Asian Chicken Salad

This recipe is courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis. It makes for a nice light summer dinner. It's crunchy, flavorful and colorful and the dressing has a great peanutty kick to it, yum! ...click here for the recipe!

Grilled Chicken & Veggie Fajita Quesadillas

A delicious lunch made with last night's leftover grilled chicken & veggies. We love leftovers at our house. What could be better (and more money saving) than cooking once and eating twice. We usually try to prepare a larger portion so we purposefully have leftovers for the next day's lunch or dinner. ...click here for the recipe!

Soft Tacos

Lean ground turkey browned and seasoned with some Mexican seasonings, mixed with whole pinto beans.  Combine bean and meat mixture into soft tortillas, top with freshly grated cheese, chopped lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cilantro and Hot Taco Sauce. ...click here for the recipe!

"Sorta" Soba Noodles

We tried a new dish tonight and it was good, not fabulous, but good.  It's from Rachael Ray's Just in Time cookbook.  Here is her recipe.  It's whole wheat pasta in a spicy broth with vegetables.  The pasta tasted bland but the broth was pretty tasty and had some kick to it from cayenne powder.  The weather was so chilly today it was nice to have a hot bowl of soup. ...click here for the recipe!

Cold Satay Noodles

We tried another new dish tonight and it was yummy! It's whole wheat spaghetti with a delicious satay sauce (mix peanut butter, tamari, garlic, honey, warm water and splash of olive oil). I mixed in fresh spinach, shredded carrots, chopped left over pork tenderloin from last night (could also use chicken) and topped it with cilantro and crunchy chopped peanuts. A great FAST meal for a warm weather evening.
This recipe is from Rachael Ray's Just in Time book. ...click here for the recipe!

Quick and delicious pasta with meat sauce

On a night like tonight I needed something super quick and easy to throw together. This is Semolina pasta (higher protein content and delish) with a suped up sauce. It's just sauce from the jar; Organic Tomato and Herb Classico, to which I added lean ground turkey and fresh oregano from the garden. With alittle juggling in the kitchen (think: brown the meat and boil pasta simultaneously) this CAN be done in 15 minutes!

Served with a fresh green salad, topped with
PERFECTLY ripe pear slices and stinky cheese (aka Gorgonzola).

We topped the salad with Brianna's Blush Wine Vinaigrette,
which pairs so nicely with fruit and cheese toppings!

...click here for the recipe!