Roasted Chimichurri Shrimp with Herbed Couscous

(Please excuse the terrible photo. It’s hard to get good lighting when it gets dark at 5 pm!) We are only days away from the holidays! It’s my absolute favorite time of year. I love decorating the house, listening to Christmas music and, most importantly, cooking for the people I love! I’m a hostess at…

Lemon Chicken and Red Potato Soup

Welcome to the 3rd and final day of my plan for eating clean on a budget! For my final recipe, I decided to create something that will warm you up on a cold winter night. The star of the show tonight is lemon chicken and red potato soup! Honestly, I’m not usually a big soup…

Mediterranean Meatball Bowl with Spicy Roasted Garlic

Welcome to day two of my plan for eating (mostly) clean on a budget! The star tonight will be Mediterranean meatballs with a tomato and cucumber salad smothered in tzatziki sauce and served with a side of spicy roasted broccoli! This is an absolutely delicious and fun way to incorporate new flavors into your recipe…

Sesame Garlic Chicken Thighs with Cauliflower Fried Rice

Welcome to day one of my 3 day plan for clean eating on a budget! Each day, I will post a grocery list along with an estimated cost. I will also post a list of items that you may already have in your pantry. It is important to pay attention to both lists to make…

Garlic Beef Tips with Parsnip Purée and Roasted Sprouts

So, I’ve been MIA lately. Daylight is not on my side right now, which means not-so-great food pictures. The lack of good pictures has deterred me from posting, but that is a shallow, not great excuse for dropping off the face of the earth. Please forgive me. Hopefully this dish will make up for the…

One Pan Chicken and Asparagus with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

I’ve accomplished something huge tonight. Drumroll, please. I made a one pan dinner. A concept that, until tonight, has evaded me. You can ask anyone who has stepped foot in my kitchen while I’m cooking; I have a knack for using almost every pan, bowl, and cutting board I own just to cook dinner. We…

Creamy Chicken Fajita Bowls

It was really only a matter of time before the truth came out. Though Brussels sprouts and Heirloom cherry tomatoes have a special place in my heart, there are two food groups that hold an equally special place. One of them happens to be… yep, you guessed it! Mexican! There’s something so comforting about sitting down…

Balsamic Heirloom Tomato Chicken

Let’s talk tomatoes. I grew up in a family full of tomato-loving people. My granddad used to have a pretty big garden growing in his back yard. He would grow squash, onions, okra, green beans, and yes – tomatoes. I used to love going out to the garden with him to look at everything he’d…

Lightened Up Chicken, Bacon and Ranch Pizza

This weekend has been good for the soul. Nothing makes for a great weekend quite like sleeping in, time with the hubs, and (almost) nothing on the agenda. So what do I do when I have no real plans? I cook, of course. On the menu tonight: Lightened up chicken, bacon and ranch pizza. Yup….