Methi Chicken Curry from Saffron Fix
Saffron Fix satisfies my need for an Indian fix with this Methi Chicken Curry! This meal subscription service is unique, delicious, and on the table in 30 minutes.
Restaurant Kibe in Bosnia Dishes up Delicious Roasted Lamb and Touring the Market
Finally! It’s Friday. I swear it was the longest week EVAH! I don’t think I’ve been happier it was a Friday in a while. Usually it’s just another day to me. But today! MAN was I happy! I seriously needed some weekend rest. Today was inventory…
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken
I’m not sure how I got the idea of Buffalo chicken sliders in my head, but that’s the reason for me trying this recipe. I mean, I LOVE Frank’s wing sauce, so it’s only logical that I should LOVE this recipe. I didn’t…
Roasted Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp
This Roasted Lemon Garlic Herb Shrimp looks sooooooo good. And I wanted it to be sooooooo good, but I also didn’t want to gain 5 pounds just looking at it. I tried to cut the oil and butter in this and I think something was lost in translation….
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Scones
Maple Glazed Pumpkin Scones From: SOME THE WISER So…I found foodgawker. I found THESE on foodgawker. *sigh* Hello, my name is Christie and I’m addicted to food. Can I just say…the house smells AMAZING after baking a double batch of these. However, I’m not a huge fan…
Brandied Apple Strudel
Brandied Apple Strudel No, I’m not diabetic. My father, however, is. Consequently, when they came over for dinner weekend before last, I wanted to make an appropriate dessert that wasn’t going to send him into a diabetic coma. After searching ALL week for something that looked non-cardboard-eque and…
Ginger and Thyme–Brined Pork Loin
Ginger and Thyme–Brined Pork Loin Cooking Light APRIL 2009 So, after weeks and weeks of planning, DF and DSM FINALLY came for dinner this weekend. I saw this recipe on the myrecipes site and thought it would be perfect. Of course I couldn’t find the ginger preserves. Didn’t even…
Pineapple Bliss Cupcakes
Pineapple Bliss Cupcakes I made this as a cake. Don’t. I’ve never tried the pumpkin version of this. After this attempt, I’m not sure I will. The cake was crumbly. VERY crumbly. I mean, it just fell apart in the pan when I was trying to cut it….
Frozen Reese’s Peanut Butter Pie
Frozen Reese’s Peanut Butter Pie They should call this PB Crack Pie. I could eat just the filling with a spoon. I didn’t add any of the Reese’s minis that it calls for. I wonder if you could just melt some chocolate in the bottom of a pie…
Tuna Alfredo Casserole
Tuna Alfredo Casserole I saw this on Pinterest and thought it sounded good. However, I didn’t want to use jarred alfredo sauce so I used the Fettuccine Alfredo from Cooking Light. It’s a quick sauce that you can whip up while the pasta is cooking. I splurged and bought the…
Pea and Macaroni Salad
Pea and Macaroni Salad So, this is the recipe I used the ham with. Yes, I wanted to make this meal worthy so I added ham. It was dry. The Greek yogurt is really thick and there wasn’t enough mayo or yogurt for this to be creamy like…
Ham and Pineapple Pizza
Ham and Pineapple Pizza Yeah, Hawaiian pizza … *sigh* A few weeks ago I bought this really nice small, sliced ham for a pasta salad recipe. *note to self check to see if that post is here* I only used half of it and threw the other half…
Beef with Snow Peas
Beef with Snow Peas Following the trend of recipes on Pinterest, I came across this one. It just looked fantabulous!! I mean, if you like beef stir fries how could you NOT make this?? As always WalMart always seems to have stir-fry beef on mark down. Once I…
Fresh Strawberry Upside Down Cake
Fresh Strawberry Upside Down Cake I’m still trying to figure out what the marshmallows are for. *shrugs* I forget to check to see what type of cake mix I had in the cabinet. It was chocolate, so I made a chocolate version with LF ingredients. I use applesauce…
Banoffe “Danger” Pie
Banoffe “Danger” Pie DANGER IS RIGHT! OMG!! *rewinds* So, I knew you could take sweetened condensed milk, simmer it forever and it would turn to caramel, but I wasn’t sure about the FF version. Well, it worked and OMG is it AMAZING!! Take the cans, cover with water…
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes In continuing with the branching out to Pinterest found recipes, I came across this little gem. I don’t know why I haven’t seen this before. You’d think with all the blogs, sites, and emails I get I would have seen this at some point…
Perfect Couple Pie
Perfect Couple Pie Doesn’t this look fantastic?? I was drooling at the pic!! I wasn’t, however, drooling at the high fat content. So, I adjusted it. I don’t play with RF PB. It just don’t act right. Everything else was RF or FF if possible. Oh, and I…
Lazy Sunday Casserole
Lazy Sunday Casserole Yet another Pinterest creation. As I was perusing Pinterst I saw this and thought it looked really easy and really tasty. It was. I saw this and when I did my usual Sunday grocery shopping, sure enough, Walmart had turkey brats on sale! YIPEE! This…
Salmon Cakes
Salmon Cakes So, I got a little bored with myrecipes.com and decided to search Pinterest for some salmon cakes. Can I just say…it’s really annoying to have 80billion people pin the same stupid thing with NO FECKIN DESCRIPTION!! JEBUS! These intrigued me because of the hash brown usage….
