Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings

Chicken wings are a staple in my house, especially on football Sundays.  However, I never really thought of them as a ‘main dish’ or ‘main protein’ when preparing a dinner.  This all changed when I was preparing a family dinner and my husband requested a protein to go with eggplant parmesan.  I thought the eggplant …

Chicken Parmesan Zucchini Boats

Its Zucchini Season! And these Chicken Parmesan Zucchini boats are super simple to make. It’s a light twist to the classic chicken parmesan that leave you feeling full and satisfied. I also like that it pairs meat and a veggie which also answers the question of what vegetable should I make for dinner?.  We start …

Pork Rind Crusted Garlic Parmesan Chicken

If you want to get on the keto trend or simply want to achieve crispy chicken this recipe is for you.  Pork rinds often get a bad wrap for being unhealthy, weird, gross or a low class snack, but with the keto diet on the rise and plenty of boutique pork rind brands hitting the …

Dijon Mustard Chicken

Dijon Mustard chicken is a one pan wonder and meal prep friendly. This recipe came about as I was searching for meal prep ideas. The whole point of doing a healthy meal prep is to make something simple yet fast and healthy. Its the impossible trifecta. But I think I have cracked the code with …

Steak Roll-ups with Sauteed Peppers & Onions

This recipe was born out of my husbands latest round of the ‘keto’ diet.  It’s surprisingly simple, just steak, peppers, onions and some seasoning. But it’s flavorful, fun to eat and easy to pull together.  Every time the keto diet comes out I struggle to find ways to keep recipes fresh tasting with enough vegetables. …

Bacon Wrapped Blue Cheese Meatballs with Portobello Mushrooms

This recipe was per the request of my husband while he was on another keto diet kick. He requested meatballs with blue cheese and bacon, so I got my creative juices flowing and devised this fun skewered version! Blue cheese meatballs alternated on skewers with baby bella portobello mushrooms all wrapped in bacon.  My mouth …

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

As a kid I didn’t like Brussels sprouts. It’s not that I didn’t like the taste. I really just didn’t like them because they were smelly.  Every time my mom made them, she’d heat them in the microwave and the whole house would get that funky cabbage smell. As the mature child I was this …

Instant-Pot Beef Stew

  So you got an Instant-pot . . . . Maybe it was a gift from your mother-in-law to be at your wedding shower (a hint that you need to improve your cooking skills), or you felt it was a good ‘adult’ purchase, because its a ‘multi-use’ appliance and apparently cooking is cheaper than ordering …