30-minute BBQ Pork Sandwiches with Slaw

April 27, 2013 by · 17 Comments
porksandwich10

I have been a cooking machine since I got home from Cali! I've gone on a serious cooking bender - fish tacos! BBQ pork! steak with red wine sauce (I don't even eat steak)! Would you also like a homemade chocolate chip cookie after dinner? Umm.... yes please.   It's my last few weeks with the family before I move into my new apartment downtown and I am letting my kitchen addiction get the absolute best of me. So I hope you all enjoy the next couple weeks of posts with real meals (like … [Read more...]

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Turkey Sloppy Joes

April 5, 2013 by · 11 Comments
brightersj

Ooooo I love sloppy joes! Everything about them.   They're the perfect sweet and tangy comfort food. They have that kind of 1950s nostalgia where there'd be a commercial with some elementary school kid spilling red sauce all over his newly pressed white tshrit and his mom just smiling and shaking her head...so much love for the sloppy joe!   Ok only I have to admit that my sloppy joe nostalgia doesn't usually jump to prepubescence, braces, and training bras; I go straight … [Read more...]

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Sauteed Ratatouille with Quinoa

March 5, 2013 by · 36 Comments
2rat7

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today is an extra special post about a couple extraordinary bloggers and a very important cause. Today we are joining together to help raise awareness for Heart Disease. Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic lost her Mom to heart disease when her mother was 47, and Kim was 15. Each year on the day her Mom passed she shares stories and photos of her Mom. This year she joined forces with Jen of Juanita's Cocina, whose life was also touched by heart disease when her Stepfather … [Read more...]

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Maple Glazed Salmon with Tomato-Dill Couscous

February 22, 2013 by · 23 Comments
salmonfg

Valentine's Day may have been a week ago but thats no excuse to stop showing your heart a little extra lovin'! February is American Heart Month by the American Heart Association so its the perfect time to stop and take a second to really think about your ticker. February isn't just about reminding others how much we care about them; but taking some time to really take care of ourselves too!   So I decided to bring in the big guns for this post - I'm letting Ashley, RD, loose on you … [Read more...]

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Caprese Sandwiches with Balsamic Vinaigrette

February 16, 2013 by · 21 Comments
caprese2brighter

Today's post is going to be short & sweet! Mainly because my butt is on fire guys. Whoa. I started PT last week for this hip thing I have and I am sore in muscles...I knew I had (lets be serious), but were pretty content not getting any use. Now they're very unhappy about not being able to free load off the rest of my lower half - so high maintenance! But before I go duct tape ice around my entire body I need to share my Caprese Sandwich recipe with you all! I made these sandwiches for a … [Read more...]

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Cheesy Pizza Pockets – Skinny Superbowl Snacks!

January 26, 2013 by · 30 Comments
pizza13

  Woo! It's just about a week till' Super Bowl Sunday! Bring on the beer, chili, brownies, and don't forget the Tums! I LOVE football parties. Everything about them. Well. almost. Ok - I'm so sorry. I really wanted to come up with some super witty first paragraph about the game - maybe some awesome insightful joke on who's going to win. Only when I sat down to type I realized that I needed to google "who is in Superbowl 2013"...   But knew that Beyonce was the halftime … [Read more...]

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Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad

January 24, 2013 by · 15 Comments
ppsalad3

  So we're coming into the last week of January everyone! Its just about that time when every day-time talk show, magazine, and newspaper reminds us that we are in a competition with our New Years Resolutions and its time to check the score...   So if chocolate, cycling class, and happy hour are kicking your pretty little butt, stop stressing because this isn't the NFL. Not even high school basketball... this is pee wee soccer ladies and gents; and everyone is a winner as long … [Read more...]

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Chicken and Roasted Tomato Sandwich with Mozzarella

January 15, 2013 by · 17 Comments
chixsammielight

So bare with me on this post everyone! Remember last Friday's post? My Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tomatoes?? I was trying to be all organized (for once) and coordinate recipes to show you how to rollover my Roasted Tomatoes into two recipes.... Aka..show you how to use Friday's post to make an easy dinner on Sunday. But... the Golden Globes were on... and Revenge... and Downton Abbey...so there was literally no time to do anything productive with my life besides rot on my couch with a glass of … [Read more...]

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Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tomatoes, Basil, & Balsamic Vinaigrette

January 11, 2013 by · 24 Comments
bestquinoa

Happy (almost) Friday everyone! We're just breaking into January and the New Year is all about discovering a new and fabulous you! Unfortunately, I just discovered.... that I am a big baby. A crabby, whining, rub my tummy kind of 6 month year old. I woke up New Years Day (go figure) with the flu and it absolutely kicked me to the curb. I've been living in mountain of dirty tissues, half drunk mugs of tea, and trashy gossip mags. But lucky for everyone around me (sorry!) I'm back on my feet … [Read more...]

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Inside Out Lasagna

January 4, 2013 by · 25 Comments
insdieout2

Happy New Year everyone!! So while we're all trying to be good in 2013, sipping wheat grass shots, showing up on time to Yoga, and wrestling with separation anxiety over our secret chocolate drawers (doesn't everyone have one of those??), I thought I would taunt you with a little bit of lasagna... :) Because nothing says New Years resolution like fluffy ricotta cheese, rich tomato sauce, and a big. fat. bowl of carbs... or does it?? This healthy take on lasagna is lower cal, full of fiber, … [Read more...]

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DIY Whole Grain Holiday Pancake Mix

November 30, 2012 by · 20 Comments
pancake5

  Wanna know how I like my breakfast ?   Mm...Pancakes. Warm Maple Syrup. Coffee... ...With a side of restaurant waiter and a big cup of 'I don't cook in the morning'.    I love breakfast! I just really (really) dislike making it myself. Or at least doing it at 7am. When I'm hungry and its hard enough trying to focus on straight eyeliner and matching socks. So what to do? How ever do I manage a 5 star brunch when my brain is functioning at the speed of my 2 year … [Read more...]

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Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

November 4, 2012 by · 26 Comments
tomatosoup3

There is something so comfortably satisfying about a big warm bowl of creamy tomato soup on a lazy Sunday. I have a presentation at my old high school this week and I think all the preparation has got me seriously nostalgic for some of my childhood favorites - Tomato Soup. Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. White Keds. And my Malibu Barbie with...Gymanstic Barbie's head. I was just as OCD efficient at 5 yrs old as I am now. I didn't want to take the time to change Barbie's clothes.. so I would change … [Read more...]

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