Last week I bought my first cast iron skillet with the help of a graduation gift card from one of my lovely friends :) I also got all this awesome stuff! World Market is the best! Anyways..I've been dying to try it out and the first thing that ...
Baked Rigatoni Stuffed Peppers
Last night's recipe was another that just kinda popped into my head randomly. I have no idea where it came from! I pulled some meatballs out of the freezer on Sunday without giving any real thought to how I would use them...and when I woke up Monday ...
Rhubarb Custard Bars
Hi Friends! I'm back after a great weekend with my parents. I don't have much time today because classes start up again and I'm devoting all my energy today to making sure I get from class to class to work on time! But I wanted to share the ...
Graduation Round 2
This past weekend I graduated from college for the second time. I'm now one step closer to becoming a Registered Dietitian. Only one year left! I was the valedictorian of my class of 770 students. I had to sit on stage during the graduation ...
Lemon Blackberry Coffee Cake
Last week, I went in to visit my old boss and coworkers. It has come to be expected that when I do this, I bring some sort of treat with me :) After perusing my collection of bookmarked recipes, I settled on this Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake from ...
Grilled Thick-Crust Pizza
So remember yesterday when I posted about all the dough I made for my homemade lean pockets? Well, since that was just a test recipe, I had plenty of dough left over to make my first attempt at grilled thick-crust pizza! I'm happy to ...
Homemade Lean Pockets
Last week I got an email from a reader (Hi Erica!!!) about homemade lean pockets. These have been on my to-make list pretty much since I started this blog and I've just never gotten around to making them. I considered this to be the perfect ...
Chicken Chop Salad
Are you ready for the perfect summer salad? 100% customizable. 100% delicous. All it requires is 5 minutes of chopping. Ready? OK. Start with a bed of spinach. Chop up a variety of vegetables. Arrange them on top of the spinach. Add a ...
Grilled Flatbread Pizzas
Last week, I finished up my classes for Spring Quarter! To celebrate, the hubby grilled a delicious dinner for me :) I wasn't home to take pictures, but he did remember to snap a few of his own! He grilled stuffed mushrooms, potatoes, meatloaf ...
Crispy Parmesan Zucchini Fries
These Crispy Parmesan Zucchini Fries make the perfect dinner side dish and taste great when served with a side of marinara sauce for dipping! Zucchini fries are nothing new. You can find them here, here and here, just to point out a few recipes ...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cheesecake Bars
Remember how I told you I couldn't get these cookie dough cheesecake bars out of my head?! Well, this past weekend I decided to whip up a batch since I was in change of bringing dessert to our cookout. I started by making the graham cracker ...
Grilled Quesadillas
Last night I stopped and picked up some burgers for the hubby to grill for dinner. Usually we make our own burgers but we had a long day full of yard work and sometimes pre-made is just the way to go. I'm not all about beef burgers, so I whipped ...
Open Faced Meatloaf Sandwiches
Remember about 8 weeks ago when I spent a morning preparing meals to freeze? Well they're still serving us well! On Sunday I pulled a few slices of meatloaf out of the freezer and put them in the fridge to thaw. When I got home from work on ...
Balsamic Grilled Veggies
One of my absolute favorite things about summer is making kabobs on the grill. There's something about cutting up all of the vegetables that I find very therapeutic. And I love threading them onto the skewers and picking out what pattern they're ...
Almond Graham Banana Bites
The hubby and I love to buy bananas at the store. The problem is that they seem to change color SO quickly, that if we're not totally in the mood to eat them, we usually end up with a few brown ones on the counter. This is usually fine with me ...
Carnitas Taco Pie
Last week while I was reading blogs, I came upon this recipe from Tessa @ Handle the Heat. I'd been looking for something to do with the pork tenderloin I had thawing in the fridge so I thought I'd giving it a whirl using pork instead of ...
Loaded Brownies
Recently, my father-in-law found a new job after being out of work for a while. We went out to dinner to celebrate but I wanted to bring him some dessert. He's a big brownie fan, so that's where I started...but I knew I wanted to take it up a ...
Shrimp Cobb Salad
I would imagine that most of you who read this blog subscribe to at least one food magazine. Everyone has their favorite. Mine happens to be Cooking Light. It's like an old friend to me...always there...dependable...never lets me down :) When I ...
Mexican Spring Rolls
This week we're focusing on simple dinners. 1) Because they've become a necessity in my life and 2) Because they're awesome. In case you haven't looked at the calendar lately, it's already May! You know what that means? Cinco de Mayo is coming up! ...
Granola Cookies
Currently I have a bit of a granola surplus on my hands. I recently took a bit of a hiatus from the grocery store and I ran out of Greek yogurt (my favorite vehicle for enjoying granola) so I knew I needed to get a little creative and use of ...
