Tag Archives: Quick and Easy

Cilantro Pesto Pizza

Cilantro Pesto Pizza

I didn’t use to like cilantro.  In every bite of a dish utilizing cilantro, all I could ever taste was the cilantro.  It was too strong for me, and still is if I don’t cut up the leaves into tiny little pieces.  I learned to start to like cilantro when I was introduced to the Tandori Naan Pizza’s cilantro pesto pizza with tomatoes.  This recipe is a mimic of that frozen pizza.  I don’t make it on naan bread, and I don’t always add tomatoes, but this recipe still has the punch of flavor that I loved from the frozen pizza! Continue reading

Quick Frijoles Negros (Black Beans)

Quick Frijoles Negros_2

I am an obsessive meal planner.  For most people, meal planning is a chore, something you don’t like to do.  For me, it’s the opposite.  Dreaming up recipes to use up ingredients, and finding recipes that overlap in ingredients is like a scavenger hunt.  I look forward to my weekly meal planning time. Continue reading

Dijon Thyme Roasted Cabbage

Dijon Thyme Roasted Cabbage
Cabbage is still in season, and going on sale in preparation for St. Patricks Day.  Cabbage is enjoyed in America over St. Patties day because it was inexpensive for Irish immigrants to purchase.  Because it doesn’t cost much, it is a staple in my kitchen all winter long. Cabbage lasts for a long time in the fridge, it is versatile, and so healthy! This Dijon thyme roasted cabbage is an easy side to put together for quick dinners. Continue reading

Southwest Baked Egg Rolls

Baked SW Eggrolls5If you thought egg rolls were for cabbage only, you were wrong!  These egg rolls are packed full of veggies, and given a little cheese to balance.  Oven baking these egg rolls makes them light and easy to prepare, as well.  Southwest baked egg rolls make the regular rotation at my house! Continue reading

Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Smoked Gouda

Roasted Cauliflower soup with smoked gouda

The temperatures are warming and spring is in the air.  The tulips  in front of my house are even starting to sprout up out of the ground in anticipation of spring.  This roasted cauliflower soup with smoked gouda recipe is a great end of winter dish that I have been making a lot recently.  You can make it as rich or as light as you like, based on how much half and half you use.  Plus it will use up all your soup crackers before soup is no longer in season! Continue reading

Apple Date Chutney

Apple date chutney ingredients

Chutney is a great way to add a huge layer of flavor to a dish or recipe.  If you are unfamiliar, it is a condiment or side dish traditionally used with many Indian dishes.  Most are made with fruit, vinegar, and spices.  This combination of sweet, acidity, and spice pairs well with almost any dish! Continue reading

Nut and Seed Burgers

Burger and FriesVeggie burgers are an easy and satisfying meal to throw together.  You can make them with just about any ingredient you already have.  Shredded veggies and grains are popular options.  My nut and seed burgers have grains along with many types of nuts and seeds making it rich with protein, not to mention flavor! Continue reading

Football Food for Super Bowl Sunday

Football Food

I love watching football all season long.  Football Sundays are cherished for us when the fall rolls around.  It is special because there are so few games to the season, in comparison to other sports.  We huddle around the couch, spending time together enjoying copious amounts of football food! I love to experiment with all kinds of foods, finding the most fun and creative to eat for those special days!   Continue reading

Smoked Fish Dip

Smoked Fish Dip with Toast Points

Smoked fish is a favorite of mine.  I use it in many dishes because it is so rich and salty, it has the ability to make almost anything taste rich as well.  When you add smoked fish to something rich and creamy, it becomes over the top! Continue reading

Lentil and Bulgar Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes with Blugar and Lentils

Every time I am in the store and see all the pre-made packages of food, I say to myself, I can make that!  No package necessary.  This was my inspiration to make sloppy joes.  I did not grow up eating sloppy joes, probably because I was too picky of an eater as a kid!  Someone should have told me how fun they are to eat! Continue reading