Mushroom and Tomato Salad
I’m determined not to gain holiday weight this year! We already have several holiday celebrations in the works, so I’m going to make sure I eat light when I’m not enjoying all that wonderful holiday food. My current cooking challenge is going to help me do that. I hope you’ll join in!
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Sweet Campari Tomatoes with Basil and Salty Parmesan Cheese
Don’t you just love making up your own recipes? I enjoy trying out recipes I find in magazines and on my favorite blogs, but there’s nothing more fun than creating a dish on the fly and having it turn out great.
Costco had Campari tomatoes that were the [...]
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Savory Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Artichoke and Herb Salad
Healthy cooking really isn’t all that difficult. Take this recipe I modified from Real Simple Magazine. It’s a light recipe to begin with, but I wanted more. More color so I could keep my commitment to my cooking with color challenge, and more flavor.
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Caprese Pizza
Okay, I’m not sure that I can technically call this Pizza “Caprese,” since Caprese is really an Italian salad, but I’m going to anyway. I have such an abundance of tomatoes and basil in my garden, that I’m using it up as best I can before it’s time to freeze what’s left.
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I’m still shopping at the farmer’s markets, and fresh corn is now tops on my list.
Tonight we tried a new grilling technique (for us anyway), and the corn was wonderful! So easy, just grill it silk and all on the grill over a medium high flame with the lid closed.
It comes out smoky and sweet. Add [...]
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Light and Easy Minestrone Soup
So, I have a new challenge. The challenge is to come up with recipes with six ingredients. I don’t have to count olive oil, salt or pepper.
Now, you would think that at 49 years old I could count to six, wouldn’t you? Apparently not.
Still, even with seven ingredients, this was an [...]
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