Mary Jo picked up a new slow cooker a few months ago and we’d never used it. We can’t say that any more. I made this wonderful slow cooker chicken with orzo and kalamata olives dish last Sunday. This is a recipe from our friendly Publix food market and it is spot on delicious. You should…
Meals
Lo-Cal Chipotle Style Burrito Bowl
Here’s a way to get the flavor of a Chipotle burrito bowl, but with a lot less calories. Using simple ingredients and adding a hint of spice to make it flavorful, you might not know the difference. The calories in a Chipotle burrito bowl really add up fast when you put in rice, black beans, sour…
Meatless Cottage Cheese Lasagna
Who doesn’t like lasagna? It is perfect comfort food and this meatless cottage cheese lasagna recipe brings out the best of both the cheese and tomatoes. This is pretty much just like my mom used to make many years ago, except this is meatless. Way back when, I don’t know anyone who would buy ricotta…
Tex-Mex Quinoa Brown Rice Grain Bowl
Yesterday, MaryJo had a late afternoon dental appointment and I wasn’t sure how she would feel after it. I just figured that something soft would be best, so I made this Tex-Mex style quinoa brown rice grain bowl. Ingredients in a grain bowl could be just about anything you can think of. Basically you want a…
Individual Chicken Pot Pies
3.14159265359∞ is pi. Therefore March 14 of any year is pi day, (3.14). Archimedes was the guy who got the number right, but it was William Jones in 1706 who starting using the Greek letter π to signify the infinite number. Enough of history. This is my offering for this year’s pi day: individual chicken pot pies. I…
Wilted Spinach with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Capers
Nothing is easier than wilted spinach, sun dried tomatoes and capers with pan grilled salmon. If you are in a pinch for a time saver meal, this is it. Sorry, but I’ve been away for a while. At the beginning of January I had reverse total shoulder replacement surgery. Needless to say, cooking was…