I love a quick meal when I’m not really in the mood to cook. Don’t get me wrong, I love to cook. But I have to be in the mood to really enjoy it.

This was not the case last night. I got home late, was trying to get the munchkin ready for bed and had a million things going on other than dinner.

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I never had these burgers growing up because frankly, I hated mushrooms for a very long time.

Now that I’m older I LOVE da shroomies! But when I went looking for a clean eating version of this recipe, I was a little dismayed at the amount of fat a lot of recipes contained. So I trimmed down the fat and added my own combination of spices. [Read more →]

When I went to Europe at age 18, I had never had fennel before. I didn’t even know what it was or what it looked like. Add to that the fact that I’ve never cared for the taste of licorice, and you can pretty much guess that I wasn’t all that enthused when this dish came to the dinner table.

But my mind was changed quickly with the first bite. The flavor of the fennel is very mild, and is a nice addition to all the other spices that get added to the pot. [Read more →]

I’ve always loved buying this salad at Whole Foods. It’s so fresh and bursting with flavor. But it’s such a simple salad, I just couldn’t see why I couldn’t make it at home for half the price…. and add some protein to it too. [Read more →]

This recipe was inspired by a friend’s garden. He sent home a rather large bag of mixed produce with my husband that had just been picked.

Not one to turn down a big bag of home grown veggies, I got to work coming up with a recipe to include them all. It turned out quite tasty. Even my 2 year old son was rather taken with it. In fact, I think he ate more of my dinner that I did! [Read more →]