One-Dish
Easy Thai Pork Noodle
There's been a lot of talk lately about cutting our meat consumption, (either for your health, or money savings, or for the planet) but if your family is anything like mine, they tend to expect meat for most dinners. Rather than doing vegetarian meals, another way to reduce the amount of m
Quick and Easy Spinach Lasagna
Love lasagna? Does your greasy, meaty, high-calorie version need a makeover? This super easy recipe nixes the meat as well as substitutes whole wheat lasagna noodles for traditional white, and uses part-skim cheeses. You also get a dose of healthy spinach in this cheesy one-dish meal. Fill
A great use for leftovers
Okay, so remember that roast pork I made a little while ago? Well, it makes a lot of meat, and we always try to freeze some to use at a later date. Last night I didn't feel like cooking anything elaborate, so I looked in the pantry and the freezer to see what I could throw together. I had som
Chicken and Tomato crockpot dinner
In the spotlight today we have this tasty idea from JustJenn for an easy dinner: Stewed chicken and tomatoes. Just toss it all in the crockpot in the morning, and feed the family in the evening... easy peasy! Says Jenn: This is a great quick dinner that you can throw together in the morning
Spotlight: Cheater’s Lasagna
Shortcuts are great! I love this one -- Cheater's Lasagna -- from Radishes and Rhubarb... A clever way to pull together a quick and tasty lasagne: I try very hard to make everything from scratch. Mostly because I really enjoy the cooking process, but also because I just want to control what g
Shrimp and Asparagus Noodle Salad
Next in our series of 'overlapping meals', here is a wonderful Asian inspired main dish salad that is quick to prepare on a hot summer evening. I love this cross between a pasta dish and a salad! This was inspired by Vietnamese Noodle Salads, but it draws on similar sauce and techniques from o
Polenta Lasagnas, and Tips for Cooking Fancy!
I recently discovered Perry's Plate (man, there are so many good food blogs out there!) and I really liked this post, and thought you guys would too. Not only is there a tasty looking recipe for Roasted Vegetable Polenta Lasagnas, she also gives some great hints about how to actually manage to coo
Quick Dinner Idea: The Bacon Dinner Salad
Brainstorming on what's for dinner? A tasty and hearty dinner salad is a easy light dinner, perfect for a summer evening when you don't really want to cook. Well, I did cook Bacon for this one, but hey.. it's BACON! Salads are great way to use up leftovers. Have 1 chicken breast left over fr
Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Krapow)
I've been on a kick of Asian inspired food lately (like this Easy Pad Thai!) and this one looks like an excellent choice... A simple Thai meal! Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Krapow) at No Recipes. Thai Basil Chicken is one of those dishes that fits squarely in the category of best-bang-for-your-buck. No
Cajun Shrimp & Okra
I had the urge the other night to make some sort of dish with shrimp, to use up some shrimp broth in my freezer. I had a pound of shrimp, and also some frozen okra on hand, so I figured that was just screaming to go Cajun or Creole (Let the good times roll with Shrimp Creole!). So here's my versi
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