Summer meals are all about being easy, quick and fresh. If you have tomatoes, use ’em. If it’s bell pepper, use it. Whatever you have, you can toss into a simple penne with sausage and create a tasty and nutritious meal that is also very quick and very affordable. Not […]
Author: Renae
Double Chocolate Chip Muffins – Melt in your Mouth!
Oh how I love cocoa. Hot cocoa, chocolate stouts, cocoa crispies. Pretty much anything that has that deep, dark chocolate flavor. Nothing over sweet, just rich in taste and deep in cocoa goodness. Hence….Double Chocolate Chip Muffins. Great with or without frosting! You know which way I prefer, but I […]
Grilled Tequila Lime Jumbo Shrimp with Shark Salad
Mexican Jumbo Shrimp are really similar, if not pretty much a match, to prawns. And when you can get them for $4.99 a lb. Get ’em! I also bought a Thresher shark steak for $4 bucks. I wouldn’t necessarily put them together normally, but fresh is fresh, so this is […]
Lunch is a meal too! Simple Chicken & Broccoli Soup.
I know it’s so easy. Just get that can opener and whip out that Campbell’s soup. Add some milk or water, stir and heat or, even worse, microwave it. All hot! Perfect. Slap it on the table with some crackers and bam! Lunch. Well, one of two things can happen, […]
Broiled Lamb Chops, Cheddar Potatoes & Asparagus
One meat I know nothing about is lamb. OK, I know about gyro. Not making it, but eating it is yummo. No one in our house loves gyro more than my 8 year old daughter though. So, when she asked about having lamb chops, I wasn’t exactly surprised, but I […]
Jamba Juice at home. Really? But how much?
Every Wednesday, our ritual has been to visit the library, stop for a Jamba Juice and enjoy a book and a smoothie in the sun. Today, the gal at the counter mentioned we could make them at home too. Say what? Seriously? This weekend, we’re doing a taste test. Sort […]