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

Creamy Shrimp Rolls

If you’re like me, you enjoy a delicious lobster roll now and again… but don’t love the work that goes into making them. Shrimp offers a simpler approach to appease your craving and you can whip them up in no time.

Open-Face Chicken Burgers w/Basil Mayonnaise

Take advantage of the fresh basil at the markets and in your own gardens. Grilled chicken burgers can be boring, but not these bad boys. The secret ingredients in the accompanying mayonnaise are pickles and basil. Garden fresh these burgers are, if...

Mini Crab Cakes

Love these as an appetizer or for lunch served with a small salad.

BBQ Ham & Pineapple Pizza

Another delectable way of how to use up left-over ham. Adapted from A Hint of Honey, ham and pineapple match up with smoked Gouda and BBQ sauce. Sweet, savory, cheesy and downright tasty. Serve a mixed baby green salad alongside and you’ve...

30 Minute Meal: Veggie & Herb Frittata

Nothing like a thirty minute meal. Our lives are pretty much a race. Driving here. Driving there. Barely any time to relax, let alone eat. So in-between practices, homework, doctor appointments and playdates, take a half hour to prep a filling...

Packed Lunch Ideas

Take your child’s lunchbox sandwich to the next level.  Mix it up a bit and keep them guessing.  Parents Magazine published suggestions in the article, Bread and Better, in 2007 and I still find them ever so helpful. Is your teen too...

Cheeky Chicken & Waffle Sammies

This recipe is from Cooking Light (December 2011 issue). It is quick, easy and fun to eat. I love sandwiches made with waffles.  The possibilities are endless. This particular concoction is a slightly healthier option and makes for a simple speedy...

Make-Your-Own Sandwich Buffet

The title says it all… put whatever you want out.  Meats, cheeses, condiments, fillings… it’s an endless, carefree option.  Great for get-togethers.  Here’s a grocery list of sorts…

Far-East Chicken Salad

Crunchy, crisp and slightly nutty.  Difficult to not go back for seconds.  Feel free to substitute blanched, toasted almonds or a 1/4 cup of toasted sesame seeds for the cashews.