Quick and delicious weeknight meals
Here is a super quick and easy Meatless Monday recipe perfect for the summer when tomatoes and basil are in season. I didn’t make any changes other than drizzling some balsamic vinegar on the basil salad. Tim and I both enjoyed our “Caprese” quesadillas! And, …
We had this tasty springtime vegetarian dinner last night. I had some asparagus that I wanted to use so I searched for a vegetarian recipe for meatless Monday. I had never seen asparagus pesto before so I had to give it a shot! I made …
We had this tasty vegetarian pasta dish last week. It was very quick and easy to prepare, quite delicious, and reminded me of springtime. The store didn’t have frozen lima beans so I substituted frozen edamame (baby soybeans). Edamame are packed with protein and quite …
Here is a super easy and healthy Asian-inspired dinner. Chicken is sauteed in soy sauce and light brown sugar and then tossed with toasted sesame seeds. The sesame chicken is piled on top of soba noodles and greens that have been drizzled with a simple …
Here is a very quick and easy Mediterranean-flavored dinner. The actual “cooking” takes only a few minutes to prepare and cook the patties and chop some of the toppings for the pitas. I seasoned the beef patties with an Italian seasoning blend I had as …
In this month’s Real Simple, there was an article on ten ideas for your basic cheese ravioli from the refrigerator section. Many of the ideas looked quite tasty and they all looked like a very easy way to spruce up a basic ingredient. I made …
I had one last package of short ribs from our half-steer and decided to cook them yesterday in the slow cooker. Tim loved this dish! And, I loved how easy it was to get dinner on the table. I think I prefer the traditional braising …
Here is a delicious chocolaty cookie for the holidays! They are so chewy and rich! I had splurged and bought some Scharffen Berger Cocoa Powder which gave these cookies an amazing flavor. Next time I might try rolling half in regular sugar and the other …
My mom discovered this recipe in a Real Simple a few years ago and we’ve found it to be a great Thanksgiving side dish. The flavor accompanies the turkey very well. Plus it is a yummy leftover! I recommend preparing the dish in advance but …
I don’t often say this, but last night’s dinner was disappointing. When the dish came out of the oven, I was excited because it looked quite good. Plus, on an individual basis, I really like each ingredient: chicken, feta, lemon, zucchini. But the flavors did …