The aroma of hot strawberry pie consumed the house as the strawberries roasted in the oven. My family quickly wanted to know what it was that was cooking. As I pulled the roasted strawberries out of the oven, everyone wanted to taste one. Yes, the roasted strawberries are amazing on their own, but so much…
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cheesy penne with spinach (meatless monday)
I made this super fast, Cheesy Penne with Spinach, since it is a light and creamy cheese with pasta, and I’m trying to incorporate more dark green vegetables into their meals. Lately, my daughters have started eating spinach. They ate up the sautéed spinach with pine nuts which I made the other night, so I figured this…
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simply divine chicken lettuce cups
Villa Blanca is owned by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, star Lisa Vanderpump. Lisa also owns SUR in West Hollywood. Speaking of SUR, like me, did you happen to get sucked into watching Vanderpump Rules? It is another reality show that focuses on Lisa’s waitresses and bartenders from SUR. Loved that show! Anyway, back to Villa…
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mini spinach and feta frittatas [clean-eating]
On occasion, in the early mornings on my way to work, I like to stop at Starbucks and pick up their Spinach & Feta Breakfast Wrap for breakfast. In case you have never tried one, it is a wheat wrap tortilla filled with egg white, spinach, feta cheese and sun dried tomatoes. I really enjoy…
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healthy turkey and kale soup
Sometimes, I want only a bowl of soup along with warm crusty bread for dinner. This happened to be one of those nights. So tonight, I decided to cook this turkey and kale soup, which I adapted from Giada Delaurentiis’ Turkey, Kale and Brown Rice Soup. Instead of using wild rice, I tried multigrain pasta…
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tomato basil soup with grilled cheese croutons
It was a cold and rainy day, so I stayed in and made an amazingly delicious tomato basil soup for lunch. This soup, a standard for comfort food, topped with grilled cheese croutons, provided a warm and satisfying meal. Once you try this soup, you will be spoiled for life, you’ll never be able to…
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