Moroccan Chicken Thighs
Moroccan Chicken Thighs COOKING LIGHT, JANUARY 2008True to form, I didn’t make this per the directions. I turned it into a crock pot recipe. For some reason, I don’t want to wait an hour to eat chicken thighs when I can throw the ingredients in the slow cooker…
No-Bake Fresh Strawberry Pie
No-Bake Fresh Strawberry Pie COOKING LIGHT, MAY 2012 I cheated on the crust and bought an Oreo one. Next time I won’t be lazy and make the pie crust. The cream cheese mixture was really thick which made it difficult to fold in the whipped topping. Not sure I…
Spicy Beef and Bell Pepper Stir-Fry
Spicy Beef and Bell Pepper Stir-Fry COOKING LIGHT, JUNE 2010 Just made this for dinner. I was shopping at WalMart and they had some stir-fry beef on mark down. It was quick. Which is always a plus for a weeknight dinner…especially after the day I had! UGH!I cut the…
Tropical Banana Cupcakes
Tropical Banana Cupcakes COASTAL LIVING, MARCH 2012 I took this idea and altered it it a bit. I reduced the fat, but I’m not sure by how much. I used Egg Beaters and ICBNB. I didn’t include the coconut and used pecans. Then I made a basic cream cheese…
Pasta Pork Bolognese
Pasta Pork Bolognese COOKING LIGHT, APRIL 2012 This was great for a quick week night meal. It came together so quick!! I think it took longer for the pasta to boil than to make the sauce.I used a jar of Ragu Tomato and Basil sauce to go with the…
Chili-Cheese Mac
Chili-Cheese Mac COOKING LIGHT, APRIL 2012 It didn’t look like the picture. I probably should have drained the meat, as it produced quite a bit of liquid. Or cut back on the broth a bit to compensate.It was very much like Hamburger Helper. LOL It was good! It was…
Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe
Chocolate Drizzled Peanut Butter Cheesecake Recipe I wanted to make a peanut butter cheesecake, so I searched and found this one. I used RF cream cheese and egg beaters instead of the full fat stuff. I used the Planters peanut butter. I find it has the best taste…
Cream Cheese Brownies
Cream Cheese Brownies COOKING LIGHT, MAY 2002It’s always good to have a can of fat free, sweetened condensed milk in the pantry. If you do, you can make nummy goodness like these brownies. I read the recipe wrong and melted the butter. Oops. I whipped the butter and…
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta From EatingWell: November/December 2010 This is a good and versatile recipe. I swapped the rotini with penne. Not that that matters much… I thought there should be some celery or something else in it. I’m thinking Cajun food usually has onion, green pepper, and celery…
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake From EatingWell: The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005) Saturday night conversation with S. S: Do we have any chocolate? Me: No, but we could make something. S: Like what? Me: Well, there’s this One-Bowl Chocolate Cake recipe I was going to try. S: Don’t you always make…
