Arugula, Yellow Tomato, & Nectarine Salsa

Easy fruit inspired salsa using nectarines.  Mild and flavorful as topping on baguette slices or on grilled fish and chicken.

Niçoise Salad

Niçoise… I don’t serve this enough. It’s got everything. The lemony vinaigrette in this particular recipe makes it my favorite version.

Grilling Pizza

I could make these every night.  Very easy to assemble and extremely tasty.  Get the kids involved.  Fun to create different pizza masterpieces.

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...

Chicken Enchilada Meatloaf

If you love to chow down on a plate of chicken enchiladas, say no more… this is the meatloaf for you! Thanks to Yvonne Ruperti and seriouseats.com, the combo of these comfort foods are packed into one convenient loaf that will feed the entire...

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…

Tilapia w/Green Beans

If you only have about 30 minutes, here’s the meal for tonight. Lemon spritzed green beans seem the perfect springtime side for a light and quickly prepared entree.

Mexi-Texi Sandwiches

I should call this sandwich, the gobbler.  That’s what I do when I sit down with this beauty.  I actually have to ask someone if they even saw me eat it, it’s that good and I eat it that fast.  Everything about it works.

Beef and Beer Chili

This chili is a definite crowd pleaser!  Chunky and chockfull of flavor.  My mother served chili over elbow macaroni, which I find rounds off the dish nicely.  Bellies will be filled for sure!

Chicken & Couscous Salad

Thanks mom, for this tasty summer salad. I’m passing it on (with permission) to Tips, which she originally received from a friend. Super great for dinner, lunch, luncheon… you get the point.