Start Your Happy & Healthy Resolutions with Chicken Sausage & Veggies with Penne Pasta

Start Your Happy & Healthy Resolutions with Chicken Sausage & Veggies with Penne Pasta

I want to wish everyone a happy 2013.  It’s the season of new beginnings and a lot of resolutions that will be broken later this year.  There’s something about the idea of making a resolution.  We have good intentions but it’s hard to change our 

Using the Leftovers from Beatrice & Woodsley: Lamb Shank Hash

Using the Leftovers from Beatrice & Woodsley: Lamb Shank Hash

My hubby and I took his Dad out to Beatrice and Woodsley for his birthday dinner.  For those who don’t know it, it’s a beautiful small restaurant on Broadway in Denver, CO that serves up the most amazing food.  The menu changes seasonally and we’ve 

Spicy Mustard and Lemon Glazed Pork with Roasted Veggies

Spicy Mustard and Lemon Glazed Pork with Roasted Veggies

After all the fattening food from Thanksgiving, I was looking for something that tasted wonderful (in remembrance of all those wonderful Thanksgiving flavors) but without the heaviness and fat.  I also wanted to use a beautiful pork loin roast I had in the freezer from a recent 

Beautiful Centerpiece Roast Ideas for the Holidays

Beautiful Centerpiece Roast Ideas for the Holidays

Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is on the way and although it’s a month away, it’s time to start planning the Christmas menu.  While surfing for new recipes, I’ve come across some beautiful roast ideas for the Christmas roast and thought I would share the 

Elegantly Easy Cornish Hens

Elegantly Easy Cornish Hens

 Sometimes I get tired of roasting a turkey for Thanksgiving every year (I know…gasp…sigh…how can I not roast a turkey?!) or I just don’t need the amount of meat a turkey gives.  A nice alternative that usually goes on sale at the same time of 

Don’t Miss Out on the Flavors and Fun of Homemade Ravioli

Don’t Miss Out on the Flavors and Fun of Homemade Ravioli

I love ravioli because it’s so versatile and good to eat (I’m not talking about the stuff from the can or the freezer).  There’s nothing like the fun of making homemade ravioli and then sitting down to enjoy a plate of it. Ravioli needs to start with 

Easy, Spicy Turkey & Black Bean Chili

Easy, Spicy Turkey & Black Bean Chili

I’m running a little behind this week because I have a nasty cold that’s been going around. I’m going to go with another easy tasty recipe (and healthy) from the crock pot that’s good for not only the cold weather but for game day as 

Warm Happy Feelings from Potato Leek Soup

Warm Happy Feelings from Potato Leek Soup

The weather is cooling off outside and here in Denver, we’ve had our first snow.  The weather just makes me crave a nice warm bowl of soup.  Homemade soup has a way of warming not only the insides but the heart and soul.  It’s also 

Healthy, Low-Fat & Yummy Sun-dried Tomato Pesto & Steak Pasta

Healthy, Low-Fat & Yummy Sun-dried Tomato Pesto & Steak Pasta

The minute you mention low-fat and healthy, many people start to turn up their noses (even me) because of the flavorless, low-fat food that has shown up on tables for years.  Low fat and healthy also often means giving up flavor and yumminess in the 

The Sweet and Spicy Wonders of Marinated Grilled Shrimp

The Sweet and Spicy Wonders of Marinated Grilled Shrimp

One of my husband’s favorite foods is shrimp, pretty much any way it comes.  As for me, I love shrimp as well but I’m more picky on how I like it cooked.  In my opinion, the flavor of grilled shrimp is just so awesome; the smokiness from