Tex Mex Pasta Salad with Chili Tomato Vinaigrette! –  Fresh crunchy corn, black beans, avocado and a plethora of veggies tossed with pasta and a flavorful easy to make vinaigrette! Love me some Tex Mex flavors!  Black beans, peppers, corn and of course our good friend avocado!  We went heavy on the veg for…
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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…
Lasagna Roll Ups
BEHOLD! Lasagna Roll Ups. All the great flavors of lasagna, but less mess, and a gooey-er, cheesier, SIMPLE and DELICIOUS dinner. Set the scene, shall we? It’s a Friday night. The week has been long. You want something easy, delicious, and maybe something you can craft up with  a bit of a wine buzz going…
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…
Shrimp Pesto Pasta with Asparagus
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…
One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese Soup
 One Pot Chili Mac and Cheese Soup – We like our chili slurpable around here!  This easy to make soup made with fresh ingredients will become a family favorite !  Perfect for lazy days! Is there anything about this dish that doesn’t scream comfort food?   Put me in front of the TV with my Seahawks jersey…
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…
Tortellini Sausage Soup
We love this easy to make Tortellini Sausage Soup!  Puffy and cheese filled tortellini mingle with sausage and other fresh ingredients to make a fabulously big flavored soup! Super fast and easy soup that packs a huge big flavor!  There is sausage, tomato paste, a bit of cream and roasted red peppers!  (I just buy…
Thai Chicken and Noodle Salad with Creamy Peanut Dressing
A cool and crunchy main dish salad that will feed a family and then some. Â Helloooo lunch box! The creamy peanut butter dressing is snap to make and packs a big flavor! This is a noodled up version of my Crunchy Thai Salad. Â You can make this spicy or not so much. Â I fall…
Baked Spaghetti with Chicken Parmesan Meatballs
This fabulous baked spaghetti with chicken parmesan meatballs is one of my all time favorites!And that says a lot! The recipe is semi-homemade, so it saves you some time, but gives you all the flavor of all home made. Delish! Do you remember that show called ‘Semi-Homemade’  with that really pretty blonde lady?  Not sure if…
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…
Chicken Parmesan Soup
What’s to love about this  Chicken Parmesan Soup? It’s easy.  Rotisserie chicken or a couple cups of diced cooked chicken will make a huge pot! It’s healthy.  It’s fast.  25 minutes from stove to table! There will be leftovers for lunch!  Sounds like soup perfection to me! Know what this spells? Recipe winner!  Hit’s all four marks that I love…
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?…
Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccini with Creamy Feta Sauce
Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccini with Creamy Feta Sauce!  Well that just says comfort food all over the place.  If you are looking for a fast, easy and restaurant quality pasta dish,  you just found it! This comes together so quickly, with only a few ingredients.  You can lighten this up… but lets call this…