Grilled Vegetables w/Lemon, Thyme & Mustard Basting Sauce

Grilling isn’t just for meat… basting fresh summer vegetables and throwing them alongside your entree directly on the grill is easier than you think. Firing them up on the barbie may just get everyone to eat their veggies! We like to...

The Best Grilled Shrimp in Foil Packets!

Over the weekend I made simply one of the most delicious and EASY, Breezy summer meals ever! I parboiled little red potatoes diced them in half, quartered up some fresh zucchini, added peeled fresh jumbo shrimp, and diced up kielbasa. I marinated this mixture with fresh garlic and salt, pepper and because I was all […]

Hummus & Veggie Sandwiches

Crunch, munch, lunch!  Super fresh, super crispy and super delicious.  Oh… and did I forget, healthy?

Grill-Baked Potatoes w/Chive Butter

Super simple way to enjoy a “baked” potato. Stumbled upon this recipe for grilling a baked potato in Food & Wine magazine. Love the idea of slicing the potato and serving the butter-chive-sour cream in-between. Presentation is...

Lemony Green Beans w/Almond Breadcrumbs

Step into spring by serving this quintessential green bean side dish. Goes with everything!

What’s All the Hoopla about Kale?

Is it really all it is cracked up to be?

Post-Thanksgiving Pot Pie (in a slow cooker)

After an exhausting day or two of prep and entertaining for Thanksgiving, cooking is the last thing you want to do the next day. This recipe requires a slow cooker, however you basically have to through the left-overs in the cooker and let it do...

Crudite (as your Side Dish)

Something I serve 5 out of 7 evenings to my family.  A friend of mine inspired me to do so, after I noticed she was serving cut-up vegetables with a side of ranch dressing to her two daughters, nightly.  They weren’t big on vegetables to...

Fresh Corn Galette w/Zucchini, Thyme, & Goat Cheese

Cold Sesame Noodles w/Summer Veggies

No time, no problem.  I serve this Asian influenced noodle meal cold with or without meat.  To protein it up, add shredded rotisserie chicken or sliced grilled steak.