I was never much of a salad person prior to turning 25, I’ve written before that I would prefer to live on carbs alone. I’ve since learned that salads don’t just have to be lettuce and Italian dressing. I now bring a salad to work at least twice a week. I’ve become somewhat of a…
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 Sausage over Grilled Veggie Hash
We’ve been trying to incorporate some lighter options into our meal repertoire along with more vegetables. But one of the most important things to us is that these lighter meals still have big flavors. We were in the mood to grill sausage the other day and were trying to decide on a side dish. I…
Philly Cheese Steak Stuffed Peppers
True to my carb loving nature, there’s almost nothing I love more than a quality sandwich (aka slamwich aka sangwich). Lately, health nuts love to hate on carbs and they make me feel guilty for eating them (life tip: don’t ever let anyone make you feel something you don’t want to), so a couple years…
Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles
I’ve been catching some heat recently for not posting anything in a few weeks. In my defense, I have been super busy, basically just using my house as a place to sleep, and I haven’t been cooking anything other than roasted veggies and rice (my go-to easy meal that I will eventually get around to…
Fresh from the Garden Tomato Soup
I grew tomatoes in containers on my deck for the first time this summer, and boy was I surprised at how many I got. I’ve been trying to come up with different uses for all of them and figured that it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t include fresh tomato soup in my experiments. I…
