I’m always interested in easy meals. One pan orzo shrimp and tomatoes is one of these. Everything gets cooked in the same skillet and is flavor enhanced by making some shrimp stock from the shrimp shells. Orzo Shrimp and Tomatoes In Minnesota, it is generally hard to find good gulf shrimp, but Mary Jo…
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Baked Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs
Chicken…it’s what’s for dinner! And there are so many ways to prepare it, but this is a no-fail recipe for baked honey mustard chicken. It’s as easy as browning the meat and throwing it in the oven for 30 minutes. The flavor that the honey mustard creates, though, is the wonderful thing about the dish….
Stir Fried Pork with Rice Noodles
This is Neuman. He has grown up with a vegetarian dietitian and he eats just about anything that falls from the cutting board. Right here he waits for chopped peppers or broccoli. Yep, broccoli. So he’s waiting for me to drop or throw him something from this stir fried pork with rice noodles. Forget it man…we’re…
Vegetarian Spinach Potato Quiche
Vegetarian spinach potato quiche is something that needs to be eaten on a regular basis! This recipe is some really good eats, one that Amy made for us back in June when we got to Minnesota for the summer. If you are already proficient at making a nice flaky pie crust, you’ve got this recipe…
Healthy No Crust Vegetable Quiche
A long time ago, when I first started this blog, I posted a recipe for Italian Vegetable Quiche. It never got too much play, seeing it was one of the first. It is such a good recipe, that it deserves an upgrade. This is a vegetarian version of the original, using low fat ingredients, and…
Grilled Caprese Salad Sandwich
Grilling season is starting and no better way to enjoy it than making a grilled Caprese salad sandwich. It contains all the ingredients in a Caprese salad but gets kicked up with a toasted baguette and grilled veggies. The toasted bread gets a spread of mayo and pesto and everything gets a drizzle of…
Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad Recipe
If you’re like me, you like a quick, easy-to-make meal. Something you could put together kind of spur of the moment. In steps your friendly neighborhood Rotisserie Chicken! Grab one on your way home, along with whatever else you need for this easy, tasty salad. Most of these ingredients are one’s that you probably have…
8 Minute Broiled Salmon
Broiled salmon is perfectly done and tender and moist on the inside. It’s a great way to prepare salmon. Just when I thought I had salmon all figured out, (citrus and dill baked salmon), I found this technique for cooking salmon. MaryJo and I had it last night and I think this will be my…
Soy Honey Glazed Chicken Thighs
Soy honey glazed chicken thighs is a great recipe I want to tell you about. This is definitely restaurant-worthy and the sauce is delicious! I never get tired of chicken. It is so versatile. Fried chicken, grilled chicken, chicken legs, chicken breasts. Put just about any spice you can think of on it and you’ve…
Grilled Herb Crusted Chicken Breast
Yum! I’m lovin’ grilled chicken…especially when it is super moist and full of flavor. This herb crusted chicken breast is fantastic. What makes it good and tasty is not only the spices but the method I used to make this chicken breast. Have you noticed that it seems like skinless, boneless chicken breasts seem…
Creamy Ham Wild Rice Soup
Creamy wild rice soup with ham is warming and comfortable. Perfect for a fall or winter meal with crusty stout bread. Is wild rice a Minnesota thing? I’d never heard of wild rice until I moved to Minnesota from Illinois when I was in college. And, funny thing, years later when I worked at the…
Seared Scallops with Garlic Pasta
Happy New Year! Seared scallops with garlic pasta was Mary Jo and my New Year’s Day dinner. Really easy but altogether delicious! And I got to break in my new Lodge carbon steel skillet. Merry Christmas from Mary Jo! And bacon. Scallops are always great with bacon. And the pasta garlic sauce is so easy….
Greek Style Turkey Burgers
Greek Style Turkey Burgers are tasty sandwiches with spices that remind of the Mediterranean. They are a special treat if you are tired of regular burgers. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever picked up a package of ground turkey and made some burgers out of it? I know I have, and the…
Easy Spinach Mushroom Pasta
Easy spinach mushroom pasta that’s combined with perfect seasonings makes a great, light meal. Tonight we are going to use up what is left in the refrigerator. I wanted to do another dish, but Mary Jo is the user of what is in the fridge. I was a little disappointed, but I would have to…
Baked Pecan Crusted Chicken
MaryJo and I have chicken a couple of times a week. It is tasty and Low-Calorie and can be prepared in a number of ways. Grilled or sauteed…whatever. This being Mother’s Day though, I thought that I would kick it up a notch and make a special treat. Baked pecan crusted chicken. Oven Baking Chicken…