I get asked frequently about seafood and how to use it to make a $5 Dinner. And to be quite honest, it's tough. The key is getting the seafood for a rock bottom price...or combining it with another protein to keep overall meal costs down (like doing a mix of chicken pieces and shrimp in a jambalaya type dish.) I often find that seafood deals are unadvertised or can be found … [Read more...]
Asian Chicken Salad with Quinoa
I love Asian chicken Salad. It is second only to chocolate on my list of favorites. I enjoy trying new variations and often experiment with it at home. When I discovered quinoa while going through my pantry, I knew I had to try it in this salad! Quinoa, with its nutty flavor and crunchy texture, is a natural addition to this type of salad. In this easy recipe, I used quinoa … [Read more...]
Chicken and Brown Rice Casserole
This casserole is a nice way to add more fresh vegetables, and some whole grain rice, to the dinner menu. I used celery and broccoli since this was what we had available. You can substitute this for your favorite fresh vegetables, or whatever you have on hand. I also used a can of cream corn, to bring an added fun flavor, and a little creaminess. My teenage … [Read more...]
Healthy Breakfast Burritos
As a registered dietitian, I am always trying to get as many servings of vegetables into my family as possible. One easy way to sneak in an extra serving of veggies is with these vegetable filled breakfast burritos. These burritos are freezer friendly and make for a quick breakfast on the go. Healthy Breakfast Burrito Yield -Â 8 servings Preparation Time … [Read more...]
Corn Soup Recipe
My dad is retired Air Force and when I was young our family spent four years living on base in Taiwan while my dad was stationed there. Â Many of my memories from that time center around food because we were served all sorts of sometimes wonderful, often strange and occasionally scary foods. Â Fish eyes anyone? Â I'm really happy that my mom brought back recipes for our favorite … [Read more...]
Spinach and Chicken Layered Enchiladas
I. Can't. Get. Enough. Enchiladas. I'm not sure what is happening around here, but I can't seem to keep myself away from enchiladas. I feel like I'm making them 3-4 times a month...which is a high frequency for me! I generally keep our dinner menu varied with all the recipe testing and experimenting I do for the blog and for cookbooks. So this is a highly unusual … [Read more...]
Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas
If you only read the title and you don't read one, you might be missing your new favorite enchilada recipe! You know what you might be thinking... Erin, seriously...sweet potatoes in enchiladas. I can see the look on your face. Because I saw it on my friend Christan's face when I was telling her about these scrumptious enchiladas. She stopped by to drop something off that … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Cabbage with Homemade Ranch Dressing
Not only is it pretty, but I'm pretty sure you are going to fall in love with this Roasted Red Cabbage like we did! Cabbage may be one of those veggies that you see on sale throughout the summer, but you're not sure what to do with it. Besides making cole slaw, of course! I ran across these roasted cabbage wedges from Martha, but decided that they would be … [Read more...]
5 Tips for How to Make Homemade Bread
Learn 5 Important Tips and Strategies for How to Make Homemade Bread The smell of fresh bread baking in your own oven. The thought of adding a dollop of butter to it, watching it melt and soak into the warm bread. Then biting into it and letting the warm, fresh bread melt in your mouth and fill your heart and tummy with that cozy comfort that only … [Read more...]
Jumbo Stuffed Shells
This is something I just made up with what we had on hand last week. I also ate it as leftovers because it was so good, and I never do that! It’s different than my usual make & go dish, as it needs to be eaten at the table. Having those types of nights is nice when you get the chance.  Most of my kids actually ate it with the spinach in it, but it’s easy to leave out if you … [Read more...]