Recipes

Slow-Cooker Spaghetti Sauce

May 9, 2011 17 comments

Normally, I make pasta/pizza sauce on the stove top.  It’s pretty yummy, if I do say so myself.  But, with weekly pasta and pizza nights (and with the warming temps here in Houston), I’ve been trying to figure out a way to eliminate time spent in front of the stove. The blog Life as Mom [...]

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Easy Broccoli Salad Recipe

May 3, 2011 12 comments

Don’t hate me, but I have a child who ADORES broccoli. Seriously. It’s her favorite vegetable and her number one preference when given a choice for dinner vegetables.  Because it’s such a highly nutritious green veggie, I try to humor her with broccoli several times a week. The only problem is that Mommy and Daddy [...]

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Asian Wonton Dumplings (recipe)

March 17, 2011 28 comments

So, this dish wasn’t on my meal plan this week, but — hey — I get cravings.  Cravings that MUST be IMMEDIATELY appeased. (immediately, I tell you) Thursday, I began hankering for fried wontons . . . pork dumplings. . .  dim sum.  Since I’m not a fan of Asian buffets, I decided to try [...]

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Chipotle Quinoa with Corn and Black Beans

March 7, 2011 20 comments

A friend from an online mom’s group shared the following recipe a few weeks ago; since I adore quinoa, I quickly added it to my meal plan and prepared it last Wednesday. Oh. My. Word. This may be one of my all-time favorite recipes. Seriously, folks — it’s that good. I ended up making it [...]

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Nosh Time – Thom Kha Gai Soup {Thai Coconut Chicken Soup}

November 23, 2010 11 comments

I’ve been married for nearly seven years . . . and for the duration of that time, I’ve had one quest: learn to make Thom Kha Gai. Thom k-what, you say? Thom Kha Gai — a Thai coconut-chicken soup. Or, to those of us who love Thai food, heaven in a bowl. I’ve tried recipe [...]

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Nosh Time — My New Favorite Bread {recipe}

November 8, 2010 4 comments

Since I switched to whole grains, I have been making our bread.  It’s easy and cheaper than buying the GOOD, whole grain bread (the bread that – at least at my grocery store – is over $4 a loaf). I’ve tried many recipes and the following one, which I adapted from this bread machine recipe, [...]

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