Sometimes I have a clear cut idea of exactly what I am going to do when I attempt a new recipe… Other times, I just have a general concept, and I just go with the flow as I’m cooking. This recipe was a result of one of those times!
I had decided that I wanted to [...]
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Vegetarian Enchiladas
Spicy Black Beans
My husband “doesn’t like black beans.” At least, that’s what he thought.
In addition to the goals I mentioned in my first Ten in 10 post, another ongoing goal that I have is to make more vegetarian meals. I typically make one or two vegetarian dinners each week, but I would like to be eating meatless meals [...]
Shredded Beef Tacos
Rachael Ray is always talking about her “Make Your Own Takeout” dishes… Well, this is another “Make Your Own Chipotle” dish. I rarely order Chinese or get takeout… I do, however, enjoy eating at Chipotle Mexican Grill.
You may remember my last attempt at “Make Your Own Chipotle” – my fajita burritos. This time, I am taking a [...]
Lazy Chicken and Potatoes
I used to be a meal planner… I would sit down over the weekend and plan out meals for the coming week, complete with shopping list and “do ahead” notes so that I would remember to prepare some meals ahead of time on busy days.
Lately, I’m lucky if I know what I’m making for dinner [...]
Sweet and Smokey Corn Chowder
Often when I am trying to think of something to make for dinner, I start with a particular ingredient… like my very own Iron Chef challenge for one! Tonight’s secret ingredient? Corn.
We picked up our CSA share today, and it contained four ears of corn. Unfortunately, there has been an issue with earworms on the [...]
Fajita Burritos
Recently, a Chipotle Mexican Grill opened up near my house… Okay, it’s not actually that close, it’s about 20 minutes away. But, that’s close enough for me. Before that, I had to go to Baltimore or New York to get my Chipotle fix.
The thing is, it’s not entirely a good thing that Chipotle opened up. [...]
Mexican Cucumber Salad
I don’t know about you, but when it’s hot and humid in the summer, the last thing I want to do is cook on the stove or use the oven. With the amount of delicious fresh produce I have been getting from our CSA and our garden, I have been able to make a [...]
Tomato and Squash Skillet
Last week, my husband was out of town, so I ended up cooking for myself for a few days. On Wednesday, when I picked up our CSA share, I decided to make myself a quick vegetarian dinner since I had an abundance of veggies from both the CSA and garden that I didn’t want to [...]
Chicken Fajita Nachos
This past week, I felt like I was participating in some sort of Food Network Challenge where I was given a few random ingredients and I had 30 minutes or less to prepare a dish that even my husband would be willing to eat. Easier said than done! I was making a conscious effort to use [...]
Tex Mex Lettuce Wraps
I would love to say that I had some great inspiration to make this dinner. On the contrary, I decided to make this for dinner tonight because flank steak was on sale (buy one get one free!) at the store today. My first instinct with flank steak was to make fajitas, but I wanted something [...]
