TL/DR – Slow Cooker Pork Egg Roll Bowls. Fresh ginger, fresh garlic, bagged slaw. This is an easy meal that tastes like take out. – I loved the pressure cooker version of Pork Egg Roll Bowls until I fell out of love with my pressure …[read more]

TL/DR – Chimichurri Grilled Chicken. Like a flavor tornado, this chimichurri recipe has added lemon zest and fresh oregano. A very versatile dish, the grilled chicken can be served with a couple of sides, as a sandwich or atop a salad. – This Chimichurri Grilled …[read more]

TL/DR – Salsa Verde Posole. A riff on a traditional hearty Mexican soup, this version has ground pork, chicken thighs, miso (What?!,) salsa verde, hominy, peppers, onion, garlic, broth, and a dose of cider vinegar. Easy enough for a weeknight. – I was actually surprised …[read more]

TL/DR – Balsamic Sausage Pepper Sandwiches. This easy weeknight recipe satisfies multiple cravings: sausage and peppers, Italian sandwich, crusty bread, and broiled cheese. Use the oven or the grill for this tasty crowd pleaser. I firmly believe that it’s not necessary to get fancy in …[read more]

It is another hamburger lettuce wrap, I know. But I love hamburgers and so do the picky eaters in my house! Sweet Relish Hamburger Lettuce Wraps satisfy my all-American flavor craving. They also make me feel better about keeping sweet relish in the house even …[read more]

TL/DR – Lentil Hamburger Sliders. These Lentil Hamburger Sliders are packed with flavor–fresh oregano and dill, garlic, cumin, sesame seeds–whaaaat? Serve them with an easy dill-feta sauce that is both tangy and creamy. These sliders were originally intended to be served in a pita pocket, …[read more]

TL/DR: Blue Cheese Burger Lettuce Wraps. Simple burgers with a delicious homemade blue cheese dressing from Smitten Kitchen wrapped in butter or Boston lettuce. Delicious calories without the carb of a bun. Yes! – Sometimes I like to combine two or three things that I …[read more]

TL/DR – Italian Wedding Soup. This is a slightly different take with kale and a turkey/pork meatball. Pasta is optional. This is my take on Italian Wedding Soup. Don’t get mad at me! I prefer kale over spinach and slightly larger meatballs. Ground turkey is …[read more]

TL/DR – Turkey Lentil Burgers with Cilantro Crema. Add lentils to ground turkey to beef up the fiber and moisture. Oil the grill well. Great flavors of onion, garlic, coriander, paprika and celery salt. – Ground turkey can be… dry? Boring? Too lean? These burgers …[read more]

TL/DR – Slow Cooker Italian Sausage Soup. Browned sausage, thinly sliced fennel, onions, kale, garlic, and tomatoes melt together in this delicious soup. Add a Parmesan rind if you have it. Heavy cream at the end is optional but worth the calories. – This is …[read more]