Mushroom Frittata

Found this little ditty in Cooking Light and with only 4 ingredients it is amazingly yummy!!! I even got to have a little of it for breakfast straight from the fridge this morning. It was amazing!!!! Mushroom Frittata Ingredients 1  (8-ounce) package mushrooms 1/2  cup  shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 1 1/2  teaspoons  chopped fresh thyme 3 …

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Mexicali Crab Cakes

This was another crab cake trial for hubby and I! Since there were jalapenos in it it had to be great! I definitely liked this recipe much much much better than any of the previous ones we’ve eaten! Mexicali Crab Cakes Ingredients 1 1/2  tablespoons  stick margarine 1/4  cup  finely chopped celery 1/4  cup  finely…

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Cheese and Corn Dip

I created this from a different type of sauce for a chicken recipe. We had some spinach quiches that needed some extra something to make them worth eating, so i came up with this! Cheese and Corn Dip Sauce: 1  teaspoon  butter 1/2  can  of corn 1/2  cup  finely chopped  onion 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped…

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Awesome crockpot liquor cake!!!

Found this fabulous recipe on Sandra’s blog – Diary of a SAHM This moist cake is amazing served warm straight from the slow cooker, along with a small scoop of light vanilla bean ice cream or whipped topping! Ingredients 1 box (18.25 ounce) devil’s food cake mix 1 cup fat-free sour cream 1 cup 1%…

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Scallops with Chipotle-Orange Sauce

This was the main dish for the ladies. I was surprised at how hot the peppers were! I would probably add more orange juice next time! Scallops with Chipotle-Orange Sauce Ingredients 2  tablespoons  butter, divided Cooking spray 1 1/2  pounds  large sea scallops 1/2  teaspoon  paprika 1/4  teaspoon  salt, divided 1/2  cup  fresh orange juice…

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Polenta Lazagna

Found this recipe in a cooking light (might have been an email) – it was listed as vegetarian and called for meatless sausage – but i had ground turkey on hand, so i changed the recipe to be meat. I also forgot to get mozzarella so i used a 4 cheese Mexican mixture – and…

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Saturday BBQ

We had some dear friend over for a BBQ on saturday. The brought their little fella – a bit over 1 years old. We had our fingers crossed that we would stick to the roof so that way I didn’t have to baby proof the rest of the house. It also meant i could go…

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Green Enchiladas With Crab

I’ve been wanting to make this recipe for over 2 years and had been thwarted by the price of tomatillos. Saturday was the day that the angels sang and i found tomatillos at the farmers market for 3.00 a pound! Woohoo! I did of course have to change it up! I only had big wheat…

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Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus

I found this number in my saved recipes to try this weekend when I discovered I had no Kalmata olives for our old stand by – Mediteranean Hummus! I also ended up using a bit of the oil that the tomatoes were packed in for some liquid in the hummus. Definitely yummy and even hubby…

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Asian Chicken Salad

Found this lovely in my old pile of cooking lights! I of course changed it, cause i never have the ingredients i need, nor can I leave things alone! It was  for left over turkey – but we had just done beer can chicken, it said a head of cabbage, but i find the bag-o-slaw…

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