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Flavor of the Week: Mango Chicken Salad

Flavor of the Week: Mango Chicken Salad

Summer is so good to me. I love the sun. I love the fruit that is in season. And I love having a big bowl of chicken salad in the refrigerator when I come home for lunch. This a very summer-y chicken salad. I don’t exactly have a recipe for this one because I just [...]

Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos

After eating at one of the best Mexican joints in Memphis, I was inspired to create my own summertime fish tacos. Fish is a great light entree in the sweltering summer heat. I mean, who really wants steak and potatoes when they’re sitting by the pool? I bought frozen, wild-caught mahi-mahi from Costco. I don’t [...]

Summer Pasta Salad

Summer Pasta Salad

Apparently I have yet to outgrow Highlights magazine. I know what you’re thinking….. “Yeah, I used to read that too!! “Then I turned 5.” The magazine showed up in the mail at my office one day (why? still not sure….) I let nostalgia take over as I thumbed through it, harking back to my second [...]

A Colorful Faux-Dinner

A Colorful Faux-Dinner

Just wanted to share a recent, rather colorful, dinner. This was a super quick and easy meal that ended up looking very nice once it was plated. So my dinner guests weren’t allowed to eat until I photographed their plates! I made turkey burger patties by mixing all kinds of yummy spices with the meat-sea [...]

Time Keeps on Ticking

Time Keeps on Ticking

Forgive my absence from the blogging world…..Busy-ness overtook me (and made me tired too). So, in an effort to let you know that I am, indeed, still alive, I figured a new recipe was in order. I’m working on a jam-packed post on sunshine (and cancer, toxic chemical sunscreens and the like….) so stay tuned [...]

Noodle-less Lasagna

Noodle-less Lasagna

Or a gloried meatloaf. It was more or less a cross between the two. It was our dinner last night. And it was tasty! Share-worthy, in fact. So share I will…. Zucchini Casserole 2 small zucchini 1 1/2 lbs. ground meat 1/2 small onion 3 cloves garlic 3 eggs 2 Tbsp. Bragg’s liquid aminos 2 [...]