I am always on the hunt for a good recipe. I look high and low for recipes that stand out. It was a little harder to find interesting chili recipes. I think I've made your standard chili recipe hundreds of times. Black bean and sweet potato, verde, white chicken chili, Texas chili among others are [...]
I love a good pasta dish. I also love the great Italian sauces. I made a bolognese recipe with lentils. Now I want to do a ragu. Now I'm not talking about the spaghetti sauce in a jar under the same name. I am talking about the Italian meat sauce that it really flavorful. I [...]
Here is the first recipe of the new year. I wanted to do a recipe that was healthy, fun and easy. I wanted to post something that is totally contrary to what people think eating healthy is this time of year. Many people are countering their weeks of excess with bland, unseasoned poached chicken breast [...]
As we get closer to New Years Day 2019, it's time to look at recipes that bring good luck in the new year. I did Hoppin' John last year. This year, I am again using black-eyed peas in a dish. Black-eyed peas are a symbol of luck in the new year. I wanted to combine [...]
Now that I am done with the Thanksgiving turkey, it's time to turn back to lighter dishes. I think it is a good thing to have lighter dishes intertwined with the indulgences. This doesn't mean you have to eat something that isn't satisfying. I find this time of year a good time to do some [...]
So I decided to do something a bit different with the turkey frame from the Thanksgiving turkey breast. I have already made two soups that are more standard: Turkey Lentil Soup and Turkey Split Pea Soup with Broccoli. Now I want to change it up a bit to something out of the ordinary. Not to [...]
I decided to go simple this week with a vegetarian dish. Nothing fancy and still working in some non-meat dishes into our rotation. It's rare I run across a recipe that is only for one serving, but the recipe for Red Lentil Tagine with Pistachios from MyFitnessPal is one such recipe. What I like about [...]
