lemon meringue pie
Dessert

Lemon Meringue Pie

One of the best lemon meringue pies you will ever make and has to also be the easiest way to do it. I even just buy the graham cracker crust at the store. This lemon meringue pie takes me back to my teenage years – I used to go to a little English lunch place …

oatmeal chocolate chip cookie
Dessert

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

 Yum – these cookies are awesome – and if you’re like me and hate raisins in your oatmeal cookies, you will probably fall in love.  These oatmeal cookies are the bomb diggity.  I am not usually a big fan of oatmeal cookies – I’m usually of the mindset that it’s similar to carrot cake (which …

Tikka Masala
Main Dish

Healthy(er) and Quick Tikka Masala

Creamy, buttery, richness filled with spices, tanginess and comfort? Um, yes PLEASE. And healthier? WHAT?  I LOVE ME SOME TIKKA MASALA. LOVE. love. love…. I mean, who doesn’t? You would have to be a monster not to enjoy this creamy tomato stew sent from heaven….  But, I will confess 2 things: 1) it’s usually really …

salmon piccata
Fish

Salmon Piccata over Fettuccine

Oh boy, where to even begin on this one.   So, for years my husband had been wanting to make fresh pasta. And to me,that seemed silly. I thought, “That seems like excessive amounts of work for something you can easily buy at the store”.  I can take or leave pasta – it’s never really …

fruit salad
Side Dishes

Crack Fruit Salad

If you love fruit and yogurt I can almost guarantee you will go crazy for this side item. Like the title claims, it is literally like fruit salad on crack – which I guess is a good thing? But this, I can assure you, IS GREAT.  I recently made this for a friend of mine …

yogurt dessert
Dessert

Nutty Yogurt Dessert

Hubby and I are always on the lookout for quick and easy food and dessert (low-cal is just a bonus) ideas. Here’s one that we make many nights out of the week when you need a little something sweet but don’t necessarily want a bowl of ice cream.   Let us know what you thought!

twice baked chicken ziti
Main Dish

Twice Baked Chicken Ziti

When you want a fast and easy meal that also tastes dynamite – this should be one of the first recipes you think of. It reminds me of Fazoli’s Twice Baked Ziti (which I’m not sure they have anymore – are there even Fazoli’s around anymore?) This is a perfect dish for a college student …

red beans and rice
Main Dish

Red Beans and Rice

Oh my goodness are you going to love this recipe! It has been years in the making and I think I have it pretty close to the real deal that knocked me off my feet when I first tried it in New Orleans. The kicker here is, I make it vegetarian style. And the vegetarian …