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Aug 17

Seasoned Couscous

There were so many fantastic recipes in this month’s Simple and Delicious (Aug/Sept) that I hardly knew where to start.  In search of a quick afternoon snack (yes, snack, I’m weird), I went to this seasoned couscous from page 27.   It& (read full article)

cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, Pasta, recipe, sides

Aug 14

Retake Homemade: Teriyaki Pork Stir Fry

In the freezer section, Bird’s Eye makes a teriyaki stir fry  that’s actually quite tasty.  It includes everything…veggies, pasta, sauce.  As convenience meals go, it’s actually one of the better ones.  But I still set out (read full article)

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Aug 13

Greek Yogurt Pancakes

I did a big cleanout of the fridge.  See, we have this awful, nano-fridge that necessitates that I squat to see what’s in it (I’m 5’4″…that means this fridge is LOW), and it had gotten so stuffed and disorganized that I (read full article)

Breakfast, cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, recipe

Aug 12

Summer Veggies and Sun Dried Tomatoes over Egg Noodles

I made stroganoff the other day and there were leftovers, but not quite enough for two.  So my response was to make enough egg noodles for both of us, and whip of a saute of summer veggies to throw over mine.  It was a quick, tasty use of assorted (read full article)

chicken stock, cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, meatless, Pasta, recipe

Aug 10

Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole

I never eat much in the way of interesting for breakfast during the week.  I’m not a morning person, so breakfast is an autopilot affair most of the time.  Scrambled eggs, toast, and tea, every day.  But weekends, usually Sunday mornings, hu (read full article)

Breakfast, casserole, casseroles, cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, recipe, Sausage

Jul 24

Retake Homemade: Mexican Corn Muffins

After last week’s meh Mexican spoon bread, I opted to try a jazzed up version of my mother’s Mexican cornbread.  Since we were taking it to a party, I thought muffins would be best (and it fits with my obsession for mini these days).  R (read full article)

Appetizer, baking, beef, cooking, low-fat, mexican, recipe, Retake Homemade

Jul 23

Meatball Sliders

I don’t know why, but I’ve been totally into mini food the last week or so.  Since we usually have issues with the bun falling apart when we make meatball subs, it seemed like meatball sliders would be a great idea.  And they were.  Cu (read full article)

cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, recipe, sandwiches

Jul 20

Mini Stuffed Sweet Peppers

I have no idea why I’m so into the mini versions of stuff this week  I was really enamored after buying the new mini muffin pan, I guess.  In any event, I had a package of sweet peppers in the fridge, plus a few from the garden that were clos (read full article)

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Jul 17

Retake Homemade: Mini Pizza Puffs

The inspiration for this recipe hails from the April 2010 issue of Everyday With Rachael Ray (pg. 83).  I offer this up as a homemade alternative to stuff like Totinos pizza roles.  They’re fresh, light, easy as can be, and a WHOLE lot health (read full article)

Appetizer, cooking, health-recipes, health-smart-snacking, healthy, low-fat, recipe, Retake Homemade

Jul 15

Sour Cream Chicken

This one was on the same page of the Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Simple and Delicious as the Mexican spoon bread.  Hubby immediately wanted to try it.  I used 4 skinless chicken thighs instead of the cut up broiler/fryer, mainly because that’s what (read full article)

Chicken, cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, recipe

Jul 13

Cheeseburger Pie Lightened

It’s not what you’d call gourmet.  It’s definitely not really pretty.   This is more along the lines of a classic Mom meal, ranking up there with tuna casserole and spaghetti.  Easy and basic, this classic was introduced by Bisqu (read full article)

beef, casseroles, cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, recipe, Retake Homemade

Jul 12

Mango Salsa

After the peach and red pepper salsa I made last week, my daily grilled cheese at lunch seemed positively naked with nothing else on it.  So this week I went a bit more tropical and made up a version with mango.  I have always adored mango salsa, e (read full article)

Appetizer, cooking, fruit, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, meatless, recipe, red peppers

Jul 06

Chicken and Peach Pepper Salsa Quesedillas

Part of the many dishes I made with last week’s Peach and Red Pepper Salsa was a straight up basic quesedilla.  It was a classic “use what you have in the fridge” sort of dinner that took advantage of the leftover shredded chicken (read full article)

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Jun 26

Turkey Mexi-Burgers

These burgers were a long time in the making.  We’ve been talking about them for ages and even had a prior attempt using taco seasoning that was decent but not what we wanted.  We finally remembered to get all the ingredients for this attempt (read full article)

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Jun 11

Baked Mozzarella Sticks

Possibly our favorite eat out appetizer is cheese sticks.  Ooey, gooey melty cheese, breaded in yumminess and fried.  Can you get any better?  As it happens it can get considerably better for you.  Know why?  Because–NEWSFLASH–you ca (read full article)

Appetizer, cooking, health-recipes, health-smart-snacking, healthy, low-fat, recipe

Jun 01

Cheesy Summer Veggie Saute

Feeling repentant for weekend excesses?  I know I am.  (We aren’t going to talk about the love affair I had with the guacamole dip and chips at a party we went to the other night)  Getting back on the bandwagon is hard when you’re maki (read full article)

cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, meatless, mexican, recipe, vegetables

Jun 01

Fiesta Chicken Soup

I’m seriously running out of names for these Mexican themed soups.   But there are endless subtle variations on these flavors that we just love, so I keep inventing new varieties.  This one wasn’t cooked in a crock pot (though it certa (read full article)

beans, black beans, Chicken, chicken stock, cooking, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, mexican, recipe

May 20

Thoughtless Thursday: Tuscan Vegetable Soup

I”m getting back on the diet wagon…again.  Consequently, I’m craving veggies.  Since I’ve been under the weather, I have some fresh veggies that were on their way out, so soup was the ideal solution.  Along with 3/4ths of a (read full article)

cooking, crock pot, health-recipes, healthy, low-fat, recipe, Sausage, Soup, Soups Stews Chowders, Thoughtless Thursday

May 19

Tangy Chicken Salad

Living in the south, I’ve grown up eating chicken salad.  It’s a staple in the summer, one which I’m very picky about, as most are laden with mayo (which we’ve already established I don’t do) and absolutely awful for yo (read full article)

Chicken, cooking, healthy, low-fat, recipe, sandwiches

May 06

Thoughtless Thursday: Roasted Vegetable Soup

I’ve been eating fairly heavily lately, so I was craving something veggie-laden and healthy.  My usual tomato soup wasn’t quite what I was in the mood for, so I opted for a roasted vegetable soup.  It’s loaded with different veggi (read full article)

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