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Spaghetti with Marinara Peppers Onion an

(6 servings) Ingredients: 1 package spaghetti 1 jar marinara sauce ½ red pepper diced ½ yellow pepper diced ½ green pepper diced ½ onion diced Meatballs (frozen or homemade) In a medium saucepan combine marinara sauce, red pepper, yellow pepper, green pepper, onion, and meatballs.  Heat on medium heat until bubbly.  Stir occasionally.  Simmer for 20-30 […]

Shrimp and Pineapple Fried Rice

Ingredients 3 cups White or brown rice cooked 3/4 lb cooked Shrimp 8 oz Pineapple chunks 1 onion diced 1/2 bunch of cilantro minced 1-1/2 tsp Garlic 1-1/2 tsp Cumin 1/4 tsp salt or 1 tsp soy sauce 4 eggs 1 Tbsp milk or cream 1 tsp olive oil or cooking spray Lime juice from […]

Steel Cut Oatmeal with Fresh Berries

(1 serving) 1 cup water ¼ cup steel cut oats ¼ cup seasonal berries cut into bit sized pieces Pinch of salt 1 tsp maple syrup 1 tsp butter If you are not a fan of oatmeal or have not tried steel cut oats, I highly recommend you give this recipe a try.  Steel cut […]

Lobster Sandwich

As I was looking through old pictures for this website, I came across some images from my trip to New York last summer, and I suddenly had the craving for a lobster roll.  Luckily, Ralphs had imitation lobster on sale, so I picked up a few packages and some rolls from the bakery.  This isn’t quite the […]

Ginger Salmon Pastry Puff

(4 servings) Ingredients: 2 T honey 2T Dijon mustard 1T ginger – freshly grated 1 t garlic minced 2 T diced onion 2 cups fresh spinach (or frozen – thawed and drained) 1 pound salmon fillet cut in half 1 package pastry puff ¼ c queso fresco, crumbled Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a […]

Garlic Ginger Beef Stir-fry

(6 servings) Use the largest wok or fry pan you have. There are plenty of vegetables in this dish, and they do cook down, so don’t be intimidated by the volume of cut vegetables on your counter. Ingredients 1 lb beef, cut into strips 2 carrots, cut diagonally 1 Chinese eggplant, cut diagonally ½ chopped red onion […]

Father’s Day Barbecue

With the fourth of July right around the corner and summer in full swing, my cravings are moving to barbecued and picnic delights; which means grilled meats, sweat and tangy sauces, ice cold watermelon, and colds salads (pasta, potato, cabbage, bean, etc.).  This week I had the pleasure of cooking a pre-father’s day celebration for the […]

Chicken Fajitas

Ingredients 1 onion cut into strips 1/2 green pepper cut into strips 1/2 yellow pepper cut into strips 1/2 red pepper cut into strips 1 lb Chicken cut into strips 1/2 bunch of Cilantro minced 1/4 t Garlic powder 1/4 t Onion powder 1/2 t Paprika 1/4 t Cumin 1 t Chili powder 1/4 t […]

Food Journal – June

Food Journal – June

June 8, 2015: because all life changes start on a Monday! Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with strawberries Lunch:        Lobster sandwich with coleslaw Dinner:       Lemon pepper chicken with rosemary potatoes and salad Exercise:    a.m. bike for 10 minutes. It is Monday. That’s about all I can do. p.m. Yoga […]

Breakfast burrito with egg potato and sp...

Breakfast burrito with egg potato and spinach 

Breakfast burritos are a great way to use up leftovers.  These burritos used up leftover rosemary potatoes and spinach from the previous night’s dinner. (see Lemon chicken with rosemary potatoes) Ingredients 4 eggs beaten 1 red potato, diced and baked with 1t rosemary 2 T red onion chopped ½ cup fresh spinach salt and pepper to taste 1 t oil […]