Easy Skillet Apple Pie
Desserts Pies & Tarts

Easy Skillet Apple Pie

Apple pie. What’s more classic than apple pie? Funny thing is I usually gravitate away from apple desserts…unless it’s apple pie. I love the stuff! It’s so simple and so decadent. This Easy Skillet Apple Pie is no exception from that description. It seriously…

October 15, 2012
Easy Mole Tacos
Beef Cinco de Mayo Main Dish

Easy Mole Tacos

Recently, Progresso sent me one of each of their new Recipe Starter cooking sauces to try. I was pretty excited about finding some new recipes to use with them. My first try using them was with the creamy three cheese and it was a…

October 8, 2012
Blue Velvet Cupcakes 6-Pack
Restaurants & Eateries

Blue Velvet Cupcakes (Antioch, TN)

Neener, neener, neener! My neighborhood has Blue Velvet Cupcakes! I’m so excited to tell you about Blue Velvet Cupcakes. I know Nashville has a lot of great places to buy cupcakes, and one in particular is a favorite of mine, but they aren’t exactly…

October 3, 2012
Skinny Pina Colada
Drinks & Cocktails

Skinny Pina Colada

Sorry for the not-so-great pictures, but you know when I’m at my mom’s and we’re enjoying tasty beverages, the last thing I’m thinking about is grabbing my nice camera and tediously setting the stage for a decent picture. I’m all about the drink! I…

October 1, 2012
Pumpkin Squares with Candy Corn M&M's
Bar Cookies Desserts

Pumpkin Squares with Candy Corn M&M’s

It’s officially Fall, so you know that means it’s time to bake with pumpkin! I spotted the Candy Corn M&M’s recently and although I’m not crazy about candy corn, I am crazy about specialty flavors. I bought a bag and after brainstorming with Shannon…

September 28, 2012
Roasted Chicken Florentine Pasta
Low Calorie Main Dish Pasta Poultry

Roasted Chicken Florentine Pasta

Oh I love  a good low calorie pasta dish! Right under desserts, pasta is a weakness of mine. Especially pastas covered in a creamy, thick sauce. So speaking of, Roasted Chicken Florentine Pasta made my list. Fettuccine, spinach, and roasted chicken enveloped in a…

September 21, 2012
Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Quiche
Low Calorie Main Dish Vegetarian

Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Quiche

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. This may look like my Italian Zucchini Crescent Pie, but instead it’s Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Quiche! Since my recent turn from a zucchini hater to a zucchini lover, I’m cooking it all the time now. Usually I…

September 19, 2012
Four Flavor Sour Cream Pound Cake
Cakes Desserts Low Calorie

Four Flavor Sour Cream Pound Cake

You know I’m the calorie-counting queen (when I’m not splurging on desserts, of course), but I never really take it as far as using a sugar substitute when baking. There’s plenty of low calorie desserts out there that taste great, with real sugar. See…

September 17, 2012
Chicken with Honey-Beer Sauce by So, How's It Taste? www.leah-claire.com
Low Calorie Main Dish Poultry

Chicken with Honey-Beer Sauce

Oh goodness is this the best chicken dish ever. Seriously. Chicken is no longer boring thanks to Chicken with Honey-Beer Sauce. I mean I thought this dish would be good, but I had no idea it would be that good. Bonus…it’s low enough in…

September 14, 2012
Pork Chops with Roasted Apples & Onion
Low Calorie Main Dish Pork

Pork Chops with Roasted Apples & Onions

The picture of these Pork Chops with Roasted Apples & Onions was drool-worthy in the magazine. My interest will instantly go up for a recipe that has an odd mix of ingredients, too, so I had to make this to see how the apples…

September 12, 2012