One of my favorite meals to eat is chicken enchiladas. Whenever I decide to make them it feels like I’m taking on a big project – but at the end I feel like it really isn’t all that bad. Bonus – the end result is amazing, and you have food for a few meals -…… Continue reading Chicken Enchiladas
We had two more snowy days this weekend. Are you noticing a theme to the blog these days? The first snow happened Friday night into Saturday morning. Thankfully the snow stopped around 9am so I could get to a Bridal Shower without a problem later in the day!The second snow storm went from mid-day Sunday…… Continue reading Chicken Cacciatore
This past week went by so quickly. I was so busy at work and at home! In the blink of an eye I was waking up on Friday morning and heading to work… The only thing that kept the week on track was the fact that I took time on Monday to meal plan -…… Continue reading Whirlwind Week
I really need to make new dinners more often. Tonight’s dinner was really new and exciting to me! I made a chicken and chickpea curry. Before I started working on the curry, I grabbed my rice cooker from it’s trusty hiding spot and started on my basmati rice. I love that I can just start…… Continue reading A New Dinner
Sometimes all you need for a great dinner are a few simple things – and one of those things in my book, is a grill pan! I also had some great, fresh ingredients to work with – and that always helps. I had a chicken breast, a yellow pepper, a vidalia onion and fresh tomatoes.…… Continue reading Grill Pan
Hi Blog Readers: It has been a while since my last blog entry! This past week every night my to do list included “Write blog entry” but it just never got done. The big reason I was so busy this past weekend was because on Monday morning I decided to try the Paleo diet for…… Continue reading Paleo!?
Everyone has a “Must Make” during the summer. For me, one of the must haves is Panzanella Salad. It’s just one of those things that is phenomenal and one of my favorite dishes during the summer. When it is summer, so many of the ingredients can be fresh – and that is so important because…… Continue reading Panzanella Salad
This weekend I was able to stay really healthy! Sometimes on the weekends it is hard to really stay to a strict plan… but this weekend I felt like I accomplished a good amount. I ran and walked on the treadmill on Saturday, Sunday and Monday for 45 minutes or more. I had healthy meals…… Continue reading A Weekend Recap
We have had a busy weekend, but I still made time to cook on Saturday night. This recipe came to me in a funny way. We were heading out to Home Depot to buy bags and bags of mulch for the front yard, and I realized that we needed something for dinner. I quickly went…… Continue reading Saturday Night: Penne, Kale & Chicken Recipe
Today is the first day of Autumn – my favorite season! I think that Autumn is beautiful. Weather wise you cannot ask for a better combination: the temperature most of the time is lovely, the mornings are crisp and cool, it sometimes heats up in the afternoon, and things cool right down in the evenings…… Continue reading Autumn
Sugar and Spice 