CINCO DE MAYO RECIPE COLLECTION These Mexican recipes in my Cinco de Mayo Recipe Collection are healthy, quick and easy, you’ll be serving them up in no time for your celebration — but I’ll let you in on a little secret, I don’t really need a special day to eat Mexican food! I can eat…
Dinner
Better-than-Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup
Delicious, better-than-Panera Broccoli Cheese soup. Fresh broccoli, shredded carrots, in a flavorful, beautifully balanced, all-natural, creamy broth; with delicious, melted, gooey, sharp cheddar cheese. And it’s SO easily converted to be gluten free and/or vegetarian. Better-than-Panera Broccoli Cheese Soup Nothing gets me going like a great soup! What about you? I think you are either…
Bangers and Mash with Milk Stout Gravy {Sausages and Mashed Potatoes}
Bangers and Mash with Milk Stout Gravy! Ever had ’em? What’s not to love about delicious sausages that have been slow cooked in a creamy milk stout, layered atop fluffy mashed potatoes; smothered in a rich stout onion gravy. I don’t claim to be even a teeny bit Irish, but, I can follow a recipe and…
Easy Chicken Parmesan {30 Minute Meal}
Easy Chicken Parmesan is another delicious and hearty 30 minute meal. Lightly breaded chicken breasts, quickly pan fried, simmered in marinara sauce, topped with creamy mozzarella and parmesan cheese, served over your favorite pasta or zoodles. I love easy, peasy dishes that look gourmet! Do you have meals like that? I’ve made this dish for years, I…
Zuppa Toscana Soup {Tuscan Soup}
Zuppa Toscana, a soup made in the “Tuscan style!” The whole family will love this healthy and hearty soup with creamy potatoes, savory Italian sausage, colored with bright red swiss chard in an amazing rich, smooth, chicken based broth, topped with a handful of crispy cooked bacon and shaved parmesan. Oh and it’s ready in…
Oven Baked Barbecue Beef Brisket
Barbecue Beef Brisket; tender brisket, thinly sliced, richly spiced, swimming in a rich, smokey barbecue sauce. Barbecue beef brisket was my favorite dinner (besides spaghetti!!) growing up; my mom would make brisket and buy fresh homemade Italian rolls from a local deli and we’d pile the tender brisket high on the rolls and drench it…
Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine
TENDER RED WINE BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS ARE SIMPLY EXQUISITE These tender Red Wine Braised Short Ribs are exquisite, and perfect for a chilly fall or winter day! Both elegant and amazingly simple; for Sunday dinner or a special occasion. Slow braised beef short ribs in a rich, herb and vegetable infused red wine beef gravy…
Easy Crockpot Butter Chicken
Melt in your mouth, easy crockpot butter chicken is a creamy Indian inspired dish, using anti-inflammatory rich spices, coconut milk and yogurt! A make ahead crockpot meal, it comes together quickly for a wholesome weeknight meal, or is perfect for a chilly winter weekend. I’ll admit I had never tried Butter Chicken; and shame on…
The Best Bacon Beef Minestrone
This recipe for hearty Bacon Beef Minestrone soup is delicious, with a little twist on tradition it uses crisp, smokey bacon, savory chunks of sirloin, nutrient rich beans, tons of seasonal vegetables that are swimming in a tomato-y beef broth. Warm yourself up with a bowl of this delicious soup, ready in 30 minutes or less!…
Easy Barbacoa Street Tacos
Juicy, tender and easy Barbacoa Street Tacos are made using a humble hunk of chuck roast, slow cooked with Mexican herbs and spices, lime juice and onion; resulting in a tangy, tender, loaded-with-flavor beef, the perfect complement for these healthy, delicious Barbacoa Street Tacos. An easy weeknight meal. The Benefits of a Slow-Cooker or Crockpot…
