All posts tagged with Recipes

August 7, 2014

30-Minute Chicken Sausage with Apples & Onions

I am all about the easy dinners so anything I can make in 30 minutes or less is a win for me. About a year ago, I was going out one night and decided to be a nice, little wifey and cook my husband dinner before I went out. I know, I know, ‘Wife of the Year’. I found chicken sausage with apples and cooked them up with some apples and onions. I was getting texts all night from him saying how great it was and he still talks about it a year later. So, after many months of…

Continue reading →

June 26, 2014

Healthy Quinoa Turkey Stuffed Peppers

Posted by Amanda in June, Recipes

I know what you are thinking already…healthy? You betcha! My husband and I are trying to get back into better shape and start living an all around ‘healthier’ lifestyle. Don’t get me wrong, I still eat pizza and sweets but being a bit more cautious of what I put in my body. With that being said, I concocted a some-what healthy verison of my favorite dish – Stuffed Peppers. I know my husband was quite skeptical of this dish, seeing as the night before I dried out our ‘healthy’ chicken so much so that it teetered the line…

Continue reading →

June 20, 2014

Greek Salsa + Greek Vinaigrette Recipe

Posted by Amanda in June, Recipes

I tend to go through phases in my cuisine. For a while I was into creating Asian-inspired dishes and I have now moved to the Greek Isles. Love me some Greek flavors. I’m currently obsessed with the fabulous flavors that make Greek dishes pop – like fresh oregano. I have been making a cucumber, peppers, tomato and feta cheese salad that I have dubbed ‘Greek Salsa’. We put it over grilled or rotisserie chicken and it’s just awesome. The freshness of the veggies along with the yummy Greek-inspired vinaigrette kicks up boring chicken. Greek Salsa 1/2 large Cucumber…

Continue reading →

May 22, 2014

Hot Cheesy Corn Dip

Posted by Amanda in May, Recipes

I am always looking for new, delicious recipes for a gathering. Problem is, when I find some I usually don’t have a gathering to go to so I can’t make it. Good thing Easter came along – I dug into my arsenal of recipes and found the perfect dip to make that has been burning a hole in my apron. (and yes, I have an arsenal of recipes) This dip is hot, it’s cheesy, it’s corny and freakin’ awesome! It’s not the healthiest dip on the block, but let’s face it, most of the healthy ones…

Continue reading →

May 22, 2014

Hot Cheesy Corn Dip

Posted by Amanda in May, Recipes

Continue reading →

May 14, 2014

Restaurant Remake: P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps

Posted by Amanda in May, Recipes

Who doesn’t like P.F. Chang’s? That shit is loaded with calories for a reason, it’s so damn good! Even though the menu has gone through some changes over the years, one thing still remains delicious as ever: the Lettuce Wraps. (que heavenly angels singing in unison) Since my dining out on random nights is few and far between, I try to recreate some of my favorite meals at home. Some might end up the garbage – OK most end up in the garbage – but there is a very small percentage that I do knock out of the park…

Continue reading →

February 7, 2014

Balsamic Glazed Baby Portobellos

Posted by Amanda in February, Recipes

We have finally been going out on date nights and a few weeks we hit up Trulucks for their all you can eat stone crabs. I was quite disappointed in my final total, but marveled at our friends who took down 23 legs a piece. Believe it or not, one of the most delicious things about that meal was one of the side dishes…balsamic glazed baby bellos. Drooling just thinking about them. My husband and I were talking about them for days when we both agreed we could totally make them ourselves. Challenge accepted. Better-Than-Trulucks Balsamic Glazed Baby Portobellos Mushrooms…

Continue reading →

January 9, 2014

Kalamata Olive Aioli Dip with Herb Fries (Just like Nordstrom’s!)

Posted by Amanda in Carousel, January, Recipes

Happiest of New Years to all of you! One of my goals this year is to get back on track with my site here, because lets face it, I’ve been MIA! With good reasons though…so I can’t beat myself up too much! With Baby O almost sleeping through the night, I am less of a zombie now a days so I can actually formulate some words together! And cook again…which I have been majorly slacking in, too. Over Christmas, my 2 favorite cousins and I did some returning at Nordstrom’s and happened to stop into Bistro N for a little…

Continue reading →

December 13, 2013

Maria Menunos’ Healthy Holiday Table ft. Ocean Spray!

Posted by Amanda in December, Recipes

Cranberries are always on our holiday table, in both dishes and decorating! What better way to spice up your dinner this holiday than with some new, healthy recipes featuring delicious Ocean Spray cranberries! Maria Menounos from EXTRA has teamed up with Ocean Spray to show you what’s on her healthy holiday table this year. She shares some fresh, new recipes with us that are cranberry-infused from drinks to dessert to side dishes that will keep the calories at bay….can’t ask for anything better than that this holiday season! That 5-0 Cosmo is on my to-drink list, I can tell you…

Continue reading →

October 25, 2013

Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Breast + Cran-OJ Gravy

Posted by Amanda in October, Recipes

Now that it’s fall, it’s officially crock pot/slow cookin’ season! WHOOHOO! (Even though it’s still a million degrees here in South Florida.) I kicked it off with this absolutely amazingly awesome Cranberry Turkey Breast. I have been DYING for turkey and couldn’t hold out until Thanksgiving. So Publix was having a sale on some turkey breasts and scooped one up. It actually was a half turkey breast, and surprisingly perfect for 2 people + a half pint. I highly recommend making this easy, warm and fuzzy feelin’ kind of dish. And yes, turkey in the crock pot makes one feel…

Continue reading →