Chicken and Wild Rice Salad with Arugula

The tender chicken, herbed vinaigrette, crunchy cabbage, sweet apples, and the savory wild rice all come together for a very delicious salad that is a great replacement for your everyday boring lunch fare.  This would be a great addition to a brunch.  Or you can just eat it for several days for lunch as we … Read more

Four Cheese Lasagna

I’ve been making this version of lasagna for quite a while and was surprised that I hadn’t blogged it yet.  It’s super-rich, creamy, and cheesy; always a crowd-pleaser.  This is a pretty basic recipe for lasagna but the addition of cream cheese gives it just a little bit of tang and such a nice flavor … Read more

Citrus and Mint Infused Water

This is much less a recipe than it is just an idea.  So delicious and refreshing.  I’m actually not one to order water with lemon while at a restaurant, but the combination of different citrus and fruit flavors definitely wins me over.   I use lemon, lime, orange, and mint in this version.  The great … Read more

Deep Dish Pizza

I finally bought pizza dough (I am so inept at the dough making.) when I went grocery shopping today, so we had this delicious pizza for dinner. It was SO GOOD. Part of why it was so good was the dough. Oh my goodness. Lucious. We topped our pizza with mozzarella, mushrooms, onions and chicken. … Read more

Best Ever Pizza Dough

Our first ever homemade pizza dough. Usually, I buy our pizza dough from the bakery of our local grocery store…but I wanted to try to make pizza dough at home. And I did it! I wish I would have taken a picture of the dough after it rose because it was HUGE! I broke it … Read more

Broccoli, Bocconcini, and Sun-Dried Tomato Pizza

Since we began making pizza at home versus buying it out, I have found that it’s a great way to use up vegetables and cheese that are in your refrigerator.  Pizza is not limited to pepperoni and mozzarella! (Although this pizza does use mozzarella.) We had a bunch of bocconcini leftover from an appetizer that … Read more

Twice Baked Potatoes with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Feta

I’ve lamented over side dishes before.  About half the time, they are an after-thought for me.  I know we need something besides just chicken (or whatever) but rarely am I excited about whatever that may be.  It’s usually a salad, a vegetable, potatoes, rice, cous cous, blah. Nothing to just up and down over. James … Read more