
View ArticleCheesy Potato Casserole
Cheesy, creamy and CRUNCHY Potato Casserole! Check out that crunch guys…and the cheese! And did I mention you can MAKE THIS AHEAD! Super perfect holiday recipe! Full disclosure, I used frozen...
View ArticleRoasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon Pecan Crunch
Nothing brings out the flavor of veggies like roasting them! I love the fresh taste of the potatoes in this dish. You can actually taste the sweet potatoes in your sweet potato casserole…what a...
View ArticleCreamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Super easy and creamy mashed potatoes! Cooked and mashed up in your slow cooker. Cooking and mashing up these taters in the slow cooker gives you and your oven a little more time and space. The...
View ArticleHow to Oven Bake Quinoa, White and Brown Rice!
For all my cooking prowess, I can not make a good pot of rice or quinoa on the stove top. I am a pot stirrer. I need to go to pot stirring anonymous. ‘Hello, my name is Kathi and I can’t stop...
View ArticleCrunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad! (If I have to spell check Mediterranean one more time today…. next weeks blog is gonna be about something easy to spell….like wine! :). Full of chickpeas,...
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