Roasted Asparagus Fresh roasted asparagus is not only great for you (Vitamin K and a good bit of Vitamin A), but when cooked well, tastes great too. Forget that salty, squishy, canned asparagus. Give yourself an opportunity to eat well with this roasted savory version. …

Lime Chicken Tacos My children had helped me make homemade garlic parmesan spinach wraps, so we had to make something for dinner to go with them. Feel free to try these with regular flour tortillas, I’m sure it’ll be just as good. To be honest, I …

Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders Recipe Highlights Being short on time, I needed to make something for dinner that both pleased my football fans and wouldn’t drive me crazy to put together in a short time. Italian Sloppy Joe Sliders. Imagine traditional sloppy joe sandwiches, but …

Homemade Pizza Sauce During the summer, we like to cook our pizza on the grill. This pizza sauce has a kick, so if that’s not your thing, you can tone down this recipe a notch by reducing the pepper (either the crushed red or the …

Chile Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies Spicy chocolate cookies aren’t for everyone…like small children. If you don’t want to share with them or would like to teach your kids to keep their hands out of the cookie jar, these Chile mocha chocolate chip cookies are the …

Skinny Scallop Alfredo I love scallops, but since we have been trying to eat a little healthier around the McCarthy house lately, I’m sometimes a little adventurous when trying to cut calories and fat. My latest craze is substituting Greek yogurt for sour cream, dressings, …

Shredded Potato Salad Let us be honest with each other, there are probably three million potato salad recipes floating about, but I couldn’t care less about any of them. A bold statement for someone who just wrote a shredded potato salad recipe and brought you …

Baked Apple Pie Smoothie The Baked Apple Pie Smoothie started on the night of Mother’s Day Eve (that’s a holiday too right?). My husband and eldest son requested that I make brownies for our get-together. Typically, I oblige, but this one time I said no.  …

Shrimp Rangoon I looked up the history of the crab rangoon and was surprised in my five minutes of research to find that the “Rangoon” (notice it’s capitalized), is from the city Yangon, also called Rangoon. It’s the former capital of Burma, which is now …

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Have you ever bitten into a peanut butter cookie and it’s just too rich? That’s me. I love peanut butter out of the jar or on toast, but when it comes to candy, cookies, and pies…it’s always overdone. This cookie …