Cooking For Two

If you haven’t noticed yet, we like our pasta around here. We try to choose healthy options when available. One of the great things about making your own lasagna is that you know exactly what you’re putting in it. This recipe uses a mixture of pre-shredded, low-fat cheeses available, whole wheat lasagna noodles, frozen spinach, sauteed onions and peppers and fresh herbs. About half an hour later you have a hot, healthy, ooey, gooey pile of excellent lasagna. This makes 4 generous servings (forget the sides, you won’t have room!) and reheats like a dream. The best part? It’s ready to eat in 30 minutes! Read the rest of this entry »

If you think pasty, gloppy, tasteless mess when you think oatmeal you are in for a huge surprise! This recipe uses hearty Irish oats, fresh blueberries (they’re in season now!) and a couple of deceptively simple additions to make a delicious, filling, exceptionally healthy dish! Read the rest of this entry »

This dish makes a super quick, delicious, healthy dinner for the lacto-ovo vegetarians out there. With prepackaged and canned ingredients this dish comes together super fast. The tortellini takes the longest to cook at about 10 minutes and while that’s cooking the spinach is heating in the microwave, the sauce and chickpeas are heating on the stove and before you know it everything’s done and it’s time to eat. This made about 3 servings. Enough for my husband and I for dinner with enough left over that I could have it for lunch a few days later. It reheats very well, there’s a lot of protein, not too much fat and it tastes divine! Read the rest of this entry »

This sounds strange and vaguely unpleasant to a lot of you, I know, but stick with me here. Despite the odd ingredient, these are really good. Hearty and filling with just a touch of spicy heat. You don’t really notice the sweet potato so much or the lack of meat. These were unanimously declared a winner around here; even the dogs got a bit of the action as I could only manage one and a half. Really, both of us were full after the first one, but they were so good we decided to eat another. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a really great breading for any meat you choose.  We like this on chicken and pork especially, but my husband also says he’d like to try it on lamb sometime.  Don’t let the addition of the cinnamon fool you!  It’s a tiny amount, but it does big things for the overall flavor experience.  The end result is a crunchy, tasty breading that, if baked, is relatively healthy. Read the rest of this entry »

This is a tasty dinner of baked chicken breasts that will remind you of Thanksgiving dinner at Mom’s! Read the rest of this entry »

This recipe is fast, easy, healthy and delicious.  You can’t lose!  The spicy chicken, warm refried beans, crispy tortillas and cool sour cream and salsa all combine to make a veritable Cinco de Mayo in your mouth! Read the rest of this entry »

This is a great chowder to make in huge batches and freeze. It freezes fairly well and can also be kept in the fridge for a week or so and eaten off of. The first couple of batches I made were gone in mere days. We couldn’t get enough of it!  Now we keep a container or two in the freezer at all times.  It makes a quick, healthy, delicious dinner and all you need is a microwave! Read the rest of this entry »

Fantastic hamburgers from a recipe I created quite by accident. These have a unique and wonderful taste. So good you don’t even need ketchup! Read the rest of this entry »