Recipes

Zesty Mint Cilantro Cutlets with Red Potatoes #SundaySupper

Zesty Mint Cilantro Cutlets with Red Potatoes #SundaySupper

  A family favorite, I call this a lean meat cutlet because it’s made with lean meat. The great thing about this recipe is it can be used for any kind of  meat whether it is ground chicken, turkey , beef, soy meat or venison. Since I […]

High Fiber Tuscan Chicken, Bean and Spinach Soup #SundaySupper

High Fiber Tuscan Chicken, Bean and Spinach Soup #SundaySupper

  Today I am participating in a progressive dinner hosted by My Foodie Tribe ‘Around the Family Table’ What is a progressive dinner party? you might be asking. It is a party where each successive course is eaten at a different host’s house- the guests […]

Festive Fruit Nut Rice Pilaf To Spruce Up Your Table

Festive Fruit Nut Rice Pilaf To Spruce Up Your Table

  I am not a huge fan of rice, but since I did grow up on it, I probably know how to make it a 100 different ways. This recipe is one of my personal favorites. Light and delicately seasoned,  yet rich and bursting with […]

Deer and Beer with Garlic Red Potatoes

Deer and Beer with Garlic Red Potatoes

    Every year when hunting season begins a gaming friend brings us a whole deer and that’s how we ended up with  40 lbs of Venison. I love Venison since it’s one of the healthier meats! lean protein … have you seen fat deer? […]

Killer Chicken Kebabs and Tips from the Pros

Killer Chicken Kebabs and Tips from the Pros

  Over the last couple of months, I have perfected the art of making kebabs mainly because this is one dish my family will not say NO to even if I serve leftovers for 3 days.  Ever eaten at a Middle Eastern restaurant and wondered just how their kebabs […]

Eager for Exotic Eggplant ? Try this Dip

Eager for Exotic Eggplant ? Try this Dip

  There’s something quite magical about dips ! Think about how boring and plain chips, nuggets and veggies would be without the glamorous DIP. I LOVE dips and  cannot do without them . One of my absolute favorite is an eggplant based dip called Baba Ganoush. It conjures up […]

Squash and Pepper: A High Fiber match made in Heaven

Squash and Pepper: A High Fiber match made in Heaven

I was browsing around the aisles at Trader Joe’s and picked up a carton of their ‘Squash and Roasted Pepper Soup’. Simply delicious, but at almost $4.00 / carton and only four servings, that’s not very cost-effective for me and my family of four. I can easily consume 4 […]

Going Bananas over Wholesome Banana Bread !!

Going Bananas over Wholesome Banana Bread !!

Am not big into baking – more the grilling, cooking  kind …but this recipe of mine gets baked an average of 4-5 loaves/week. As far as I’m concerned that’s fine, because this recipe is “super healthy” and takes 5 minutes to prep ( my kind of […]

Zesty Mango Bean Summer Salad

Zesty Mango Bean Summer Salad

I am a “Salad Junkie “… can live on salads if someone will make them  for me. Give me a filling, cool crunchy salad like the one I made for last night’s dinner and I am in ” Food Heaven”.  Rich in antioxidants and high in […]

Getting the most out of your WATERMELON

Getting the most out of your WATERMELON

 Red, delicious, crunchy chunks of watermelon scream “SUMMER” to me.  Not only is the watermelon one of the best thirst quenchers on a hot summer day, it one of the most fun foods to eat.  You can chop it, carve it, triangle it , Smiley face it, smoothie it , […]