Okra with Fire Roasted Tomatoes

I can't believe I haven't posted in over a month! But spring is here which means longer days, and more motivation and a desire to cook. It also means asparagus, green beans, and okra are at my grocery stores and I love it! Okra is something I find that you either love it or hate …

Coconut and Bell Pepper Caribbean Rice

I love finding new recipes for rice for different dishes. So for my Caribbean style dinner, I made this. Like with the black beans, I looked up a few recipes and made my own version to my liking and keeping it as simple as possible. It was so yummy! I turned it off before all …

Slow Cooker Mango Black Beans

So although it's suppose to be fall, it's still warm here. I have been wanting to do a Caribbean style dinner for a while, and I finally got the chance. So this post and the next two will be the recipes from that dinner. I had to look up some basic Caribbean-style recipes since I …

Oregano Stewed Green Beans

I usually like more al dente green beans and have them roasted or steamed slightly, but there are occasions you need some stewed green beans. I saw a recipe that used oregano and tomatoes and thought that would be a good summer side dish. It's simple, easy and healthy. What's not to love?!

Lemon Herb Golden Potato Fries

I love potatoes. And there will be more that I do with potatoes as I continue on. But this recipe is definitely going to be a keeper and it's a great one to put with any summer meal. It's sweet and salty and has that lemon taste to it that just screams summer-time to me. …

Lemon Garlic Rice Pilaf with Orzo

Here is a great and easy recipe that the whole family loved. It's slightly creamy, full of flavor and something that will go with any summer meal. Do you know someone who just doesn't stop moving? Like, where do they get the energy? My mom is one of those people. She doesn't know how to …

Roasted Dill Carrots with Paprika

I love roasted vegetables right now. You'll probably will be seeing a lot more of it. It makes the vegetables so sweet and they still have some crunch to it! Now one thing I didn't think to do with these is to turn them 1/2 way. They still came out really good, but one side …

Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

I'm starting to like summer. Not the heat, but for the food. Green beans, berries, watermelon. Give it all to me!! So while there will be berry and watermelon recipes soon to come, here is one of our new favorite green bean recipes. It's simple, and would be easy enough for food prep - for …

Power Greens Salad with Clementines & Roasted Pecans

I know there is an app for everything, but did you realize there is an article for everything too? At work I was sealing a semi-small stack of envelopes and I wondered why we still had to lick or wet the envelopes. With technology the way that it is, you would think we could manufacture more …

Quinoa Risotto with Asparagus

I love asparagus in the spring time! I always try to find new dishes to make with it each year, and this time it's a quinoa dish. Check out Last Year's Asparagus Dish! Basically this dish is a healthier version of a risotto. Although making risotto with quinoa is a little less creamy than with …