15 Minute Summer Fresh Tomato Sauce
As much as I adore red sauce, it starts to feel really heavy as the days turn sunnier and warmer. I hate to admit this, but I also start liking to spend less time in my kitchen. I came up with this super simple recipe using vine ripened tomatoes that were smiling at me from my countertop on a bright sunny evening here in lovely Wisco. I like how light and sweet this Summer Fresh Tomato Sauce turned out. Pick up some fresh ravioli and a bunch of tomatoes and woila! An easy weeknight … [Read More...]
Southern Style Oven Fried Chicken
I love the idea of a theme dinner. Back in the day, pre-kids that is, we used to host a lot of dinner parties and I would choose a theme and run with it-Spanish, Mexican, Asian, what have you. Now I barely have time to grocery shop let alone be thinking about themes, but this weekend [...]
Recipe Makeover! Baked French Toast Casserole
Paula Deen…Love ya girl with your adorable Southern accent, perpetual smile, and contagious giggles. But girlfriend the butter. Ah the butter! It. Is. Killing. Me. You put whole sticks of butter into single recipes. We all love butter, but have you seen the way it sticks to a pan? Yep. –Exactly what it is doing [...]
Blackberry Citrus Bread
Yesterday was a sad day at our house. I woke up to a horrible screeching that sounded like someone screaming, “Mom!” I opened both the boys’ doors to find them fast asleep in their beds. When the screeching continued, I gingerly walked downstairs, finding my kitty, Romeo, crying out in this primal, human-like way. His back legs were [...]
Skinny Breakfast
Recipe Makeover! Baked French Toast Casserole
Paula Deen…Love ya girl with your adorable Southern accent, perpetual smile, and contagious giggles. But girlfriend the butter. Ah the butter! It. … [Read More...]
Quiche-The Simplest Formula
Happy Easter! I love Easter for the hope it brings, the sunshine, the warmer weather, the positive outlook. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful … [Read More...]
(Delicious!) Green Eggs & Ham
I absolutely love hearing my soon to be four year old chatting away in the backseat. He says the funniest things about his day, comments on what he … [Read More...]
Skinny Dinner
15 Minute Summer Fresh Tomato Sauce
As much as I adore red sauce, it starts to feel really heavy as the days turn sunnier and warmer. I hate to admit this, but I also start liking … [Read More...]
Southern Style Oven Fried Chicken
I love the idea of a theme dinner. Back in the day, pre-kids that is, we used to host a lot of dinner parties and I would choose a theme and run with … [Read More...]
Skinny Fish Tacos
I have a confession to make. I slept through Cinco de Mayo. The real thing. As in the celebration of Puebla, Mexico while I was in Puebla. I never … [Read More...]
Skinny Lunch
Honey Ham & Cheddar Panini
There was not a cloud in the sky, possiblity in the air, little giggles from excited boys uncovering colored eggs filled with rare candy treats. An … [Read More...]
Grilled Veggie Sandwich
When you frequent a restaurant do you try new things or stick to what you know? It's funny because even though I consider myself to be quite the … [Read More...]
Skinny Turkey Ruben
Do you do the St. Patrick's Day thing? You know green beer and "Kiss Me I'm Irish" t-shirts? Well, it's been many moons since I participated in the … [Read More...]
Skinny Dessert
Blackberry Citrus Bread
Yesterday was a sad day at our house. I woke up to a horrible screeching that sounded like someone screaming, “Mom!” I opened both the … [Read More...]
Skinny Raspberry Banana Bread
I cannot bake. At all. In fact, I royally suck at it. I don't have the patience to wait and I certainly don't like following directions. Therefore, I … [Read More...]
A Mini Dose of Peanut Buster Parfait
I have this hilarious memory of my mom being pregant with my little sister and saying to my dad, "The baby wants a Peanut Buster Parfait!" These big … [Read More...]