Spicy Shrimp Pasta
Spicy Shrimp Pasta BHG.com nomnomnom This was YUMMY! It was so simple, yet so very tasty!! I bought frozen broccoli and put that in the pot of water. When it began to boil again, I removed the broccoli and then added the pasta. I figured they wouldn’t have…
Slow-Cooker Stout & Chicken Stew
Slow-Cooker Stout & Chicken Stew From EatingWell: January/February 2012 I’m not too sure about this one. I didn’t taste much of the stout flavor for dinner, but did the next day for lunch. I thought it would have more stout flavor! It was good….not sure I’d really make it…
Mushroom Lasagna
Mushroom Lasagna COOKING LIGHT, JANUARY 2012 Yeah, I’m still not convinced on the “no bake” noodles. I keep trying them thinking, maybe it’s just me. I’m starting to think it’s really NOT me, but it’s the noodles…. They’re either not cooked enough, or just mush. It was an interesting…
Louisiana Goulash
Louisiana Goulash COOKING LIGHT, MARCH 2004 TOTALLY did not follow the recipe on this one. Something about having to wait 45 minutes for dinner on a weeknight that I don’t like. SO, with that being said, here’s what we did. Cooked the rice separately. Sauteed the celery and…
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Red Velvet Cupcakes COOKING LIGHT, DECEMBER 2011 O.M.G!!!! These are DELISH! So, me, in my infinite wisdom, decided to start these right around dinner time. Yeah…not to bright. There’s not HUGE amounts of counter space in this apartment and, well, every inch was being used when S was…
Mexican Chicken Casserole
Mexican Chicken Casserole COOKING LIGHT, DECEMBER 1998This has potential. Don’t get me wrong, it was very good, but I thought it would have more flavor to it. It was very creamy, and tasty, but the next time I make this, I will have to add some spices or something….
Mushroom Rigatoni Bake
Mushroom Rigatoni Bake COOKING LIGHT, MARCH 2004 Yes, it’s as good as it looks! It honestly didn’t take all that long to prep. It was more difficult to wait for it to bake. We had salad appetizers. LOL No shiitakes at the store, so I used portabello caps…
Smoky Ranch Dip
Smoky Ranch Dip SOUTHERN LIVING, SEPTEMBER 2006 *licking spoon* Oh yeah…it’s that good! I LOVE chipotles in adobo as it is already, but adding it into one of my favorite ingredients, dip? Oh…HELLS yes!!I found Spicy Ranch Dressing packets at the store. I couldn’t find the regular ranch…
Real Bagels
Real Bagels COOKING LIGHT, NOVEMBER 2011 How hard can it be? To make bagels? Not too, apparently. I didn’t have the barley malt syrup. Didn’t even want to try to find it. Not that I don’t like bagels, but sometimes it’s easier to buy them then to make them….
Rich Chocolate Babka
Rich Chocolate Babka COOKING LIGHT, NOVEMBER 2011 Chocolate and bread…how can you NOT want to make this? I mean…look at that picture! I just want to scarf the whole loaf like a fat chick!!I got a wild hair and made these and the Real Bagels from the same issue….
