Archive for August, 2010

20 Minute Chicken Creole

Last night we got back in to town and I cheated… I had Peapod come out to deliver my groceries for the week.  For $6.95 they deliver them right to your door.  A working Mom’s dream!  I do think the prices are a bit high, but then again you don’t “impulse-buy” (unless you count adding [...]

Marinated Shrimp

Morning all! I’m up early today to get started on the day.  We are going to see family this weekend so I’m packing up my part of the family.  I still have to go to work and I have a list of things to do when I get out (we have summer hours, so I [...]

Salads with Fruit

Fruit seems to be the “new crouton” these days in salads. It’s the trendy thing to do if you’re a salad-loving foodie. It made me think of this recipe from my mother-in-law that incorporates raisins. She brought this dish to my son’s first birthday party and it was a hit. I think it’d be a [...]

Southwest Chicken Smoked Sausage Skillet

“Go Meat”… ok I would not normally go to the Hillshire Farm website ’cause “Go Meat” is just a silly slogan if you ask me, and it does nothing to make me think “Oh yum”… but I had this low fat chicken sausage and I needed a recipe in which to use it.  So, off [...]

Pecan-Crusted Tilapia

Just whizzing by for a quick post. We spent the day at “Walking with Dinosaurs” – which is a must-see, by the way.  It was amazing. Then we shopped, a lot.  It was fun!  It’s one of the benefits of being back to work!  We even had a lunch/dinner at the ol’ Olive Garden.   [...]