Chicken and rice and everything nice!  You can not have too many chicken and rice recipes in your arsenal.  This one bakes up in the oven so no hovering over a skillet! This has a kicked up lemony rice pilaf that is super delicious.  Rather than finish in the skillet, I poured it into a baking dish to avoid…
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Honey Glazed Salmon with Orange and Ginger
HONEY GLAZED SALMON WITH ORANGE AND GINGER…what a wonderful combo for salmon! Â Just a few wholesome ingredients and WOW! Â Easy clean up and leftovers for tomorrows lunch! My taste buds are going through mid life crisis. Â There are a lot of foods that I used to love and can’t eat anymore. Â Have you guys ever…
Skinny Chicken Taco Soup!
Skinny Chicken Taco Soup! – This soup is made with wholesome fresh ingredients and so easy to make! Â You are the only one that twill know it’s a ‘skinny’ recipe! Eat this soup and you will be SKINNY! Â (well, maybe I oversold that a bit ….). Â But it’s a healthy super soup if there…
Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Easy Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts! Â – These beautiful brussels will make you forget your eating your veggies! Let’s start this new year off right with a beautiful, Â healthy, easy to make veggie dish! I spent the last two weeks in Maui with all my favorite people. Â I am in need of some serious veggies in…
Greek Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta
This super easy Baked Shrimp Recipe is so easy.  If you make it once you will make it hundred times!  20 Minutes from start to table and comes in  at less than 300 calories per serving!  Yay! This dinner meets all my requirements.  Fast, Easy and Healthy!  It definitely falls into my  Fast and Fresh Category. I…
15 Fast and Fresh Dinner Recipes
Here are all my favorite ‘go to’ recipes that I cook time and time again. All are super easy and super fresh.  I think you and your family will love them! You can find a few more on my Fast and Fresh Pinterest Board. One Skillet Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas One…
Spinach Power Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette
This beautiful and fresh Spinach Salad is a powerhouse of good taste and will leave you feeling like a million bucks!  Fresh and easy ingredients tossed together in a quick Honey Lime Vinaigrette. The power of spinach!  It is considered a ‘super food’ and and a great way to get your healthy greens in, especially for those of us who are…
Easy Layered Greek Dip
Easy Layered Greek Dip! – This comes together in a flash with store bought hummus and few other ingredients.  Great alternative to unhealthy dips! Healthy, low fat, low calorie dip!  I’m always glad to see an appetizer on the healthy side of things when I go to a party.  That way I can hit the cheese…
Mojo Marinated Grilled Chicken
We love this quick grilled chicken!  A quick marinade made of easy to find ingredients served along side grilled red onions.  So simple but the flavor is so big! Mojo chicken baby!  An orange, a lime or two,  some cumin and garlic, so simple.  Give your chicky a quick 20 minute bath in that stuff and…
Pecan and Rosemary Crusted Chicken with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
This amazingly easy chicken recipe has just a few ingredients but all combined they make a huge flavor!  Crunch pecans and savory rosemary make a perfect crunchy crust! Fast, fresh and so easy you will be whipping this up on a regular basis! This is my go to dinner.  When I can’t possibly drag my blogging…
How to Oven Bake Quinoa, White and Brown Rice!
How to bake Brown Rice.  How to bake Quinoa.  How to bake White Rice.  Perfect rice and quinoa every time without the hassle of stove top cooking!  Once you try this method you will be hooked! For all my cooking prowess, I can not make a good pot of rice or quinoa on the stove…
Spinach, Berry and Pecan Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
This fresh salad salad is a staple around here!  I make a big batch and have lunch all week! Spinach and berries and balsamic oh my!  All that spring tucked into one big fresh salad…oh and don’t forget the pecans!  And avocado!  And feta!  This is one tasty salad combo and wait until you see how…
Italian Sausage and Mushroom Soup
Easy on the cook but big on flavor! Â This quick making Italian Sausage and Mushroom Soup is a great ‘clean out the fridge’ meal! Fast, Fresh and Healthy! Â You can whip up a big batch of this soup and feed your family for a few days with a enough left over for lunch! Plus..it’s got…
Thai Chicken Coconut Curry Skillet
This comes together really fast and best yet- all in one skillet. Â No clean up or fuss, just really good food… the way we like it around here! Â It is also Paleo and Whole30 friendly. Â Serve over rice or cauliflower rice if desired. But..it’s delicious just on its own, too! This is sooo out of…
Oven Baked Crispy Chicken Thighs with Garlic, Lemon and Scallion
Baked Crispy Chicken Thighs! Â A simple rub of garlic, green onion, lemon and olive oil is all it takes to bake up these crispy yummy chicken thighs! Be still my fried chicken loving heart! Â Check out these crispy little beauties! Â Baked on a rack to ensure that every last bite is all crispy and crunchy!…