Banana-Split Cheesecake
Banana-Split Cheesecake COOKING LIGHT, AUGUST 2000 Yes, it’s that tall. I made this last night. It poofed WAY up like a souffle, but settled after I ran my knife around the edges. I put it in the fridge this morning to cool.True to form, I didn’t follow the directions…
Quick Pastitsio
Quick Pastitsio COOKING LIGHT, OCTOBER 2011 Yeah, I’m just about convinced I DO.NOT like pastitsio. I think this is the second recipe I’ve tried…and nothing. Just don’t like it. It’s bland. It’s dry. It’s pretty much tasteless. This is the same family as the beef and cheese noodle…
Roman-style Chicken
Roman-style Chicken Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis My introduction to this recipe was on my birthday last year. S wanted to make something special for my birthday last year. It was YUMMY even though it took me 6 hours to get home. We’ve made this together since. It’s…
Double-Chocolate Cream Pie
Double-Chocolate Cream Pie COOKING LIGHT, JULY 2000 I make this, but have learned to vary the recipe a little bit. The filling is VERY dense, but VERY good! I usually buy a pre-made, refrigerated pie crust because it’s easier. I do need pie weights though… I have some…
Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake
Triple-Chocolate Cheesecake COOKING LIGHT, APRIL 1996 For Christmas I asked for a spring form pan. Yes, I ask for kitchen shit for Christmas, Birthdays, etc. *I* am a kitchen hoor!! Obviously, I got one. *happy dancing* So, now come the experiments with cheesecake. This being my second one,…
Fettuccine Alfredo with Bacon
Fettuccine Alfredo with Bacon COOKING LIGHT, JANUARY 2010 Yet another quick and easy meal. After reading the ingredients and directions, I opted to include about 1 tablespoon of low fat cream cream. In all the other Alfredo recipes I’ve made, there’s usually some cream cheese. It adds a…
Steak Tips with Peppered Mushroom Gravy
Steak Tips with Peppered Mushroom Gravy COOKING LIGHT, JANUARY 2010Being as we’re both working days now, I’ve been looking at quick and easy meals to make. At least that’s what I did this week. Yes, this was quick and easy. It was really tasty too!! I tried really…
Sauteed Halibut with Romesco Sauce
Sauteed Halibut with Romesco Sauce COOKING LIGHT, JANUARY 2011 I LOVE romesco sauce! If you haven’t tried…you SHOULD! It’s sweet, creamy, roastiness is excellent on top of everything! Well, maybe not everything, but you get the idea. No halibut here…only cod. Worked with this recipe all the same…
K’s Fruit and Fiber Bars
This is a recipe from CTM’s step-mom. K’s Fruit and Fiber Bars are lowfat and full of fiber. They’re VERY sweet, but I’m sure you can cut back on that a bit… These are addictive. They’re healthy. They’re lowfat. What’s not to like? I’ve used…
Open-Faced Burgers with Onion-Mushroom Topping
Open-Faced Burgers with Onion-Mushroom Topping Cooking Light June 2000 I made these tonight. I skipped the vinegar. It just didn’t sound right. I swapped it for some worcestershire and some marsala. Interesting substitute but it seemed to work. I also substituted buns for the english muffin. Something about…
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2011 No…I did not serve this with asparagus. I also did not include the chives. It just sounded weird to me. This was YUMMY and will be the staple for my alfredo craving. Not so good reheated the next day. You will…
Hungarian Goulash
Hungarian Goulash Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2011 This is DEFINITELY NOT a weeknight meal…unless you have the day off like I did. Prep is about 15 minutes. Cook is about an hour plus… *sigh* I really should learn to read the directions a little better. For those of you…
Chicken Puttanesca with Fettuccine
Chicken Puttanesca with Fettuccine Cooking Light, September 2010 I love this dish! It’s easy, it’s yummy, it’s pretty cheap….there’s not a bad thing I can say about this. I usually don’t add the olives, but for it to be a true puttanesca you have to add the olives….
Chicken and Mushrooms with Marsala Wine Sauce
Chicken and Mushrooms with Marsala Wine Sauce Cooking Light, September 2010 It’s a chicken marsala. I like the addition of the porcini mushrooms. They always add an earthy heartiness to any dish you add them to. The shiitake, if you’re not careful the stems are tough. I would…
Lemon-Rosemary Chicken Breasts
Lemon-Rosemary Chicken Breasts Cooking Light, May 2010 True to form, I didn’t follow this recipe all that much. I kept most of the ingredients, but the method was completely different. I took a whole roaster and loosened the skin. I thinly sliced lemons and put them under the…
Oregano and Lime Roasted Chicken Breasts
Oregano and Lime Roasted Chicken Breasts Cooking Light, April 2010 Again, I used the same flavors, but a different method with this recipe. I loosened the skin from the roaster and put thinly sliced limes under the skin, rubbed the meat with the oregano and some cumin and…
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Shrimp Fra Diavolo January 2010 Yeah…a teaspoon of crushed red pepper is a bit too spicy for me. I couldn’t taste much else. I would cut back on that to make it less spicy so you can actually taste the tomato sauce and shrimp. It was quick to…
Caramel Pork
Caramel Pork March 2011 Yeah, this looks really good. I have YET to get my sauce to coat the pork like that WITHOUT using cornstarch…. I LOVE this recipe except when the anchovies are too strong. I have them. So, when I buy a can I usually stick…
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2010 This is my standard go to recipe for salisbury steak. Making it tonight, actually. It’s always very tasty and I add extra mushrooms just cause I like cooked mushrooms. Watch the salt on the beef broth though.
