Like many of you, I colored Easter eggs with my children this week. What I had in mind for this craft was a method that would be easy for both of my kids (ages 3 and 5) to do. A while back I had seen a method using shaving cream or whipped cream…
Category: Entree
Spinach and Goat Cheese Steel Cut Oat Risotto
I’ve mentioned before that I love when I can use a premixed spice blend as a time saving measuring in my cooking. That is one of the reasons I enjoy the Healthy Solutions Spice Blends Blogger Challenge. I get my creative cooking thinking cap on and experiment with a new spice mix, with…
Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Sometimes life gets busy, which means taking an easy route to a dinnertime meal is in order. Take for example last Fall, when I was in the midst of packing and unpacking boxes to move into my newly purchased home and the latest round of our church small group – which we host!…
Langostino Lobster Bisque
Whenever I am in a restaurant and see Lobster Bisque on the menu, I am draw to the dish just like a kid to candy. I can’t seem to consider any other appetizer and my entrée selection is impacted by the need to first consume a bowl of this delicious soup. On a…
Cashew Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocados
I love cashews. I think they are my favorite nut, perhaps because they had a seat at our holiday get-togethers growing up. My grandfather would set them out in a bowl where the adults had gathered and I couldn’t resist snagging a few for myself. They are perfectly salty and creamy, and I…
Lucky New Year Penne Pasta
The start of the New Year brings renewed, optimistic goals in addition to wishes of good will for family and friends. As I mentioned in last year’s lentil salad post, there are some food dishes that are traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day as a symbol of good luck. One such dish is…
Chicken, Wild Rice, and Mushroom Soup
In the winter months my family is a huge fan of soup. It is an easy, warm meal that we enjoy for both lunch and dinner, plus it is one of the best ways to get my kids to eat a variety of vegetables in one sitting. Typically, my go-to recipe is chicken…
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Each week my church small group does a potluck lunch and we rotate the entrée. Amazingly, we all love – and tend to gravitate towards – Mexican inspired dishes. A group favorite is chicken enchilada casserole. Since it is such a hit I figured it was about time I experimented with a recipe…
Sweet Potato and Curry Corn Chowder
For the first course at my Thanksgiving meal I usually start with a festive salad, but this year I wanted to try a soup. While smooth, root based soups typically abound for the holiday meal, I wanted to go for a chunky, curry corn chowder. One of the key ingredients I wanted to…
Ham Fried Rice
Since I pack lunch for work everyday, I usually attempt to make larger quantities of dinner to be able to take leftovers as my meal. However, some weeks dinner is such a success that I am left with a hodge podge of ingredients and nothing to take as a quick lunch. This week…
Bratwurst Stuffed Acorn Squash
Surprisingly, fall in Colorado has stayed relatively warm. Despite the lack of cooler nights, I have gotten into the fall spirit. Perhaps it is the pumpkin flavored everything you see popping up in the grocery stores, but I felt a squash based supper was in order. Why not celebrate the start of fall…
Stir Fry Soup
Every now and then I like to try something different, like this Stir Fry Soup. Presented with an overabundance of vegetables in the refrigerator and a desire to clear out some of the other lesser-used items (like oyster sauce) in my stockpile it seemed like the right time to experiment with an Asian…
