Simple Suppers

Turkey and Roasted Red Pepper Panini with Feta Sauce

June 17, 2013
Turkey Panini

What kind of sandwich eater are you?

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Simple and Versatile Mediterranean Salad

June 1, 2013
Mediterranean Salad

Aloha! We’re back from Maui, and we had an incredible time. We shared inspiring sunsets with good friends, and ate more than enough delicious food. The highlight of my husband’s trip was snorkeling with the turtles. He caught this turtle swimming from a cave in the coral with his handy underwater camera. I enjoyed a [...]

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Spicy Cod with Lemon, Garlic and Turmeric Sauce

May 16, 2013
Cod with Lemon Turmeric Sauce

I’m making it my mission to eat more seafood. After all, according to most any article you read on healthy eating, serving more seafood at the family table will help your family live a long and healthy life. The challenge to eating more seafood is that it has fast assumed the “Chicken Syndrome.”

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Poached Eggs with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Honey Mustard Sauce

May 6, 2013
Poached Eggs and Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey Mustard Sauce

People love poached eggs. There’s something about that tender egg white and creamy yolk that makes a comforting meal. It’s the perfect protein to top a piece toasty bread with a bit of melted butter, but we like to be more creative in our house.

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Got Leftover Chicken? Make a Mexican Pizza

May 1, 2013
Leftover Mexican Pizza

Wasting food is not my thing. When I have to throw moldy vegetables or leftover chicken into the compost bin, I see dollar bills floating down into my trash. That’s when I decided to add a Leftover Makeover column to my weekly newsletter. This way we’ll both save money if I’m creating recipes for a new column.

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Sesame Ginger Shrimp and Snow Pea Salad

April 18, 2013
Shrimp and Snow Pea Salad

All you need is big impact ingredients. You can create low calorie, healthy meals your family will enjoy with the use of big impact ingredients like these fresh snow peas and spicy radishes.

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Easy Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Pizza

April 1, 2013
Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Pizza

I’ve had a ton of fun creating an endless variety of homemade pizzas, and I’ll bet my pizzas are far more calorie friendly than the local pizza joint. Merriam-Webster defines a pizza as “a dish made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and [...]

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Herby Chicken Breast and Summer Squash Sauté

March 4, 2013
Chicken Breast and Summer Squash

I’ve spent most of my life watching my weight.  Some weeks I watch it go up – some weeks I watch it go down. I work hard too keep that weight gain under five pounds, but the older I get, the  tougher it is to stay in that happy place. When the numbers on the scale [...]

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Why Reinvent the Wheel? – Pork Chops and Broccoli with Garlic Oyster Sauce

February 25, 2013
Broccoli in Garlic Oyster Sauce

When a craving for Asian food strikes, Mike and I head to Chan’s in Woodinville, Washington.  We love to sit in the bar, watch whatever sports game is on the television, and order a tableful of our favorite dishes. It’s a good thing this happens on rare occasions, or we’d go broke. There isn’t an [...]

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Turn Your Leftovers into an Asian Chicken Soup

February 4, 2013
Asian Chicken Soup

When it comes to stocking my pantry, I have a list of items I’m never without.  You’ll find a few cartons of chicken and vegetable broths lurking on my shelves for any soup or sauce that might strike my fancy. On those nights I feel like a spicy Mexican dish, canned beans are ready for [...]

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