Caprese Salad

Having people over? Need to fix something for them to munch on? Have to make an appetizer for a dinner? Don’t know what to make? Need something easy?
Am I asking too many questions? Probably.
Caprese Salad is the ultimate in easy appetizers. What I like about the Caprese Salad is it’s simplicity. All you need is [...]

Vegetarian Stroganoff

When I look through the wordpress stats on this blog, I see my beef stroganoff post was/is the most searched and most read post on this blog. C’mon guys, I make other things too! It’s amazing to see how many people want to learn how to make this dish…I didn’t think it would be so [...]

Smoked Salmon with Alfredo and Thyme

I was strolling through tastespotting.com when I came upon a photo of pasta and salmon. I clicked on it and it took me to the blog where I found an extremely easy meal to make. The blog is named Maninas: Food Matters and the recipe was for Smoked Salmon and Lemon Thyme Spaghetti.
 It seemed like a very [...]

Salmon: it’s what’s for dinner (at least 2x a week)

You cant’ get any healthier than this dish! Since we eat dinner very late, I’ve decided that we should eat more fish since it metabolizes quicker than other foods. Salmon is rich in omega 3 fatty acids as well.
Some of the pros about eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, especially salmon are:

 Salmon is low [...]

Middle-of-the-week-I’m-feeling-lazy-and-tired meal alert!!!!

It’s true, most Americans come home too tired to prep and cook a homemade meal. Unfortunately, they go to the nearest drive thru and make very poor choices. I usually come home tired and the last thing I want to do is prep and cook a meal, so I just wanted to share with [...]

Corn and Navy Bean Salad

This weekend, we were busy trying to sort out things in our house. It’s been a mess since we moved in and we were finally tackling clutter. I found a few magazine pages I had torn out a few years ago with recipes I collected. One of them was for a Navy Bean salad. I [...]

Barbecued Buffalo Burgers

I recently went to Trader Joes and perused the frozen food section. I found some frozen buffalo burger patties and I instantly became curious. I’ve never had buffalo and I love burgers…so why not try it out?
Firstly, let me just I’m not particularly fond of frozen burger patties…I always think of big barbecues and people [...]