March 2012

Roasted vegetable pizza.

Roasted veggie pizza with fresh buffalo mozzarella was a huge hit.  Love roasted veggies!  Everything can be prepped ahead of time and then assembled and baked in a preheated oven right before you wish to eat  Perfect weeknight, or weekend, meal. For the roasted veggie portion of the meal – take whatever vegetables you have … Continue Reading »

Turkey Italian Sausage Meatballs with a Chobani Wasabi dip.

Easy dinner tonight.  I had to use my Italian hot turkey sausage I purchased at the farmer’s market on Tuesday.  I was in a mood for something spicy and thought of wasabi!  Easy, fast and yummy dinner. Meatball Ingredients: 1-2 lbs of lean, turkey sausage 1 tbl of olive oil 1 tsp of fennel seeds … Continue Reading »

Roasted tomato soup.

Okay it clearly isn’t tomato season yet but I’ve been craving roasted tomato soup.  What to do, what to do?  Roast them!  Roasting tomatoes will take even the most horrid, hard, normally tasteless tomatoes and make them pure perfection!  Here’s how… Set your oven for 275 degrees.  On a large cookie sheet take 6-8 larger … Continue Reading »

Farl bread.

This is a super beautiful dough to work with & the end result is quite lovely.  A must try for even the most timid bread bakers. Ingredients: 4 c of white bread flour, (I used King Arthur’s) 1 tbl salt 1 oz of yeast –  which is 2 tbl for a conversion 2/3 cup butter … Continue Reading »

Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Cake.

Got milk?  You’ll need it!  I’ve had & made this recipe for about 15 years now.  I always seem to break it out for special birthday celebrations.  Tomorrow is my sweet neighbor Ellie’s 5th birthday.  I couldn’t resist making this, especially when she told me that she loves Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups!  Hopefully her & … Continue Reading »

Cilantro Lime Jalapeño Vinaigrette.

    This dressing recipe is my absolute favorite… hands down!  It has just a bit of a kick for impact.  Refreshing, zesty… LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Ingredients: 3 tbl of Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tbl of red wine vinegar 2 tbl of freshly squeezed lime juice 1/2 jalapeño, diced up with seeds 2 … Continue Reading »

Berry Avocado Chobani Smoothie.

Breakfast is served!  This power packed breakfast will be well-received by both adults and children.  So easy to make, so utterly delicious.  You can’t go wrong! Ingredients: 1/2 of an avocado, pitted, flesh removed 1/2 c of almond milk, or orange juice 1/3 c of vanilla Chobani 1 c of frozen berries 1 tsp of … Continue Reading »

No Bake, Gluten Free Chocolate & Peanut Butter Dessert/Energy Bites.

I thought it would be fun to do a spin-off of my energy balls with a dessert-ish type of variation.  I made two batches last night (almost gone) and one batch this morning to test the recipe out again.  LOVE them!  They are rich and quite decadent!! Ingredients: 1/4 c of creamy or crunchy peanut … Continue Reading »

Spinach Basil Pesto.

Happy National Spinach Day!  Who would’ve known?  Ha!  I love spinach and try to eat it as much as I can.  The color, the vitamins… so good for you!  So I thought on this Meatless Monday that I should do a mainly spinach (with a tiny bit of basil) pesto.  My oldest can’t get enough … Continue Reading »

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Chobani Muffins.

Hands down… our favorite muffins ever!  Pumpkin, is so tasty and so good for you!  These moist, thanks to the vanilla Chobani, are decadent, filling and oh so good!  A must try recipe. Ingredients: 1/2 c of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter 3/4 c of sugar 2 eggs, room temperature 1 tsp of vanilla … Continue Reading »