Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken noodle soup, a simple staple in a full house of seven…especially when all of my minions are ill. Yesterday was one of those days. I won’t go into details except that it was an exceptionally long night for my husband and …

Roasted Sugar Stripe Beets I know what you’re thinking…who in the heck wants a recipe for beets? Well, these aren’t those nasty canned beets your mother used to force down your throat. I promise. The candy stripe beet, otherwise known as the candy cane, bullseye, …

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. …

Garlic Parmesan Spinach Wraps Making these spinach wraps became a family affair when I was developing this recipe. As usual, I had quite a bit of something that I needed to make use of, in this case, spinach. My children love quesadillas and tortillas so …

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 …

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.  …

Lemon Almond Breakfast Bites Making lemon almond breakfast bites ahead of time saves my world. They’re crazy tasty and refreshing too. These breakfast bites are nice because I can make them after ingesting a couple gallons of coffee. They store well in the pantry and can be …

Creamy Roasted Vegetable Soup I really like raw veggies most of the time. I’m am amazed when people visit my home and are surprised that my kids like raw veggies too. I thought everyone ate them. We’re not vegans or vegetarians, but sometimes I like …

Brussel Sprouts with Rosemary and Shallots Most people have memories of their mothers forcing Brussel sprouts down their gullets as children. At least, that is what TV would have me believe. I, unfortunately, don’t have such memories.  Brussel sprouts were not introduced into my diet …

Sun-Dried Tomato and Mushroom Quinoa It was “Meatless Monday” and the majority of my family was out of the house during dinner time, which allowed me to make any thing I wanted for dinner. I made the red, white, and blue quinoa I had picked …