Kid’s Summer Activities: English Muffin Pizzas & Play Time -Need some awesome ideas to keep your kids busy this summer? Here’s an activity that makes meal time fun & creative! This is perfect for lunch or dinner time… Outdoors or indoors… And great for all ages!! You can use paper plates for a quick & […]
Quick BBQ Kabobs
Quick & Easy BBQ Kabobs Dinner~ When life gets busy which is most of the time, this is one of our super, easy to make dinners. It’s what we call “homemade fast food” and it’s perfect for a summer weeknight family dinner. Items needed: metal or wooden skewers, 1 package of Aidells Chicken Meatballs, Yoshida’s Original […]
Mexican Style Quinoa~Healthy Meal or Side Dish
Awesome Mexican Style Quinoa~Healthy Meal or Side Dish. My daughter Megan had been inspired by a recipe on Pinterest, we made our own version together for a healthy delicious dinner. This recipe can be made as a meal or side dish. You can make this as a one pan meal, or I chose to add […]
Fast, Easy and Healthy Frittata Bake
Not enough time? You can still create an amazing Fast and Healthy Frittata Style Bake. Ingredients: Eggs (I use mostly egg whites & only a few yolks) Skim Milk Red Peppers, Asparagus, White Onion, Mushrooms Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese Salt & Pepper Mix eggs & milk together & pour into casserole baking dish that has […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Taco Salad Bar
A Taco Salad Bar is a a healthy fun meal for your Cinco de Mayo celebration~I cooked some ground turkey with taco seasoning. On the platter I cut up some our favorite toppings to choose from: tomatoes, green onion, beans, olives and fresh avocado sliced. Among the choices for toppings: grated light mexican cheese blend, […]
Easy Crockpot Pulled Pork
Easy crockpot pulled pork, follow pkg. Shred meat. I love my texas slaw, pkg tricolor slaw, can of mexicorn, cup of shredded cheddar, chopped jalapeno, 1/2 chopped red onion. Toss with dressing~ 1/2 cup ranch with 1tsp cumin & 1tbsp fresh lime juice. I used Opa yogurt ranch to keep lighter. *I am eating low […]
Best Brisket Recipe: for the Passover Seder or anytime
Brisket is a wonderful traditional main course for the Passover Seder & any other Jewish Holiday meal. The recipe varies in so many ways- you can make it sweeter or spicy, slice thick or thin, serve with veggies or not. I wanted to see if a modern favorite of mine, the crockpot, would be good […]
St. Patty’s Day Dinner
YUM – Corned Beef! You can make this easy meal for a crowd or just a small group. This year it’s just my husband and I for our annual corned beef & cabbage dinner. But I still always make this once a year even if my girls aren’t home or I’m not having guests over. I […]
Home Cooking Beef Stew
It’s so nice to return home from a busy day with the smell of dinner cooking, and a comforting bowl of stew ready on a cold winters evening. I like to use a london broil cut of meat(lean), I cut into cubes, dredge in flour and brown with a diced onion & 2 stalks of […]
Fastest Fast Food with Trader Joes
Running late from work, kids activities… there just doesn’t seem to be enough time in the day some days. I really don’t like to rely on “drive through fast food” for so many reasons. I want to be “super woman” & do it all- work, be there for the kids, support their activities, teams, etc […]
