Quesadillas aren’t typically considered a “healthy” food, but these quinoa quesadillas are a way to get some veggies and protein-packed quinoa into your diet. When we think of quesadillas we typically think cheese and tortillas, right? Well, these quinoa stuffed quesadillas are vegetarian, with lots of flavor, and the added protein of quinoa!! And, the […]
Crock Pot Yummy
I have two new recipes…yay! I don’t like to post a recipe until I’ve cooked it a few times, and know that it will be a staple in my family. These two recipes come from the same cookbook, The Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes, which I give a B rating. I love to use […]
Easy Tuna Pesto Pasta
I love recipes that meet all my requirements. Fast. Cheap. Easy. Yummy. This one definitely does! I made it tonight for dinner, and we all gobbled it up. And, it’s crazy simple. Easy (Peasy) Tuna Pesto Pasta 1 can of tuna fish 3 cups cooked rotini pasta 4 Tbsp. prepared pesto (I just buy a […]
Cilantro Black Bean Salad
This cilantro and black bean salad is full of black and pinto beans, corn, veggies, lime and cilantro. The perfect “dip” for chips or side dish. When I thought I was inventing something years ago when I first made this dish, I didn’t realize it had a name – or at least there was something […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
My husband made smoothies for me for lunch for mother’s day. YUM!! We just throw in whatever frozen berries we have in the fridge, always a banana, some ice, Dannon light n fit vanilla yogurt, and voila. So yummy! One thing I’ve tried too is to add some nuts. Cashews work good. It gives it […]
Quick Dinner Idea
The other night I had nothing I wanted for dinner except this delicious hummus recipe. Have you made it yet? You have to. So yum! Even if you think, ewww, hummus is nasty. You should give it a second try with this recipe. And if you’ve never tried it, it’s just a bean dip. That’s […]
I will be back…
I am moving this week. I am so glad I’m moving, but it’s been a lot of busy stuff lately. So….this blog unfortunately is getting neglected. I tried 3 new recipes out of my new cookbooks. This is the one I’m going to share b/c 1. It looked so pretty when I made it. I […]
Vegetarian=Trying new things
So, I made a trip to my local Whole Foods. Don’t you love that store? I do. I couldn’t find the following things at my regular grocery store: Agave NectarCelery Root (now THIS is something I would see in the store and think, is that edible?)Whole Wheat CouscousQuinoaSaffron I am making some new recipes this […]
New Cookbooks!!
Trying to eat like a vegetarian isn’t that hard, but trying to do it in a healthy way IS!I mean, anyone can cut out meat and eat tons of pasta, and bread, and stuff like that, but I want to do better than that. As a result, I heard about these two Vegan Cookbooks, and […]
