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I am a huge fan of Bethenny Frankel (I love the The Real Housewives of New York City and Bethenny Getting Married) and I recently started following her on Twitter. Every day someone tweets her about how they tried one of her recipes and it was (read full article)
Have you all tried these newish bagel thins made by Thomas? About a year or two ago they came out with sandwich thins (super thin buns) that I love, so I was thrilled to see the bagel thins.I am not a low carb kind of person, but I do like to w (read full article)
I love creamy pasta salad, but I rarely eat it because it is usually so fatty and unhealthy. I have been a pasta salad fanatic all summer and decided to try a creamy, but low fat and veggie loaded version this week. It turned out pe (read full article)
Ever since this burger, I have been obsessed with grilling pineapple. The other night I decided to grill a few slices and add it to a black bean taco. It was perfecto. I also added some cabbage, half a chopped yellow tomato, a dash (read full article)
When I get home from work there is often about half a cup of coffee left in my french press. Some days I am in the need of a little something, so I make myself a pick-me-up drink. It's super simple and tasty...unless you think the coffee (read full article)
Sorry for my lack of posts but I have been moving and not cooking at.all. I have been eating at a lot of random places (Ikea for one and I just love eating there) and eating a lot of pizza. Now that life is getting back to norma (read full article)
I have posted a lot of slow cooked meals, especially barbeque, on this blog. Barbeque is one of my favorite things. I love pork, chicken, or beef with pork being my favorite.Last weekend I had some chicken in the freezer that I needed to use an (read full article)
The other day I was watching America‘s Test Kitchen and they showed their tested recipe for the best blueberry muffins. For this recipe they used one cup of fresh blueberries and another cup was used to make fresh blueberry jam, which was the (read full article)
Last week I was in Cincinnati for a weeding and to visit friends. While there, I went with some friends to a restaurant called Gordos. Gordos has a large selection of beer, fantastic apps, and a huge selection of gourmet burgers.When it c (read full article)
This pasta salad is easy and healthy. Just use whatever veggies you have on hand. I had carrots, cucumbers, and arugula, so that's what I used. I am loving pasta salads lately. They can be done in so many ways and are so great for t (read full article)
This dish is a nice alternative to the same old meatloaf. I put a lot of kale in this dish. I eat kale a lot, even though I am not that fond of the taste. It's just so good for you. So, I chopped up a huge handful and underneath all (read full article)
There isn't much of a recipe to this, but I made one this morning and just had to post. Peanut butter and banana is one of my all-time favorite sandwiches. I eat it at least one a week. This morning I added some of the fresh strawberry jam I made las (read full article)
I love stuffed pastas. When presented with the option of fresh ravioli, it is always my ordering choice at Italian restaurants. For this recipe I used a basic tri-color cheese tortellini, but feel free to use any type you like or have on hand.This re (read full article)
You can make this salad with frozen corn, but fresh corn is so good and sweet and inexpensive right now that I would advise going with the fresh stuff.This dish can be eaten as a salsa or as a salad or in tacos. It is healthy, easy, and perfect for a (read full article)
Strawberries are fantastic this time of year and I went a little crazy at the grocery store the other day. I bought too many to just eat and had to get creative. I made a cobbler, froze a bunch for smoothies, and made fresh jam. Fre (read full article)
I love cookies and am always testing "low fat" or "light" cookie recipes. A while ago (I cannot remember how long ago...sometime in the last year...) I saw a recipe in Cooking Light that raved about a perfect, chewy, chocolate chip cookie that wasn't (read full article)
I love cobblers, especially in the summer when berries and peaches are in season. Cooking Light magazine did a feature on various cobbler recipes last month. I used their Peach and Blueberry Cobbler recipe as a model for the cobbler I mad (read full article)
Berries are the best this time of year. Lately, I have been buying big containers of strawberries and blueberries. I eat them all the time and freeze a bunch for smoothies or to bake with later in the month.Last week, I bought a (read full article)
I was in the mood for something Asian the other night, so I made this dish using a few simple ingredients I already had on hand. It was healthy and full of flavor. If you have leftover pork - it makes a great sandwich for night #2!Asian M (read full article)
My husband loves sausage. He would seriously eat it every meal if I wasn't so controlling of his meal plan.... So, last night when I said I was making pasta with Italian sausage, he was delighted. This meal is one that I make a lot. It is (read full article)
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