Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook

Beef and Veggie Burger
Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Light and Healthy Main Dish Sandwich

Beef and Veggie Burger with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms

Beef and Veggie Burger with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms is a  beef and vegetable burger that is meaty enough to please any carnivore. This light and healthy burger is nutrition packed, moist, and delicious! Now that I have sufficiently gorged myself with food over the holidays, it is time to tone it down a bit. The jeans are feeling painted on, and if I wore my …

Quail Egg Stuffed Pork Meatballs
Asian Inspired Budget-Friendly Meals Chicken / Poultry Light and Healthy Main Dish Pork Rice / Grain

Quail Egg Stuffed Pork Meatballs with Rice Noodles

Looking for a dinner idea for a new Asian recipe? These quail egg stuffed pork meatballs served with rice noodles are just what you need! Serve with a sweet, salty, garlicky dipping sauce and fresh condiments for a meal that is full of flavor and texture. Quail egg is not an ingredient I typically use. In fact, it is something I have never used. But …

Ice Cream Sandwich Minnies
Dessert Light and Healthy

Ice Cream Sandwich Skinnies

Ice Cream Sandwich Skinnies allow you to indulge without all the guilt. The soft chocolate cookies are made from scratch and entirely hand mixed. Customize the sandwiches with a lighter and healthier ice cream variety of your choice. Keep some in your freezer to satisfy pesky snack attacks! The content of this post has been refreshed since its original publication on July 3, 2013 for …

Beef Budget-Friendly Meals Light and Healthy Main Dish One-Pot Meals Pasta Soup

Minestrone Soup with High Fiber Pasta

Minestrone soup made with ground beef, high fiber pasta, and loads of vegetables is a filling and comforting meal.  I don’t know about you, but my holiday diet was seriously lacking in nutritiously prepared fruits and vegetables. What I did have was laden with lots of sugar and/or butter. It’s time for something that will get me back on the right track. My minestrone soup …