Never Buy Pesto Again!!!

I found myself initially concerned about the availability of food and coupled with my lack of desire to frequent the grocery store during the pandemic, I decided to quickly plant a few herbs in my little garden space. We were still enjoying some basil pesto and also some fennel pesto that we made last yearContinue reading “Never Buy Pesto Again!!!”

Moroccan Spiced Vegetables with Couscous

Throw together a deliciously spiced and super healthy dish in no time flat.  This recipe is great as a side dish or vegetarian meal. Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Total Time 30 minutes Servings 4 people Calories 472 cal Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium red onion chopped 1 yellow bellContinue reading “Moroccan Spiced Vegetables with Couscous”

My Version – South Beach Shrimp Stir-Fry over Rice

This is certainly one of our most favorite recipes.  It’s quick, simple, nutritions, and economical. Ingredients: 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce, divided 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 pounds medium peeled and deveined fresh or thawed frozen shrimp  2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger 8 ounces whiteContinue reading “My Version – South Beach Shrimp Stir-Fry over Rice”

Simple Quick Pasta – Olives, Garlic, Tomato and Chicken

This is one of our rotational dishes. It’s quick flavorful, and satisfying. We make it when we have abundance of fresh garden cherry tomatoes and when we don’t want to spend too much time in the kitchen prepping our dinner. Ingredients: 2 cloves minced garlic, Olive Oil, Tomatoes – fresh or canned, pitted olives, 2Continue reading “Simple Quick Pasta – Olives, Garlic, Tomato and Chicken”

Peach Glazed Cornish Hen

Why not?  We have so many peach preserves from our very fruitful peach tree!  This was absolutely fabulous!  I find that one hen per person is more than sufficient and we had enough leftovers to make homemade noodle soup with the leftover meat from the hens. Cornish game hens are a broiler chicken that isContinue reading “Peach Glazed Cornish Hen”