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 – Buttermilk Packet Potatoes. Like buttermilk mashed potatoes but without the mashing. Thinly sliced red potatoes with a buttermilk and butter dressing, folded into a packet and cooked on the top rack of a grill or in the oven. Perfectly imperfect and delicious. These …[read more]

Vegetarian! Easy! Picky eater approved! Sesame Tofu with Stir Fried Veggies requires a little bit of thought in the preparation, but it’s really quite easy. It’s a good recipe to use up leftover veggies in the refrigerator. Corn starch helps the tofu pieces not stick …[read more]

TL/DR – Jalapeño Salmon Chopped Salad. A light and healthy dinner salad with baked salmon, jalapeño buttermilk cilantro lime dressing and lots of colorful chopped veggies. A chopped salad has many benefits. The components are all small, so each bite has every flavor. Also, I …[read more]

TL/DR – Green Protein Dip. A tasty, zingy dip with protein, fiber and one green leafy vegetable. Also works as a sandwich spread or burrito filling. – In the struggle to get my picky eaters to eat legumes and green vegetables, sometimes a dip can …[read more]

TL/DR – Bean Dip Duo. Salsa Verde Pinto Bean Dip and Roasted Red Pepper White Bean Dip. Both simple to make and great with veggies, chips or as burrito or wrap sauce. – One thing I try to make at home instead of buying pre-made is …[read more]

TL/DR – Bacon Egg Noodle Bake. Part kugel, part quiche. Bacon Egg Noodle Bake has all of the greats: cottage cheese, bacon, egg noodles, eggs, sour cream, chives and dijon. – OK so this is one of those things that came to me in a …[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 – Tomato Pesto Naan Pizza. Tomato pesto is an easy alternative to pizza sauce with tomato paste, pine nuts, parmesan, olive oil and garlic. Any toppings work, but fresh mozzarella and basil are fantastic. – I first made tomato pesto because I really, (and …[read more]

TL/DR – Kale White Bean Ramen. A quite easy and incredibly satisfying vegetarian broth with beans, kale and ramen. Use a hand blender to achieve amazing broth status. – I’ve learned that ramen broth is about flavor layers.  Yellow miso and tomato paste are both …[read more]