This salad is really tasty and so easy to make, especially if you use a rotisserie chicken. It’s a perfect summer dish. The original recipe called for warm dressing, but since I’m not a fan of wilted lettuce, I let the dressing cool after cooking before adding it to the salad. The dressing would also [...]
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Thai Chicken Salad
Published by March 20th, 2011 in 4 Stars, Asian, Cooking Light, Dressing, Easy Preparation, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Poultry and Salad. 0 CommentsGrilled Polenta with Spicy Steak
Published by May 16th, 2010 in 5 Stars, Beef, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThis dish is fantastic! Definitely tastes like something you would get at a restaurant. The best part…it’s quick and easy. Certainly company worthy. Recipe is adapted from a recipe in the June 2010 issue of Cooking Light. Ingredients: 3 tsp. olive oil 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cumin 1 1/2 tsp. ground [...]
Pasta Arabiata with Sausage
Published by May 3rd, 2010 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Italian, Kid Approved, Pasta, Poultry and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsThis sauce recipe is awesome! It tastes like something you would get in a restaurant. The original recipe calls for cooking the sauce for 4 minutes, but I like the flavors when the sauce is simmered for a longer period of time…it’s richer and bolder. But if time is short, you can certainly cook the [...]
Curried Beef
Published by February 22nd, 2010 in 4 Stars, Asian, Beef, Cooking Light and Crock Pot. ClosedThis crock pot dinner is really tasty, and the leftovers were delicious too. The recipe comes from the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light. I thought the original recipe called for way too much salt, so I didn’t add the salt, other than to season the beef prior to searing it, and boy am I [...]
Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Published by November 26th, 2009 in 4 Stars, Cooking Light, Dessert and Thanksgiving. ClosedWe went to Thanksgiving dinner at a friend’s house this year and we were tasked with desserts. We brought a traditional pumpkin pie, chocolate chip cheesecake bars, and pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. The pumpkin cake was pretty good, especially if you love pumpkin and spice cakes, and for that reason I would give [...]
Cincinnati Turkey Chili
Published by October 23rd, 2009 in 4 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Poultry and Soups and Chilis. ClosedIt’s getting cold outside and that means it’s time for soups and chilis…my favorite time of year! And it’s no secret that I live chili, and I really do love Cincinnati chili. I’ve made two other versions: Cincinnati Chili and Cincinnati Chili Take 2. This version was quite tasty and we had enough for a [...]
Mango Jicama Salsa
Published by July 2nd, 2009 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Fish, Heart Healthy, Latin, Mexican/Southwest/Tex-Mex, Poultry, Quick and Easy, Salad and Salsa. ClosedI’m always will to try a great new salsa to top chicken tacos or fish tacos. This salsa is so summery and refreshing, and it went great as a topper for fish tacos. I saw a recipe for jicama salad in the March 2009 issue of Cooking Light, which was the initial inspiration of my [...]
Chicken Shawarma
Published by January 20th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Kid Approved, Middle Eastern, Poultry, Sandwich and Sauce. ClosedChicken shawarma is so good. If you’ve never tried it, seek out your nearest middle eastern restaurant and try some. If you’re like us and live somewhere where there are no middle eastern restaurants, this recipe comes close to some of the yummiest shawarma sandwiches I’ve ever had (be mindful that bad shawarma is just [...]
Coconut Curry Soup
Published by December 9th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Cooking Light, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Leftover chicken or Turkey, Quick and Easy, Soups and Chilis and Vegetarian. 0 CommentsThis recipe comes from the December 2008 issue of Cooking Light. The soup is delicious!!! I substituted tofu for the chicken, but I think any protein would be really tasty. Don’t be scared by the list of ingredients, because it comes together really quickly. We will definitely make this one again. Ingredients: 4 c. water [...]
Oatmeal Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
Published by December 9th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Chocolate, Cookies, Cooking Light, Dessert, Easy Preparation and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThese cookies were really good, although I thought the toffee kind of got lost in the cookie, so maybe add more toffee bits than the original recipe calls for. This recipe is adapted from the oatmeal toffee cookies found in the December 2008 issue of Cooking Light. Ingredients: 3.4 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3/4 cup) [...]
