A few girls from work and I started a book club, and I volunteered to host the first meeting. Since I love Mexican food, I decided to have a nacho bar. In the interest of keeping things easy, I decided to cook the meat for the nacho bar in the crock pot. Incidentally, remember my […]
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Easy Weeknight Dinner: Pesto Pasta with Spinach, Asparagus, and Cherry Tomatoes
I saw a recipe on Rachael Ray not that long ago that immediately made me think, “I should make that. It sounds really delicious and would be very easy.” Actually, Dr. Travis Stork from the TV show The Doctors was Rachael’s guest and it was his recipe, which they were touting as very healthy. It’s […]
Crock Pot Pulled Pork
Of all things barbecue, I’d have to say pulled pork is my absolute favorite. I especially love it on nachos at Busch stadium during a Cardinals game. Pulled pork is actually really, really easy to make and the crock pot is the perfect method of cooking. Since it cooks low and slow all day, it […]
Celebrating the Tastes of Summer: Caprese Salad
There are many reasons I love summer: the warm early summer weather (not this 100+ degree heat we’ve been having), sleeping in, getting to spend time with Tim and Josie, the drive-in movie theater, traveling, and the wonderful produce (to name a few). Nothing says summer quite like fresh tomatoes from the garden. When I […]
How to Cook a Perfectly Juicy Pork Loin (Oh And a Recipe Too)
I don’t frequently cook pork at our house. We have a pretty steady rotation of chicken and fish. I do occasionally buy those premarinaded pork loins and throw them in the freezer when I need a no brainer dinner. But I feel like I’m always seeing delicious pork loin recipes, so the other day I […]
Turkey, Feta, and Spinach Scramble
The other day I woke up and decided I wanted to make a skillet scramble for breakfast, so I opened the fridge to see what it had to offer. I saw some of the things we frequently have on hand that were nearing their end game. So I figured, why not throw them into my […]
A Peanut Butter Treat to Beat the Heat
Since it’s been like a million degrees lately, I’m sure you really don’t want to turn on your oven. Never fear, we can get our peanut butter fix without heating up the house. These little peanut butter squares taste an awful lot like Reese’s and are quite addictive (consider yourself forewarned). They’re really easy too, […]
Red White and Blue Berry Trifle
Not that long ago, I had a conundrum. I had some cupcakes leftover from an order. They were vanilla cupcakes that tasted delicious but didn’t look so great because the cake was so moist the papers were coming off. And plain vanilla cupcakes are something that are really easy for me to pass up…you know, […]
Grilled Zucchini and Bell Peppers
My philosophy about grilling is that if we’re going to take the time to fire up our charcoal grill, I am going to take full advantage of it. These grilled vegetables are fresh, healthy, quick, and easy. They’re also very colorful. I’ve heard you should eat five colors every day, and some even say five […]
Rice with an Attitude
The other day, I planned to make Spicy Tilapia with Pineapple Salsa. I asked Tim what he wanted to go with it, and he said rice. I didn’t want to use a preflavored box of rice because it’s so easy to make your own, and that way you can control the ingredients and flavor, so […]