Breakfast Pizza for Dinner

Breakfast Pizza for Dinner ❤️ Wheat Pizza Dough Cheddar cheese Soft Scrambled Eggs Kielbasa or Chicken sausage, sautéed at high heat Tomatoes, sautéed Green onions, chopped and sautéed Red Jalapeño, chopped and sautéed Goat cheese Arugula Stretch room temperature dough and drizzle with EVOO. Bake at 425 until just turning brown. Take out of oven and top with cheddar cheese, scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, green onions, tomatoes, peppers, and goat cheese. Bake for 8-10 more minutes. Top with arugula. Use anything you have in your kitchen for this pizza, this is just what I had on hand.

Read More...

Greek 7 Layer Dip

A twist on your favorite 7 layer dip and my favorite healthy Super Bowl snack. Layer: Onion and chive cream cheese Hummus Tomato, chopped Cucumber, chopped Olives, sliced Green onions, sliced Feta, crumbled Dip with Sea Salt Pita Chips Leftovers are great in a chicken wrap for dinner the next night!

Read More...

Oven Fried Chicken Salad with Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing

Oven Fried Chicken Salad with Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing was 😍 and took 20 minutes to make. Plus we ate the leftover chicken over pasta tonight (and I’ve been dipping them in ranch as I clean up dinner 😊. Chicken tenders Milk or buttermilk Eggs Corn Flakes, crushed Seasoned salt and pepper Garlic powder Cayenne SALAD FIXINGS: Arugula and Romaine lettuce Avocado Frozen corn, charred in sauté pan Cherry Tomatoes Sliced red onion (marinated in dressing) Red Leicester cheese with chili and red pepper, chunked (TJs) HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING: Equal parts: Dijon mustard, honey, EVOO, and white wine vinegar. Add S&P. Shake and refrigerate. METHOD: Marinate chicken tenders in milk and egg mixture. In a plastic bag, crush corn flakes until completely smashed. Add salt, pepper, cayenne, and garlic powder to corn flakes. Dredge chicken in cornflake mixture and put on oiled cookie sheet. Drizzle EVOO over chicken. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes flipping midway through baking. (You may need to move to top rack or broil at the end to get extra crisp.)

Read More...

Egg Bake in a Bread Bowl

Wow, this Egg Bake in a Bread Bowl is amazing and you can use anything you have on hand. My kind of meal (except for the part where I sliced my finger open) 😖 Bread bowl (any kind) Eggs Prosciutto, or sausage, ham, bacon Onion, chopped Bell pepper, chopped Spinach Tomato Cheddar cheese Parmesan cheese Hollow out bread bowl. Drizzle EVOO and S&P and bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until crispy. Sauté onions, meat, and bell peppers. Add tomato and spinach. Add eggs and more S&P and cook until soft. Fill bread bowl with cooked egg mixture and top with both cheeses. Cook at high temp (425 ish) for 10-15 minutes.

Read More...

Deer Valley Turkey Chili

If you can’t be out there, this is the second best thing! Deer Valley Turkey Chili Ingredients 2 can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup unsalted butter 2 medium Anaheim chilies, seeded, chopped 2/3 cup chopped red onion 2/3 cup chopped celery 2/3 cup chopped red bell pepper 1 large leek (white part only) 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled 1/4 cup corn flour 1 teaspoon cayenne 2 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons ground coriander 1 teaspoons salt 1/8 cup sugar 4 1/2 cup chicken stock 2 1/4 cup frozen corn, thawed 4 cups diced cooked turkey or chicken Toppings grated cheddar cheese red onion sour cream fresh cilantro How To Prepare At Home Seed and chop the chilies, chop the onion, celery, red pepper and leek. Mince the garlic and get the rest of the ingredients ready to cook. Melt butter in pot; add chilies, onion, celery, bell peppers, leek, garlic and oregano. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add the flour and spices, cook 5 minutes….

Read More...

