Light and fresh food with bright flavors is the best part of Summer and warm weather- This sweet and savory Summer Salad is just the ticket! Full of fresh berries, jicama, pears, avocado, feta cheese and topped with chicken sausage all tossed up in a poppyseed dressing…this filling salad recipe says ‘Summer’ all over it!…
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Easy Shrimp and Scallop Pasta
This easy Shrimp and Scallop Pasta recipe comes together in less tha 30 minutes with a two minute white wine sauce. Serve with all any veggies you have hanging around. It’s a great ‘clean out the fridge’ dish your whole family will love! Why we love this simple pasta dish – Fresh ingredients that come…
Asian Rice Salad
A nice little change up from your regular pasta or potato salad is our Asian Rice Salad. Served chilled,  the combo of tender wild rice, crunchy cashews and water chestnuts are addicting!  We also add baby corn to get more veggies in there. Best part? It’s easy! Start with a store bought brown and wild rice mix. We use…
20 Minute Lemon Ricotta Pasta
20 MINUTE LEMON RICOTTA PASTA!  Pasta, lemon, ricotta, garlic and parmesan all  mixed together with a little magic starchy pasta water for a delicious and easy dinner any night of the week! Delicious light and easy to prepare pasta!  When you have a craving for pasta but not the energy for a full night of…
Easy Italian Pasta Skillet
We made this Easy Italian Pasta Skillet with lean ground turkey but you could use sausage, ground beef or ground chicken. Â A simple recipe that your family will love and you will make over and over again! Ever get that carby feeling? Â Like you need some comfort food and you need it now? Â We wanted…
BLT Salad with Ranch & Avocado
This delicious BLT Salad with Ranch and Avocado is full of pasta, lettuce, bacon, tomato, shredded cheese, and dressed in store bought ranch. It is a favorite for BBQ’s, potlucks, or even for dinner! This is a super simple recipe; it’s really no fail. You could try a bunch of variations of it, too! Tips to…
Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce
This amazing Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce is going to be your new best friend!  It comes together in a flash and oh those tomatoes, cream and pasta…..topped with a dusting of cheese.  It’s perfect in its simple little way. Sometimes, a cuppa cream has gotta hit the pan. I mean how much chicken and veggies can…
Shrimp Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce
There are some days a little cream has to hit the pan! Â And this Super Easy 30 Minute Shrimp Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce recipe is just what we need today! This super easy pasta dish is made with tomato puree and just a smidge of cream to make it taste decadent! There are a…
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…
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…
Rice and Cashew Salad with Lightened Up Asian Dressing
A nice little change up from your regular pasta or potato salad.  Served chilled,  the combo of crunchy cashews and water chestnuts are addicting!  And of course, easy.  It’s gotta be easy or it just doesn’t show up here! This recipe is from my Mom.  She made it up years ago and we have been making it ever since.  It is one…
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?…
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…
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…
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…