Meal Plan Week 44 Monday: Mussels Dijonnaise Served with Crusty Bread (Of course, store-bought will work too) Tuesday: Pasta with Chicken and Mushrooms in a Creamy Dijon Mustard Sauce Serve with a Green Salad (prep enough for 2 salads and store half for another day) Wednesday: Cheesy Beef and Rice Broccoli ...
Meal Plan Week 43
Meal Plan Week 43 Monday: Pasta with Romano Beans and Crispy Bacon Served with a  Green Salad, prep enough for two salads and store half Tuesday: Black Bean Chicken (serve with rice) Wednesday: Spinach and Cheese Skillet ...
Meal Plan Week 42
Meal Plan Week 42 Monday: Teriyaki Shrimp, served with rice (cooked according to package directions – make two extra cup of rice and save for another day).  Tuesday: Jalapeño Marinated Grilled Chicken Served with Italian Rice Salad with Tomatoes; use the leftover rice from Monday (this will make enough for two ...
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
Homemade Teriyaki Sauce I’ve mentioned that my father is Italian and my mother is Swedish so growing up most (if not all) of our food was European (98% Italian!) so Japanese was something that my sister and I introduced to our parents through the take-out menu. I absolutely love teriyaki sauce but had no idea how to make it. Slowly through my blog ...
Meal Plan Week 41
Meal Plan Week 41 Monday: Bruschetta Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with a Green Salad (prep enough for two salads and store half for another day). and with Crusty Bread but as always, store-bought will work too :) Tuesday: Honey Sesame ...
Lemon-Blueberry-Banana Muffins
Lemon-Blueberry-Banana Muffins I shared this recipe a few years ago and I've been craving these all day long! This is another breakfast muffin I baked for my mornings at work. These muffins are ooey, gooey and chewy thanks to all of the fruit and lemon juice. I should also point out that even though I used whole wheat flour, the muffins are ...
Baked Mustard Chicken
Baked Mustard Chicken OMG! This is ridiculously easy and oh so delicious! This is great for an evening dinner or even for entertaining. ...
Creamy Potato Salad with Fresh Herbs and Grainy Dijon Mustard
Creamy Potato Salad with Fresh Herbs and Grainy Dijon Mustard I don’t know about you but I am so over this winter. I decided I was going to rebel against it so I bought tons of fresh herbs and lemon to make a summer inspired dinner. I made this potato salad, served it with my Lemon-Garlic Marinated Grilled Chicken and steamed asparagus.  This ...
Meal Plan Week 39
Meal Plan Week 39 Monday: Spicy Chicken Teriyaki Lettuce Wraps Tuesday: Sweet Onion Roasted Cauliflower with a Green Salad (prep enough for two salads and store half for another day and ...
Meal Plan Week 38
Meal Plan Week 38 Monday: Pasta with Romano Beans and Crispy Bacon Tuesday: Sweet Onion Roasted Cauliflower with a Green Salad (prep enough for two salads and store half for another day). And ...
Pasta with Romano Beans and Crispy Bacon
Pasta with Romano Beans and Crispy Bacon Here is one of my earliest (and still completely amazing!) recipes from almost 5 years ago! This is a complete pantry dish. I love this because it’s hearty, healthy, yummy and dare I say, cheap? The most expensive aspect of this dish is the bacon and really, you’re only using two strips ...
Asian Style Mushrooms and Green Beans
 Asian Style Mushrooms and Green Beans This is another vegan recipe I shared years ago... enjoy! I am of the opinion that one can never have too many easy, delicious veggie recipes. This side comes together in under 10 minutes and is honestly really yummy. ...