With a fridge full of beautiful ears of bi-sweet corn, I am on a bit of a corn kick. I am always in search of meals that I think can be made the night ahead and eaten for lunch the next day, and this … [Read more...]
Quinoa Salad with Parsley. Or…. Tabbouleh.
Have you ever started creating a recipe, and thought to yourself "Wow! This is going to be awesome! Why hasn't anyone thought of this before?" Well, probably because they have. And you just didn't … [Read more...]
Avocado-Corn Chowder with Rotisserie Chicken
I swear, every single recipe I've come across in the past week has included avocado. I am somewhat blaming one of my coworkers, who manages to consume at least 1/2 an avocado a day, every day. So this … [Read more...]
Fried Rice with Sweet Soy Sauce
I really try to make an effort to bring my lunch to work each day. My office is absolutely freezing, so I tend to gravitate towards warm lunches. Because of this, I am always looking for new pasta and … [Read more...]
Shredded Chicken Tacos with Tomatoes and Grilled Corn
Tacos are one of my favorite "quick dinners." For the most part, it all comes down to assembly. I tend to make tacos more as a way to clean my fridge of various vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, corn, … [Read more...]
Mango Shrimp Kebabs
Earlier this week, I wrote a post reviewing Cooking Light's new App. I have been playing around with the app for about a week and kept coming back to this Mango Shrimp Kebab recipe. The colors are … [Read more...]
Sauteed Chicken Breasts with Fennel and Rosemary
Wow. I haven't used chicken in a recipe in over a month. I think it is time to finally give poultry it's time in the limelight. I received fennel in my CSA share and thought this recipe for Sauteed … [Read more...]
Sausage, Pepper & Onion Sandwiches
I love making sausage and peppers. It is such a simple meal to make and is always well received. Sausage and peppers are a hearty meal and work well in both hot summer months as a sandwich, and also … [Read more...]
Roasted Beets with Tahini
There is a restaurant in Philadelphia called Zahav that serves modern Israeli food. I went there for my birthday last December, and am still thinking about their tasty hummus and absolutely fantastic … [Read more...]
Sauteed Pea Tendrils
Pea tendrils (or pea shoots) are the leaves from a snow pea plant. They have a bit of a spinach-pea taste, delicate and very tasty. Before receiving them in my CSA share, I just thought they were used … [Read more...]
Cilantro Lime Hummus
I can never have enough hummus, it is one of my favorite snacks (although I tend to eat so much of it, it's not really a snack!) I've had hummus on the brain for a while now. Be Well Philly must have … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
I think I'm on a hummus kick. Or maybe I'm feeling particularly lazy dinner-wise this week, and hummus is a quick and easy thing to make. Whatever the reason, it is hummus overload on this website. I … [Read more...]
Truffled Roasted Potatoes
I was so excited to receive red potatoes in my CSA share this week. I love roasted red potatoes with fresh herbs, but I had a little bit of white truffle oil left that I wanted to use. I found this … [Read more...]
Paella
I wanted to challenge myself this weekend, so I decided to try to make paella. I don't own a paella pan, and I honestly have no idea how to cook paella, so this should be quite the experience. I used … [Read more...]
Sangria
For Father's Day, I wanted to make my dad a somewhat traditional sangria. He is a man who has nothing and wants nothing (which is probably a result of having two daughters and a wife who want … [Read more...]