Leftovers + Leftovers = Dinner

I love it when this happens. Leftovers +leftovers = Dinner Corn tortilla, charred over gas burner Avocado, smashed with lime juice and salt Kale chopped salad (bagged) or broccoli slaw Cumin Lime salad dressing (2 posts back) Bean and Corn Salsa Grilled shrimp (last post) Feta Cheese Sriracha Salt Mix and match your favorite leftover ingredients over a grilled corn tortilla and smashed avocado and you can’t go wrong.  

Read More...

Fajita Salad

Tonight’s dinner was everything! Fajita Salad that EVERYONE liked makes it a new staple at our house. Quesadillas served along side or for scooping up salad kind of made my night. 😊 Onions and Bell peppers, sautéed Tomatoes (marinated in EVOO and balsamic) Avocado (lime, S&P) Cilantro, chopped Red Leaf Lettuce Wheat tortilla Cheddar cheese Flank Steak: marinated in EVOO, lime juice, cilantro, diced green onion, seasoned salt, pepper. Sauté onions and peppers on high to char. I bought them pre-sliced so I didn’t even have to chop. Marinate steak for 2-3 hours and bring out to room temp before cooking. Grill on high. Make quesadillas to serve on the side of just plain tortilla. Cumin Line Vinaigrette 2 parts Grape seed or Canola Oil 1 part Lime juice 1/2 part red wine vinegar 1 tsp cumin Handful chopped cilantro S&P

Read More...

Crab Cakes

I’m heading out of town in search of sand and sea but for those excited for the Golden Globes, these crab cakes are the perfect “fancy” meal to eat while watching the red carpet. 1 can lump crab meat (found at Costco and most grocery stores in refrigerated section) 3 green onions, chopped thinly 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped small 1/2 C Panko bread crumbs, plus extra for coating 1/3 C light mayo 1 egg, beaten Squeeze of fresh lemon juice, 1 lemon Dash of Worcestershire sauce Dash of cayenne S&P Grape seed or olive oil Arugula Fold all ingredients together except for oil. Gently mix without breaking up crab chunks. Mold into patties and cover patties in extra Panko crumbs. Sauté with oil on medium heat until cooked through. Lemon Aioli 1 C mayo Juice of 1/2 lemon and zest 1 TB garlic S&P Squeeze of Sriracha Serve on bed of arugula with a lemon and EVOO dressing.

Read More...

Black Bean Burger

This Black Bean and Brown Rice Burger will blow your mind! It’s so flavorful, spicy, and healthy to boot! 2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained 2 C frozen brown rice, heated 2 green onions, chopped 2 Tb garlic 1 handful cilantro 2 tsp cumin 1/2 C Pickled jalapeño (optional) S&P EVOO Put all ingredients in blender or food processor. Drizzle in 1-2 TB of EVOO. Pulse until half is incorporated. Greasing your hands, take out mixture and form into patties. Sauté in EVOO until brown on each side and warmed through. Wheat bun 1/2 ketchup 1/2 light mayo mixture Arugula Roasted Tomato (20 minutes at 425) Feta

Read More...

No Chop Vegetable Soup

Keeping with the detox program (for part of my day) here is an easy peasy NO CHOP Vegetable Soup. I make this soup every New Years and it starts us off on the right foot. Pre-chopped Mirapeaux (carrots, celery, onion) Trader Joes or local grocery store prepared food area Bagged Broccoli slaw Bagged Cole slaw 1 TB Jarred garlic 3 Cans Fire Roasted diced tomatoes with garlic 1-2 cartons Vegetable or Beef stock (I love the depth of flavor with the beef stock) 3 Zucchinis (shoot, you do chop these) Frozen corn EVOO S&P Spices Drizzle EVOO in a large pot. Add Mirapeaux and cook until soft. Add garlic, broccoli and cole slaw. Add S&P and bay leaf or thyme sprigs. Cook until soft and add favorite spices (garlic or onion salt, pepper, basil, oregano, etc). Add canned tomatoes and a little sugar if you want. Add broth then Zucchini slices and corn. Simmer for 2 hours. Season as needed. Add ons- kielbasa, shredded chicken, chicken sausage, parmesan cheese, basil, red pepper flakes.. This soup freezes well and you can…

Read More...