Eggplant Bolognese
Eggplant Bolognese Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2010 Um….so….I made this but haven’t really “eaten” it yet. It made a large batch of sauce (I’m sure I added more eggplant than it called for) so I put half of it in the freezer. The next day, I ate it as…
Mushroom Bolognese
Mushroom Bolognese Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2010 Every time I make this I forgot to buy enough mushrooms. LOL Failure to read and follow instructions. From what I can remember, this is really good and I’m sure it would be better with all the shrooms. I think the next…
Roasted Banana Pudding
Roasted Banana Pudding Cooking Light, AUGUST 2011 Freaky…looks like it’s floating. LOL. So, I’ve tried this twice since the recipe came out in the magazine. BOTH times, the sliced banans were overcooked. I’ve cut the time by 5mins, but I’m thinking either my oven is too hot (note…
White Bean and Turkey Chili
White Bean and Turkey Chili Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2006 Rarely is there more than just the two of us for Thanksgiving dinner. The smallest turkey I can ever find is a 10 pounder. Yeah…left overs. So, I’m always looking for good recipes to use up the rest of…
Pizza Pasta Salad
Pizza Pasta Salad recipe All You, May 2010 Okay, so there’s going to be A LOT of pasta recipes. My father gave me three grocery bags full of different types of pasta. This should be interesting. At least I know we won’t have to buy pasta for a…
Chicken Enchiladas
Chicken Enchiladas recipe Cooking Light, May 2010 They need cheese in with the chicken. I would also add some green chiles or something. They were a bit dry in the filling. Or maybe some of the sauce in with the chicken? They were good and the sauce is…
Greek-Style Pork Chops
Greek-Style Pork Chops Cooking Light, July 2010 Yum! YUM!! YUM!!!! This was so simple but really good!! I did serve it with pita bread rounds. It made for a very cool, light meal. I KNOW I will be making this one again. If you don’t like greek yogurt,…
Spicy Chipotle Shrimp Salad
Spicy Chipotle Shrimp Salad recipe Cooking Light, July 2010 This sounded really interesting, and being as it was hot as hell this week, I went with mostly salads. I am a firm believer of tasting the chipotles before you use them. I didn’t this time. It needed more…
Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken
Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken recipe Cooking Light, April 2010 This is the other recipe where you pan fry then finish in the oven. This was really yummy too!! I would make it with baby bellas instead of white button mushrooms next time. That would make it REALLY good. I love…
Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chicken with Buffalo Sauce
Blue Cheese-Stuffed Chicken with Buffalo Sauce recipeCooking Light, March 2010 Wow, this was REALLY yummy!! I didn’t make the sauce. Somehow someone used the green pepper I had saved to make the sauce. So, I just put some cayenne in the coating to make it spicy. I like…
Crispy Fish with Lemon-Dill Sauce
Crispy Fish with Lemon-Dill Sauce recipe Cooking Light, April 2010 Mine never comes out as crispy as it looks like in the picture. *sigh* It was tasty. It was easy. I may make it again, I may not. I didn’t have the lemon for the sauce, so I…
Linguine with Spicy Shrimp
Linguine with Spicy Shrimp recipe Cooking Light, June 2010 This recipe was okay. The cream didn’t thick, so it just turned into a creamy broth instead of a sauce. I should have used more the Cajun seasonings. It didn’t taste much like the spices even though we used…
Latin Baked Chicken
Latin Baked Chicken recipe Cooking Light, June 2010 I wish the picture was on the website. It looked sooooooooo good and that’s why I wanted to make it. It was really simple and easy and took longer to bake than anything. I did not blend the marinade turned…
BLT Bread Salad
BLT Bread Salad recipe Cooking Light, June 2010 It was okay. It wasn’t okay with red wine vinegar and oil. I would do a balsamic vinegar and oil or make Good Seasons dressing with red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar. I think I let the bread toast too…
Thai Red Curry Shrimp
