This one pot orzo and veggies takes very little time to make AND saves time on cleanup.  Pasta, tons of veggies and beans are combined in this one pot dish for an easy, flavorful meal.   So I am not a big crockpot girl.  We […]

Summer vegetables make me so happy.  I love tomatoes in the summer.  This summer my daughter and I have a garden on our balcony and my tomato plants have grown so big and tall.  She loves being able to help go pick tomatoes even if […]

When I think light pasta my mind goes right to angel hair.  There is something about the thin noodles that makes me think of pasta as light, even if it’s in a creamy sauce.  I was in the mood for some “light” pasta the other […]

On a ninety degree sunny day what is the first thing that comes to mind to cook?  Mac and cheese!  No?  Just me?  Ok not really but it was Father’s Day and the day was all about making my husband things HE liked which is […]

Lately we have been on a major salad kick.  Since we got back from our vacation from Mexico I have been CRAVING veggies.  The best way to get them I find is in a salad.  Growing up my dad always made Caesar salads for us […]

Summer is officially here.  I don’t know about you but in the summer I tend to eat way more salads.  I think the thought of eating piping hot food on a hot summer day is just too much.  This past weekend we were bbq’ing with […]

On Sundays I make soup.  Most of the time that is.  I love being able to have leftovers for the week.  This Sunday I was looking for something easy to make.  I knew that my version of tomato soup is always pretty simple.  Roasting the […]

I love making Asian food at home.  MSG and I don’t mix so I have a hard time eating Asian food out for this reason.  I like making simple meals that don’t take a lot of time to put together but have big flavor.  These […]

Village and Panzanella salads are my two favorite European salads.  Village salads hands down are one of my favorite things about Greece.  We have gone to Greece twice and both times we ate village salads every day.  They are so simple yet so delicious.  A […]

I am having a hard time being inspired these days.  Life is frankly chaotic.  But I want to share good recipes with others, especially people who are trying to cook more.  One of my favorite simple recipes has made my Instagram but I never put […]