New recipes and old family favorites to inspire some extra time around the table with family and friends.
Lunch around my house usually consists of clearing out bits and pieces of food not used in recipes and leftovers. This Zucchini and Ham Zoodle Salad recipe came from doing just that. This is an easy zoodle salad perfect for a lunch or light dinner. I had some goat cheese leftover from our wine and …
Grilling time is almost here in the Midwest. A favorite of ours is grilled chicken Ceasar salad. The sunny days are few and far between the rain and thunderstorms, but they are trying. One thing is for sure, when we do have a sunny day, you can always catch the smell of a neighbor firing …
These Garlic Green Beans are a quick and easy side dish we usually eat once a week. Green beans are cheap, they range from .99 to 1.99/pound at my grocer. This makes them the perfect veggie for an easy side dish. If you want to make this even faster, you could take some help from …
Broccoli rabe or rapini is a dark leafy green with buds that resembles a small head of broccoli. The whole plant is edible, including stems, leaves, and buds. To clean the rabe, trim off the ends of the stems and remove any greens that are wilted or damaged. Also, give it a rinse or soak, …
These Creamy Spiced Chicken Lettuce Wraps are an easy weeknight meal. Lettuce wraps are one of our go-tos when we are watching carbs in our diet. Basically, anything we would put in a tortilla, pita, over rice etc. goes in a lettuce cup. I used romaine in these, but butter or bibb lettuce works as …
I made this Chicken with Sweet Corn and Zucchini Salad when a good friend came home to visit from California. She was missing home-cooked midwestern meals, but also wanted to stay healthy. I know, I know, the butter and the cheese are not exactly healthy foods, but everything in moderation. It is a delicious chicken …