Lunch

Black Bean Burger Recipe I am a carnivore through and through but I love these black bean burgers.  This black bean burger recipe will be your go to for Meatless Monday! The secret to these burgers is freezing the patties for 20 minutes before hitting the grill so they don’t fall apart when you try to flip them. Black Bean Burger Calories My black bean...

This pasta with zucchini and corn is great not only in the summer, but in the middle of November when the temps start to fall. I deep cleaned my pantry yesterday.  If my daughter Hannah were still living at home with me she would have shaken her head. So get ready for lots of pasta dishes while I use up what’s in my pantry! What...

If you haven’t tried broccoli rabe, I’d love for you to try this broccoli rabe and shrimp lo mein.   The spicy peanut sauce is the perfect balance to the slight bitterness of the broccoli rabe. My store sells already roasted garlic cloves, which makes them a bit milder.  If you are using fresh garlic, start with two cloves and add more to your taste. What...

Black bean and quinoa chili is so hearty and filling and good for you. The reason it is so good is because the base of the chili is from my friend Nicole’s black bean and quinoa burger recipe. This black bean and quinoa mixture is great not only for burgers, but I’ll be making several dishes from this filling this week.  While I love meal...

This shrimp lettuce cups with peanut sauce recipe is a great recipe to have on hand when you are low in points for the day. I realize that I am a condiment whore and if you are too, you probably have everything to make this. What should you look for in buying frozen shrimp? Unless you live near a body of water that has fresh...

This past weekend my friend Morgan and I did a whole night of Marion’s Kitchen recipes, including her spicy shrimp wontons. Morgan and I met on Instagram two years ago, and I am blessed to call her my friend.  We are foodie friends through and through and we miss dining in Chicago, so we decided to get together and cook some recipes together.  Marion’s Kitchen...

Healthy Chicken Costco Bake Recipe Until yesterday, I had never heard of Costco Chicken Bake.  But I received a dozen requests to make a healthy Costco chicken bake and here we are! One of my favorite things to do is lighten up recipes, but not just to make them lower calorie and points – flavor has to be amazing as well or why bother. My...

I don’t think I have ever tried Mapo Tofu before.   This dish has such a depth of flavor, promise you’ll love it. Mariano’s hosted a Phoenix Bean tofu virtual cooking class, but my Cooking Club was the same night so I wasn’t able to attend. My friend Amanda sent me the recipe and at first glance I was like “one cup of minced garlic?!”  I...

 Yesterday I had no idea I was going to make these buffalo garlic glazed chicken nuggets. Scrolling through IG like I do, I saw these glazed chicken nuggets from a restaurant in NYC. I immediately wanted to recreate the recipe and I am so happy I did! Do you count WW points for the oil it’s fried in? My deep fryer is electric so it holds...

The secret to my quick tomato sauce is using jarred pasta sauce - it only tastes as if you've slaved all day in the kitchen!