Spicy Shrimp Salad with Crispy Rice I have been wanting to try this Spicy Shrimp Salad with Crispy Rice recipe forever. It comes from the Cooking with Cocktail Rings website. I have seen a few of her videos and the variations of crispy rice dishes all look so appealing. Sort of like sushi with aContinueContinue reading “Spicy Shrimp Salad with Crispy Rice”
Category Archives: Lunch
Spanish Style Lentil Soup with Chorizo
Let’s talk about Spanish style chorizo. It is completely different than the Mexican style chorizo that comes in the super delicious taqueria tacos. Spanish style chorizo is highly flavored too, but it has a more salami like dried texture. It is one of my favorite ingredients to use in a soup like this lentil soupContinueContinue reading “Spanish Style Lentil Soup with Chorizo”
Fresh Mozzarella, Sun Dried Tomato and Pesto Sandwich
This sandwich is one of those ‘what do I have in my freezer I need to use up’ meals 🙂 I made some homemade baguettes a while ago. I’ve also got some pesto from my summer basil in there. The combo of pesto and sun dried tomato is so yummy, so I decided on aContinueContinue reading “Fresh Mozzarella, Sun Dried Tomato and Pesto Sandwich”
Gnocchi Soup with Bacon and Rosemary
I love making soup for dinner in the fall and winter. It is so satisfying to sit down to a hot bowl of soup when it is cold outside. I also love that it is a way to get a lot of veggies into our meal in a way everyone likes. Gnocchi soup with baconContinueContinue reading “Gnocchi Soup with Bacon and Rosemary”
Quick Bean and Bacon Soup
This is another super quick dinner recipe that is hearty, healthy, filling and the longest part of this recipe is cooking the bacon. 🙂 You could easily make this bean and bacon soup vegetarian by using vegetable stock and leaving out the bacon, but for non vegetarians the bacon makes this soup. This recipe usesContinueContinue reading “Quick Bean and Bacon Soup”
Beef, Bean and Cheese Freezer Burritos
Burritos ready to freeze These beef, bean and cheese freezer burritos were a weekend project for me last weekend. My husband and son really like a certain brand of frozen burrito made with ground beef, beans, cheese and rice. They are kind of expensive, so I decided to make a homemade version. I started withContinueContinue reading “Beef, Bean and Cheese Freezer Burritos”
Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuits
This recipe came about after I made reubens with homemade potato chips last weekend. I used this wing dust to season the potato chips and one of the flavors I had was Nashville hot chicken flavor. My family thought it would be really good on fried chicken in a biscuit, so I decided to tryContinueContinue reading “Nashville Hot Chicken Biscuits”
Healthy Cauliflower Egg Muffins
Cauliflower Egg Muffins This recipe for healthy cauliflower egg muffins comes from my mom. She had mentioned these and I asked for the recipe so I could try them. I am always looking for something quick and easy to grab for breakfast or lunch that doesn’t take time but also isn’t junk food. These soundedContinueContinue reading “Healthy Cauliflower Egg Muffins”