Shrimp Pesto Pasta with Asparagus!  If you love shrimp, pasta and a super quick dinner you are sooo gonna love this! Shrimp, pesto, pasta and crisp asparagus!  Must be spring time in Seattle!  Say it isn’t so, it’s only been what?  Eight, maybe nine months since we saw the sun.  Seems like just yesterday. Isn’t that bright…
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Lemon Chicken, Pasta and Asparagus Skillet
Place your broth, pasta, cooked chicken and other goodies all in the same skillet. Â Cook for about 12 minutes and dinner is done. I topped mine off with a bit of fresh mozzarella and it was divine! A one pot meal with lemon chicken, pasta and asparagus is my kind of one pot meal. Should…
Lemony Orzo Pasta with Asparagus
We love to cook with orzo around here!  It’s a great change up from rice and cooks in half the time.  Perfect for quick skillet dinners and it’s a great canvas for a host of flavors! Need a quick and easy side dish?  Than Orzo is your friend! Sounds like an old Italian name doesn’t it?…
Skillet Pasta with Italian Sausage
Another Skillet Dish recipe! The working girl (and guy) has gotta love these. One pan, a few common ingredients and dinner is on the table. I adapted this dish from Country Cooks magazine.  A subscription I sometimes love. Not all their recipes works for me, which is a bit bizarre since the entire premise of…
BLT Pasta Salad
Crisp, refreshing and easy! This recipe calls for store bought Ranch Dressing…yes, I said it, ‘Redneck Ranch’. Personally, I am not a huge fan of Ranch,  (because I am so cultured an’ stuff),  but in this recipe it works. I bought the higher end brand in the cold food section, I paid more, so I am sure it is…
Green Goddess Dressing
Green Goddess dressing is so fresh and delicious! What makes our recipe unique is a cottage cheese base. You’d never know any different by the taste but the cottage cheese makes it super rich, very healthy and adds a little bit of protein. This is the perfect recipe to use up all of those garden…
Italian Soup with Sausage
Italian Soup with Sausage has all the deep flavors we love in a easy to make savory soup! Â Sausage, tomatoes, fresh veggies and pasta. Â All come together in less than 30 minutes! Â Mangia! Clean out the fridge with this delicious and hearty soup! Â The sausage does most of the work for you by intensifying the…
Pesto Orzo Salad
Pesto Orzo Salad is favorite side dish no matter the season. It can easily be turned into a main course if you top it with shrimp or chicken. Chock full of orzo, peas, tomatoes, bell peppers and parmesan cheese, this easy orzo salad comes together in only about 20 minutes. Pesto orzo salad is a…
Green Chili Chicken Soup
Green Chili Chicken Soup recipe. With just a handful of ingredients and minimal effort, you can whip up a delicious pot of soup that the whole family will love! When it comes to comfort food, few dishes rival the warmth and satisfaction of a hearty bowl of soup. But what if you could elevate that…
30 Minute Chicken Puttanesca
An easy version of classic Chicken Puttanesca! Â Simple ingredients yield a deep and flavorful Italian dish your whole family will love! This easy 30 minute chicken breast recipe is made in one pan with fresh flavors that come together in a flash! Ingredients in Easy Chicken Puttanesca boneless chicken breasts onion garlic crushed tomatoes…
Homemade Crouton Recipe
This easy and simple crouton recipe yields perfect, crunchy croutons with loads of flavor. It only takes about 20 minutes from start to finish and the end result are rustic croutons that are the star of any salad. Homemade croutons make any salad a homemade run! Homemade Crouton Ingredients The best part about homemade croutons…
Broccoli Salad Recipe
Our easy Broccoli Salad is full of crunchy broccoli, cranberries, pecans, red onion and brown sugar bacon. It’s all tossed in a tangy vinaigrette which really seals the flavor deal. this has become a new go-to in our house! Broccoli Salad Ingredients Broccoli I buy precut florets and cut them to be even smaller….
Pesto Gnocchi Skillet
This is a super easy recipe with loads of flavor! Our Pesto Gnocchi Skillet takes only about 15 minutes to prepare and happily feeds the whole family. The pesto cream sauce comes together quickly, even the most novice of home chefs can master this meal! All About Gnocchi This recipe is super simple. We purchase…
Zucchini Lasagna- No Fuss Recipe
 Zucchini Lasagna!  Zucchini strips replace lasagna noodles for a low carb take on an old Italian classic.This no fuss recipe is simple easy, and combines whole ingredients for a healthier dinner your family will love.  Zucchini lasagna is the same as traditional lasagna- layers of zucchini ‘noodles’, meat sauce with marinara, ricotta…
Marinated Salmon
Our recipe for Marinated Salmon packs a huge flavor punch but is so simple to make. A quick 2 hour marinade of white wine, lemon and garlic flavors make for a salmon marinade that everyone loves! Salmon Marinade Ingredients White Wine: Just a splash. Too much and the acid will semi cook the salmon. Lemon…