by Suzie | Aug 26, 2018 | Dinner Ideas, Main Course
End of summer is bitter sweet. Tomatoes are sort of like the icing on the cake. As they ripen and pump on the vine, it’s time for some juicy transitions. Happy transitions, like back to school, back to routine and back to you. There are so many creative ways to use...
by Suzie | Aug 19, 2018 | Dinner Ideas, Lunch Ideas, Main Course, Side Dish, Vegetables
This morning, when a friend dropped off a bag of tomatoes from her garden, I knew immediately what I wanted to make – ratatouille. Perfect, I thought as I realized I already had the rest of the ingredients in my fridge. My daughter Kelly loves ratatouille. But...
by Suzie | Jun 9, 2018 | Dinner Ideas, Main Course
My hubby loves meatloaf. He loves it so much that I forgot to snap a photo before he dug into it! Truth is I love meatloaf too. It’s such an easy meal to make and one that lasts for days, my favorite kind of home cooked meal. Even though meatloaf seems like a...
by Suzie | May 29, 2018 | Dinner Ideas, Lunch Ideas, Main Course, Salads
If you are not a big fan of mayonnaise, this recipe is for you! Chicken salad is one of my favorite summer meals, so easy, refreshing and satisfying. There are so many ways to make chicken salad, and this pesto chicken salad is a new twist on traditional mayonnaise...
by Suzie | May 21, 2018 | Dinner Ideas, Lunch Ideas, Side Dish
One of the things I think about when I’m dreaming of summer is huge bunches of fresh basil. While basil is usually the main ingredient in pesto, the cool thing about pesto is that you can use a variety of greens as the base – like cilantro, spinach, swiss...
by Suzie | Apr 13, 2018 | Dinner Ideas, Main Course
It was Sunday morning and after a few days in a row of traveling, I was feeling blah. I took some frozen chicken legs out of the freezer thinking I’d make something with them for dinner. As the day went on and I was still feeling quite sluggish, I started to dread the...