Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook

Peppercorn Beef and Snow Peas
Asian Inspired Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Main Dish

Peppercorn Beef and Snow Peas

If a deliciously quick and easy meal is what you’re looking for, make this Peppercorn Beef and Snow Peas. It cooks in less than 15 minutes! Serve on a bed of rice for an ideal weeknight dinner. If you visit this little blog regularly, thank you so much!! I truly appreciate your support! You might know a little about me. But to know me is to also know that …

Berries and Pear Watercress Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Light and Healthy Salads and Sides

Berries and Pear Watercress Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

If you have never had a watercress salad, you need to try it in a salad. This Berries and Pear Watercress Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette is simple, nutritious and is sure to make you a fan! Hi there!! I would like to start with a public service announcement: when writing a post that involves poppy seeds, it is imperative to proofread and to turn on …

Chicken Pineapple and Rice
Asian Inspired Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Light and Healthy Main Dish

Chicken Pineapple and Rice

This Chicken Pineapple and Rice has tender chicken, sweet pineapple, and supple veggies in a savory sauce. It’s a cozy and comforting rice bowl perfect for an easy weeknight meal. I’m not a huge outdoor adventure kind of person. Growing up, my family camped every summer. We did it the old-fashioned way: pitched a tent, cooked by fire or propane, weathered through downpours, the whole …

Shakshuka Italiano
Breakfast Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Light and Healthy Main Dish One-Pot Meals

Shakshuka Italiano

Shakshuka is a Middle Eastern poached egg dish with a spiced tomato base. In this version, it gets an Italian twist with a puttanesca-style sauce. Serve with pita or crusty bread for a fantastic one-pot, breakfast or budget-friendly meal. Hi y’all! It’s Thanksgiving week, so I would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday! Enjoy your day whether it be in a houseful of people …

Spicy Artichoke Chicken Pasta
Chicken / Poultry Light and Healthy Main Dish One-Pot Meals Pasta

Spicy Artichoke Chicken Pasta

Spicy Artichoke Chicken Pasta is a flavorful one-pot meal consisting of garlic, marinated artichokes, red pepper flakes, and egg pasta. This 30-minute easy pasta recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. My daughter was over the house when I made this easy-peasy one-pot meal for a photoshoot a few days ago. She took a bite and immediately wanted more. I was reassured right then and …

Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Vermicelli Soup
Asian Inspired Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Light and Healthy Main Dish One-Pot Meals Rice / Grain Slow Cooked Soup

Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Vermicelli Soup

This Slow Cooker Chicken Rice Vermicelli Soup might look simple, but it is comforting and packed with flavor. It’s the perfect soup to warm your body and feed your soul during the wintery cold and flu season.  Don’t you hate it when you order chicken soup and there’s hardly any chicken? Remember that commercial years and years ago with the slogan “Where’s the beef?” Well, that’s …

Apple Salsa
Appetizer Light and Healthy

Apple Salsa

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This apple salsa is perfect for fall or any time of year. It is sweet, tart, fruity, light, and refreshing. Served with crunchy cinnamon sugar pita chips, it is a delectable appetizer. You will want to come back for more! Do you know what I think the world could use right now? Another apple recipe!! I hope you agree because I have a simple but …

Strawberry Grape-Nuts Yogurt Breakfast Popsicles
Breakfast Dessert Snacks

Strawberry Grape-Nuts Yogurt Breakfast Popsicles

Plain yogurt, fresh strawberries, grape-nuts cereal, honey, and mini chocolate morsels are in these light, healthy, and nutritious popsicles. They are full of goodness and are a perfect guilt-free summer breakfast or snack for children and adults. If you have been following this blog, you know that I am enjoying a little R&R this week. I was going to skip a post, but this little blog …

Chili Lime Salmon with Mango Peach Salsa and Grits
Fish / Seafood Light and Healthy Main Dish Rice / Grain

Chili Lime Salmon with Mango Peach Salsa and Grits

This light summer dish has chili lime salmon and mango peach salsa on a bed of creamy grits. The slight heat of the chipotle chili pepper perfectly balances the sweetness of the mango and peach salsa. This meal comes together in just about 30 minutes! Woo hoo!! I’m excited—it will be staycation time with visitors next week! I’m looking forward to a full week of family, …

Papaya Prosciutto Salad
Light and Healthy Main Dish Salads and Sides

Papaya Prosciutto and Blueberry Salad with Maple Syrup Vinaigrette

Want a summer salad loaded with flavor? This Papaya Prosciutto and Blueberry Salad with Maple Syrup Vinaigrette is a great combination of salty, sweet, and freshness. Great as a main dish or a side! Hi friends! I hope your summer is going well. Can you believe that it’s already mid July? I hope you are getting all your summer must-do’s in because Labor Day will …