Scrumptious Food, Lightened Up
Happy Summer! It finally feels like it here in Illinois where we've been in 90 degree temps (and it feels like the 100's) this week. With Fourth of July cookouts and BBQs upon us, I have a special side dish recipe that's a favorite of mine and my friends. I've served it at big group …
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and I’ve got an easy-to-whip-up recipe for your weekend festivities. These Air Fryer Cheese Taquitos are the ultimate crunchy, cheesy appetizer. And if you don't have an air fryer, they can easily be made in the oven. Reflecting on the food I cook, I gravitate towards Mexican …
Do you guys know what espinaca is? I know my Kansas City-area friends will be familiar with my recipe for this week – Slow-Cooker Espinaca Dip. For those who haven’t heard of it, espinaca is this mouth-watering spinach queso dip. I've had it at two popular Mexican chain restaurants in KC - Jose Peppers and …
I love beans. Any kind of beans – refried beans, chili beans, pinto beans, black beans, white beans, navy beans, kidney beans. I love ‘em all! So when Weight Watchers made beans 0 points on the Freestyle program, my beating, bean-loving heart was content. I better admit that I am too lazy to soak beans …
There's so much to love about summer - swimming pools, lightning bugs, vacations, BBQs - that it's hard to pick one thing. But this low-carb bruschetta recipe combines two of my summer favorites: grilling and freshly grown produce. Fresh produce from the garden or the local farmers' market makes for some good summertime eating. I …
As much as I love to cook - and eat, of course - there is one food that I have despised most of my life. Onions! And onions are in so, so much. Including this recipe. It's kinda the star of the show. Only in the last few years have I very slowly and reluctantly …
I couldn't wait to revamp my old "Not Your Average Jalapeno Poppers," not only because I've been excited to share this fun take on jalapeno poppers with my WW readers, but I also knew it would be a pretty easy recipe to alter. In my original recipe, I stuffed the jalapeno poppers will chorizo, cotija, …
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