I happen to be a big fan of beans in just about any form. They make a wonderful healthy side dish and these are seriously delicious!!! So, besides the deliciousness here are some of the health benefits of cannellini beans: full of nutrients, low in fat, high in fiber, help lower cholesterol, prevent headaches, twice…
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Fusilli with Asparagus & Sun Dried Tomato Pesto
Oh the wonderfulness of pasta. This dish is is made with whole grain fusilli, sautéed asparagus and a simple sun dried tomato pesto. I absolutely love making spreads or pestos to add a huge punch of flavors to sandwiches, pastas, sautéed shrimp or grilled chicken. To make a complete meal out of this I served…
Memorial Day Weekend :: Grilled Vegetable Pasta Salad
This is an oldie but goodie! I originally posted this from sunny Arizona when we visited for Thanksgiving. That mini vacation has so much importance to me for so many reasons! On our last full day there I grilled up a very yummy Grilled Vegetable Salad and I thought this would be a grew addition…
Southwest Stuffed Peppers
I know you may be wondering what the heck ever happened with those Al Pastor Tacos??? I did make them and they were delicious but not perfect and I got a rotisserie oven for Mothers Day so I want to give it one more run before posting on it. This recipe uses leftover spanish rice…
Meatless Monday :: Sweet Potato Croquettes
I can’t take credit for these bites of delicious goodness!!! The fabulous Stephanie over at Stephanie Cooks made these for her son recently and they looked too good to not make!!! You can find her post here. I changed up the measurements just a bit. These are so wonderful that I forgot to take a…
Homemade Baked Mac & Cheese
If you read the post Brisket & Ribs then you may remember that I mentioned that I had made a very yummy mac & cheese to go along with all that delish “BBQ”. This is a pretty basic Homemade Mac & Cheese with crisp pancetta added for a special touch. There is something so comforting…