Easy Lunch Recipe Ideas

We spent a lot of time planning and creating fancy or healthy or wholesome dinners, but don’t usually spent a lot of thought on lunch. I admit, I’m the same way. Yesterday I came across this article on easy gourmet lunch recipes and thought I’d give it a try and put a little more thought [...]

Zucchini Pasta Bake Recipe

My neighbor’s garden is overflowing with zucchini and I’m of course always glad to get some off her hands. Here’s one of the recipes I’ve been making with it. The pasta bake with zucchini makes a nice hardy meal that’s a big hit with the kids. (I guess all that pasta and cheese distracts from [...]

Spinach Rice Salad Recipe

This salad is just full of yummy goodness. Spinach, rice, sunflower seads (for a little extra crunch) as well as some fruits and herbs. It’s a salad that has a lot of gourmet appeal. (and it’s yummy too)
Rice and Spinach Salad
Ingredients:
6 cups fresh spinach, torn
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil [...]

Spiced Popcorn Recipe

Spice up move night with this popcorn recipe. Of course you can easily change the spices around. Just play with the flavors and come up with your own gourmet popcorn version.

Salad with Goats Cheese and Apricots

If you are looking to change up your salad routine, this recipe is for you. The goat cheese and apricots make for an interesting addition to your typical salad and the simple vinagrette dressing goes perfectly with it. Makes for an elegant and healthy lunch.

Miso Sauce with Almonds

My daughter has been studying Japan in school this past month and we’ve been trying a few different recipes from there. This turned out pretty good over ramen style noodles. I also tossed in some lightly steamed veggies.

Ham Fried Rice Recipe

We make this dish at least once every couple of weeks. It’s a great way to use up leftover ham from the holidays. Just chop it up and freeze it in 1/2 cup portions, then use throughout the next few months. You can also cook a couple of scrambled eggs with this to make it [...]

Chilled Avocado Soup Recipe

We still have a few pretty warm days around here and a cold soup is always welcome when it’s hot outside. We’ve been eating this cool and creamy avocado soup all summer long. I usually leave the jalapeno out because my kids aren’t very fond of spicy food, but I’m sure it would be wonderful [...]

Cauliflower Bake Recipe

My grocery store had a sale on cauliflower this past week and I made the most delicious dish. It was so good, it’ll be my new addition to any big holiday meal. It was rich and yummy and all that bacon just gave this bake a wonderful flavor. Goes really well with a simple main [...]

Crusty Pizza Dough

I have a whole collection of pizza dough recipes. I’ve made them by hand, in my mixer and even in my breadmachine. I really liked how the texture of this one came out.
Crusty Pizza Dough
From the Kitchen aid mixer cookbook. Can be doubled. — posted by Julia Rodriguez
From Recipezaar: Breads recipes.

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