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Pork and Mushroom Wontons

Pork and Mushroom Wontons
I love when I can make one dish and morph it into a few things later in the week, like these pork and mushroom wontons. I love wontons so much because the possibilities are endless.  Have some protein and veggies?  Wrap it up in a wonton.  I bought 1/2 a pound of ground pork from Mariano’s – if you stick to chicken or beef, please...
June 11, 2020

Brown Rice Arancini

Brown Rice Arancini
I dreamed about these brown rice arancini the other night.  Fun fact: until I met and married my Italian (and 1/2 French Canadian) husband, I never heard of arancini.  I think we bought them at an Italian grocery store his Mom used to shop at.  We brought them home and deep fried them and they were spectacular. Arancini are traditionally used with risotto, which isn’t...
June 2, 2020

Crispy Shrimp

Crispy Shrimp
Is there anything better than crispy shrimp? The other day I made these crispy shrimp and I basically want to put them on my menu each week. I used regular frozen shrimp from @marianos – just $6.99 a bag, but I swear they tasted just like lobster! The recipe is so simple – my first thought was to deep fry, but I know not everyone...
May 11, 2020

Black Bean Dip

Black Bean Dip
Black Bean Dip Recipe This black bean dip will soon be your go to appetizer! Show of hands how many times you’ve gone to the grocery store, stood in front of the canned bean aisle and think “do I need black beans?”  So you buy a few cans, only to come home and find that you have 7 cans already in your pantry?! 😂 Ingredients...
April 27, 2020

Southwest Egg Rolls

Southwest Egg Rolls
The black bean burger recipe I posted on Friday?  Has morphed into so many things.  I made these southwest egg rolls that were so good.  No real recipe – I took 1 cup of the black bean burger mixture and combined it with a cup of chopped rotisserie chicken breast, a couple tablespoons of my salsa roja, and then air fried them for 4 minutes...
March 30, 2020

Skinny Pizza Dough . . .Naan

Skinny Pizza Dough . . .Naan
I love using what I have on hand to make my weekly meal plan, including this naan! I did a bit of meal prepping yesterday.  My friend Alexis is going a “shop from your pantry, fridge, freezer” challenge and last week I spent just under $21 on groceries.  This week?  $13.70!  I had some yogurt that needed to be used up, so I made a...
March 2, 2020

Shrimp Spring Rolls

Shrimp Spring Rolls
Shrimp spring rolls are my favorite.  As much as I like to think that I am a pretty good cook, and have definitely gotten better over the years.  Visual learning is the best way for me to learn and I can watch a few YouTube videos and get the gist of the recipe. Spring rolls, however, have never worked for me.  The wrappers tore, or...
February 12, 2020