'Awesome-sauce' recipes for every day of the year!
This recipe is a fabulous year round dessert whether you're looking for something for a summer barbecue or a holiday party potluck! Well, here's an easy recipe that's a big win at all these events. This is made with raspberries but you can substitute blueberries or blackberries to suit your taste. Enjoy!
I know I've said it before but I'm going to say it again - chicken should never, ever, EVER be boring! A healthy dinner does not equate to a boring dinner. My mango salsa chicken is inspired by the Del Monte recipe for mango salsa - with a few tweaks to give it more of a punch. This dish pulls together delicious and beautiful fruits and veggies for a colorful and fabulous meal. Make it and freeze it for later or have everyone round for dinner! Enjoy!
It's finally November! Time for some comfort food desserts to wave off the impending cold of winter. This deliciously easy dessert can be made for one or many and as an added benefit - your kitchen will smell fabulous! Enjoy and happy fall!
So you want a baked pasta recipe that won't ruin your week but still has a flavor profile? Or it's a Friday in Lent and you're looking for something a little better than fried fish and chips (as delicious as that is!)? Or maybe you just need an easy casserole that you can pop in the oven while getting ready for company to come over? Bring in the tuna casserole! The tuna gives you a protein boost with just enough mayo to make it a comfort dish. Toss in some veggies and garlic and you're ready for dinner.
Fall is here! And with it wonderful vegetables that are delicious when roasted. I love this recipe because you've got beautiful colors, loads of healthy vegetables, and an excellent protein kick from the quinoa and black beans. A great healthy fall meal to get you through a busy week. Enjoy!
So what do you do when you have an extra can of pineapple and an afternoon of free time? Throw it in a skillet with some other fresh ingredients and see what comes out! That's where this stir fry recipe comes from. Lots of prep needed in the chopping department but all prepared in one large skillet for easy cooking and clean up! Full of fresh vegetables and delicious pork, this meal is delicious served with rice or great by itself as a low carb option. Enjoy!
Enchiladas. We all love them. At least I do. And while making them once in a while is fun, the 2 hours spent prepping, chopping, cooking, mixing, wrapping, and baking is not always feasible. And the heavy overload of carbs and cheese is not always feasible either! Since the inside of the enchilada is where all the goodness is happening, this recipe just focuses on that - saving time and calories but never sacrificing flavor (courtesy of my Mexican Spice Blend - link included below). Enjoy!
Time for another goodness filled salad to fit your budget! Recently I was out with my cousins picking blueberries...and we went a little overboard! So after freezing a pound, (and snacking on a pound on the plane ride back to the twin cities!), I wanted to experiment with a blueberry vinaigrette - which means I needed a salad to go with it!
Thanks to a lovely trip blueberry picking with my cousins, I have more blueberries than I know what to do with! So I decided to give a blueberry vinaigrette a whirl and (if I do say so myself) - it turned out delicious! Enjoy and let me know what you like to put in your homemade dressings!
Salads and dressing go together - no arguments here! But I struggle with some of the dressing I see on the shelf at the store. We often see extremely high sodium, sugar, and (of course!) calories. It takes more effort to make your own dressing, but it pays dividends and gives you much more freedom to customize your dressing to better match your personal flavor profile along with the flavor profile of whatever salad you're serving.
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