Archive | 2012

Sundried Tomato & Artichoke Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients: 2 large chicken breasts 1 c. ricotta cheese 1/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes 1/4 c. marinated artichoke 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning garlic salt & pepper for seasoning Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine ricotta, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, and Italian seasoning in mixing bowl and set aside. Next, filet chicken so you end up with 4 flat slices; […]

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18 Organizing Tricks and Storage Ideas

Combat clutter with ordinary household items used in unexpected ways. Use Jewelry Boxes Those little boxes are so sturdy and trim that you hate to throw them out. So don’t. Instead, clip them together to create tidy divided storage for pens and pencils, lipsticks, plastic flatware, whatever it is that clutters your drawer (maybe jewelry?). […]

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Re-use Your Glass Jars

Here is another way to recycle your glass jars that is a little more fun than just throwing them in a bin and setting them out at the corner each week to be picked up. What you will need: Jars Ribbon – I happen to save ribbon off of everything and FINALLY I have a […]

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Thai Beef Salad

Ingredients: 1 lb beef, thin sliced 4 Roma tomatoes 1 cucumber 1/2 red onion 1 bag field greens 4 TBSP soy sauce 2 TBSP minced garlic 1 TBSP oil 1 TBSP cilantro 1 TBSP gourmet Garden Lemon Grass 1 TBSP gourmet Garden Chili Pepper If possible marinate meet 24 hours ahead using 2 TBSP of […]

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Stuffed Zucchini

This is any awesome recipe with a whole lot of flavor. My only issue was finding a zucchini big enough to stuff! I ended up buying individually wrapped zucchini which were double the size if not bigger than the by the pound zucchini. If I remember correctly they were only about $1.50 a piece which is more […]

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Firecracker Salmon Salad

This is a good last minute recipe that I came up with. Very quick and easy to make on a busy weeknight.   Ingredients: (per serving) 5 oz salmon 2 cups fresh lettuce or field greens 2 TBSP fat-free sour cream 2 TBSP shredded carrots 1 TBSP Franks Red Hot Sweet Chili Sauce 1 tsp […]

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Spaghetti Squash with Chicken Sausage and Sundried Tomatoes

Spaghetti squash is back! This recipe came together so well and had an enormous amount of flavor. Using the chicken sausage rather than regular Italian sausage cut down the fat, calories, and carbs but not the flavor. Ingredients: 1 spaghetti squash 1 pack of chicken sausage (found near Italian sausage at grocery store) 1 jar […]

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Pulled Pork Sliders w/ Homemade French Fries

Pulled pork is one of those things that is so easy because you can throw it in the crock pot before work and by the time you get home it is ready to eat! I used the Pittsburgh Coleslaw to make these sliders and it was fantastic! Ingredients: 8 oz pork loin, fat trimmed ( […]

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fluff Truffles

My mom came home the other day and was raving about these chocolate rice cakes that she found that were only 2 WW+ pts. I tried them and they were really good so of course the wheels in my head started turning and I couldn’t help but start thinking about what kind of delicious treat […]

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Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Pork

Pork can be SO bland, and it is easy to over cook and get dried out. This recipe is an interesting and delicious spin on pork. The sun-dried tomatoes in this dish do all the work…I have always wanted to make something with sun-dried tomatoes because of the sweet zing they posses but I wasnt really sure what to do with […]

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