Appetizers

Chicken Taco Meatballs with Black Beans

Chicken Taco Meatballs and Black Beans Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 45 minutes | Serves: 5 This recipe is low fat and full of protein. It’s a fairly simple meal to make. It is a Weight Watchers dream come true. Being on WW myself (at the...

Lemon-Olive Tapenade

Lemon-Olive Tapenade Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 0 | Total Time: 20 minutes | Serves: 12 Who else goes for the salty goodies at the grazing table? I’ll take dips and spreads over chocolate cake any day. (Well, just save the cake for another day.) Olives are one...

Beet Chips (Oven Method)

Beet Chips (Oven Method) Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 45 - 55 minutes | Standing Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes | Serves: 3 - 4 Making your own chips at home is fun, a little bit of a lengthy process (I won’t lie), and much healthier than the...

Fresh Green Salad with Blackberry Ginger and Lime Vinaigrette

Fresh Green Salad with Blackberry Ginger and Lime VinaigrettePrep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes | Serves: 6 In need of a Valentine’s Day dinner starter for your home-cooked meal for your sweetheart? Here is a gorgeous salad, but...

Dad’s Busy Burgers (Blonde Sloppy Joes)

Dad's Busy Burgers (Blonde Sloppy Joes) Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes | Serves: 4 Here’s an unassuming recipe for my website. Consider it more of a childhood memory. My dad could grill steaks and make scrambled eggs. That was...

Hummus

Hummus Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 5 minutes | Stand Time: 20 minutes |Total Time: 40 minutes | Serves: 6 My husband found this recipe online and printed it off without any author information; that was before recipes on the internet was what it is today....

Olive and Cheese Bread

Olive and Cheese BreadPrep Time: 2minutes | Cook Time: 25 minutes | Cool Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour | Serves: 10For all the olive lovers out there, you’re welcome. Two varieties of olives, two cheeses in a creamy base, oh my. My daughter is the only other...

Tahini Sauce (Flavorful and Aromatic)

Tahini Sauce (Flavorful and Aromatic) Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: None | Total Time: 15 minutes | Serves: 8 This was my original idea for Tahini Sauce to go with my Roasted Harissa Cauliflower, but I assumed some (really more like most) people may not want to...

Green Chile “Pimento” Cheese

Green Chile "Pimento" Cheese Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Cool Time: 30 minutes |Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes | Serves: 6 This spin on the classic Pimento Cheese is just downright yummy! It’s the spread that you just need a spoon and eat it right...

Greek Meatballs

Greek Meatballs Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes | Serves: 3 - 4 I think my love for these Greek Meatballs stems from my deep LOVE of lemon flavor. Lemon is prevalent in many Greek dishes, so I’m a big fan! I could live off Greek...

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