This steak quinoa and steamed vegetables with a garlic sesame sauce is a quick, healthy and delicious dinner option. Perfect for a weeknight and also great for weekend cooking too. I have come to really love quinoa over the years. If you know anything about healthy eating you know that quinoa is healthy because it’s …
Family dinner ideas
This pizza dough recipe is simple to make and tastes delicious! Pizza was one of the first things I learned to make as a child. Every Friday night was family party night and we usually had homemade pizza. Truth be told I don’t think I had a restaurant pizza until middle school. I grew up …
This roasted chicken ravioli filling is delicious! It’s perfect in ravioli, tortellini or any large stuffed pasta. It would also taste amazing in large shells, manicotti or as a filling for a lasagna with white or red sauce. I like to serve mine with some browned butter, salt and pepper and fresh basil for a …
Sweet Potato Pasta! This is a healthy pasta recipe that can be used in several different Pasta creations. It is a softer dough and has to be hand rolled with a rolling pin because using a pasta roller will rip it. I tried and it wasn’t pretty, so best to stick with a rolling pin. …
This artichoke mushroom and wild rice pilaf is a happy bowl of healthy comfort food! Rice (I used a wild rice blend), artichoke hearts, sautéed white mushrooms, green onions, garlic, olive oil, topped with fresh squeezed lemon and shaved Parmesan cheese. Such a flavorful and delicious meal. It’s comforting and fresh all at the same …
Oven Baked “Dutch Oven” Potatoes are easy to make, healthy and work as the perfect weeknight dinner side dish! They will give you the dutch oven flavor without the dutch oven prep and clean up time. These are a lighter and healthier recipe though I do love me some greasy, meaty, a.k.a. heart attack potatoes but …
I love Greek flavors and could eat Greek food once a week for the rest of my life and die a very happy woman! This dish is flavorful and fairly easy to put together and makes for a good healthy weeknight dinner. You will need zucchini, Sun dried Tomatoes, Garlic powder, Oregano, Kalamata Olives (pits …
This Thai coconut curry soup is a green curry based soup and has so many amazing flavors working together to create a complex flavor bomb that will keep your spoon and fork going back for more! I could eat Thai food everyday, It’s one of my very favorite cuisines and this soup hits the spot …