If you have not tried Zucchini “zoodles” yet, this easy to prepare Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp recipe is a great way to get you started!  One pan and around 20 minutes and you have a healthy tasty meal! I am not a gadget gal.  I don’t fill my cupboard with the latest appliances. A…
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Skinny Taco Dip
This SKINNY TACO DIP has layers of refried beans, cool ranch sour cream, cheese, tomatoes and our forever friend avocado! Â It makes enough to feed a crowd and takes all of 10 minutes to throw together! I brought this to a party last week and every bite was scooped up in record time. Pretty sure…
Chili Lime Chicken Burgers with Avocado Salsa
Chili Lime Chicken Burgers with Avocado Salsa! – Â A delicious blend of poblano peppers, cumin, chili seasoning and lime. Â Use the same spices and veggies for the burgers and the salsa keeping this recipe as easy as it gets! I like my burgers bun free…buns I got, don’t need no more! Â If you got…
Fresh Key Lime Cake!
Who says Key Lime has to be a pie?  You are gonna fall in love with this easy to make Fresh Key Lime Cake!  And here is a secret, you don’t have to use Key Limes…regular old limes work just fine! We all know about Key Lime Pie – but I like my dessert in cake form….
Butter-Dijon-Parmesan Crusted Oven Fried Chicken Thighs
Crispy Butter Dijon Parmesan Crusted Chicken Thighs that come together in a flash. Â Oven baked to a crispy crunch! Â Dredged in a simple concoction of butter and dijon then dipped in panko crumbs and parmesan. Â Your family is so gonna love you for this! We can’t get enough of these Butter Dijon Parmesan Crusted…
Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad
Crunchy Mediterranean Couscous Salad!  – My favorite salad…because it doesn’t taste like your having salad!  Made with easy to prepare couscous and crunchy veggies with a hit of feta! Full of  chickpeas, feta, crunchy cucumbers and a plethora of fresh veggies.  All tossed in our easy  3 minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette! I tossed this together this…
Best Spanish Rice
This Easy One Pot Spanish Rice will quickly become a family favorite! Â We use fresh ingredients that you most likely have on hand. Â Chicken stock for added flavor along with mexican spices…even a pepper if you like a little heat! What makes this Spanish Rice recipe the best? We fresh veggies for some crunch….
3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
 3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette – This easy to make big flavored dressing will become your favorite! It looks and tastes like it has cream or mayo added,  but it doesn’t!  It’s a true vinaigrette! How does this 3 Minute Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette taste so creamy with no cream or mayo? A little thing called emulsification….
Chorizo and White Bean Soup
This 30 minute Chorizo and White Bean Soup is incredibly easy to make and has tons of flavor!  The chorizo does most of the flavor work for you and the added fresh veggies make this a fresh and wholesome meal! When I think about soup, and I do, a lot.  I think about the broth.  A…
Sheet Pan Fajitas
Sheet Pan Fajitas are SUCH an easy meal for the whole family! Easy.  Healthy.  Versatile. Sold! Tender fajitas with chicken, fresh veggies, all cooked up on the same sheet pan! Serve with tortillas, on top of a salad or wrapped up in a lettuce wrap. Check out this video to see how easy these Sheet…
Southwest Stuffed Peppers
These Southwest Stuffed Peppers are chock full of beef, rice, corn  and beans.  Sub ground turkey or chicken for an even leaner meal! This beautiful colorful dish is so easy to make and chalk full of veggies and lean meat! How to make Southwest Stuffed Peppers Cut the ends off of your rainbow of…
Mexican Shrimp and Corn Chowder
This Mexican Shrimp and Corn Chowder is my new favorite soup! Â The broth..oh that broth! Â Hard to believe it all comes together in about 30 minutes with easy ingredients…buy hey, thats what we do! We are crazy for soup around her! Â In fact when I started this blog it was going to be only…
Smashed Brussels Sprouts
Smashed Brussels Sprouts! – Oh my veggie! Â These crispy morsels with a touch of asiago cheese are going to become your new fave veggie! Kicking off a brand new year with the promise of more veggies on our plate than last year! Â And this recipe is making it pretty easy to stick to that resolution….
30 Minute Shrimp and Orzo with Sun Dried Tomatoes
30 Minute Shrimp and Orzo with Sun Dried Tomatoes! – And did I mention its all cooked up in one pan? We are crazy for Orzo around here! Â It’s cooks up super quick and is a nice change from plain old rice. Â After you toast it up it kind looks like Rice-a-Roni, the San Francicso…
Twice Baked Potato Bites
Twice Baked Potato Bites! – These were a huge hit and so easy to make!  Not sure I can have another  party without them! I love little bites….I could live on appetizers alone!  These beauties are about two bitefuls and were a hit at my last party! Nothing says yum like double stuffed anything…