I love quick, easy, tasty meals that I can get on the table quickly after a long day at work. It’s even better when the recipe only needs one pan to cook in. Cooking in one pan like this reminds me of making hamburger helper in college – except an updated, fresh, more flavorful, and…
Sate Shrimp with Roasted Tomato Angel Hair Pasta
Have a mentioned that I love Penzeys Spices? One of the reasons is they inspire me to try new spices and seasonings. Their catalogs come with recipes that feature their spices and their stores always have a half dozen or so recipe cards. I first bought Sate Seasoning in order to try it in a…
30 Minute Baked Ziti
Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the start of Lent. During Lent, Catholics abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays in between. Tory & I are planning to post a meat-free meal starting today and continuing every Friday through Easter. Since Lent is a time of [among other things] self-denial,…
Tequila Lime Chicken with Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and Corn & Black Bean Hash
Derek likes to joke that he is the ‘Le Gourmet Chef’ in our household and I’m just his sous chef. However, its times like these when he comes up with an idea like this that I start to wonder if he has a point. But at least he still needs me to execute the ideas…
Pesto Zucchini Noodles and Chicken
Typical Tory, it’s Monday at lunch time and I’m just now trying to figure out what to make for dinner and what I am going to eat all week. I had really big plans to do this on Sunday, but got carried away with crafting Sunday Funday with my friend Macks. So as I’m spending…
Chicken Gyros
There is this place in the skyway in downtown Minneapolis that makes awesome chicken gyros. You see, I’m not a huge fan of lamb, but I LOVE the flavors in a traditional gyro especially the tzatziki sauce. So when I’m looking for a gyro fix that’s where I go, until I found this recipe for…