Thai Red Curry Shrimp Cooking Light, JUNE 2010 O M G this was fantastic!! We have recently moved, so I don’t get to shop at our usual grocery store and this one doesn’t have that great of an international food aisle. As luck would have it, we have…
Lemon and Sage Chicken
Lemon and Sage Chicken recipe Cooking Light, JUNE 2010 So…..yeah. I ALMOST followed the recipe. *snort* I hadn’t planned on grilling the chicken, because we can’t use the grill at the moment. I just turned this into a roasted chicken recipe. I rubbed the marinade under the skin…
Tandoori Chicken
Tandoori Chicken Recipe EatingWell: January/February 1999 Very onion-y, but very yummy! I thought this was going to be similar to crack chicken, but it wasn’t. I used Greek yogurt, which was thicker than regular yogurt. I substituted coriander for cilantro, as I cannot STAND cilantro. I let the…
Mexican Ham and Bean Soup
Mexican Ham and Bean Soup recipe Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2002 So CTM called me the day after I made this. “No more beans please.” “Spicy beans at that!!” Shoppers had spiral ham for 99 cents a pound. I couldn’t resist. I wanted a slow cooker meal to make…
Cajun Pot Roast with Maque Choux
Cajun Pot Roast with Maque Choux BHGO M G this was FABULOUS!! I WILL be making this again. It was so tasty!! I trimmed the chuck roast of all the fat I could, which left it in chunks. I used two bags of frozen peppers and onion mix….
New England Clam Chowder
New England Clam Chowder recipe Cooking Light, November 2007 This wasn’t as creamy as I thought it would be. Next time, I may puree some of the potatoes to make it a little thicker and creamier. It was more like creamy broth and not creamy like clam chowder…
Mustard Herb-Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Mustard Herb-Crusted Pork Tenderloin recipe Cooking Light, January 2007 Can you guess? Yes, in fact I did have a large pork tenderloin to use up these last few weeks. That’s what happens when you can buy a HUGE one for $12 and get 4-5 meals out of it….
Jerk Pork Loin
Jerk Pork Loin Recipe EatingWell: May/June 2009 Wow was this good!! I was little hesitant as the recipe calls for a habanero, but I didn’t use the seeds and only 3/4 of the pepper. I forgot to marinate the loin in the mixture. So shoot me. It was…
Pork Roast with Three-Mushroom Ragout
Pork Roast with Three-Mushroom Ragout recipe Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 1998 I’m going to have to review this recipe again when I make it the way it’s supposed to be made. I forgot it was a slow cooker recipe and didn’t put it in the slow cooker the night…
North Woods Bean Soup
North Woods Bean Soup recipe Cooking Light, January 2002 Being as the storm of the century has hit, I needed a recipe where I had MOST of the ingredients and this one won out. I had the sausage, the beans (not canned), garlic and chicken broth. I didn’t…
Maple-Mustard Baked Chicken
Maple-Mustard Baked Chicken Recipe EatingWell: July/August 2008 I am a dork. It wasn’t until I started to post this recipe that I realized I forgot the bread crumbs on the chicken. *snort* I’ll have to make this one again with the breadcrumbs. It was tasty. I didn’t get…
Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe Cooking Light, March 2006 YUM!! I cheated on the icing though. I didn’t make it. I also took this cake to a Holiday party we had at work. There weren’t any leftovers of this one either. For some reason, I forgot…
Tilapia in Mustard Cream Sauce
Tilapia in Mustard Cream Sauce recipe Cooking Light, June 2005 This last bag of frozen tilapia I got from BJ’s has a taste I’m not too fond of, so I’m trying to find recipes that will mask the flavors. This worked well. It was pretty good, too! The…
Pineapple Coffee Cake
Pineapple Coffee Cake Recipe Eatinwell.com So, I broke down and bought some whole wheat pastry flour. Now I have a huge bag of it in the cabinet. Guess I need to look for more recipes that have this as an ingredient. I had these three cans of pineapple…
Chocolate-Banana Snack Cake
Chocolate-Banana Snack Cake recipe Cooking Light, May 2006 This is the second time I’ve made this. I refer to it as the divorce cake. I made a double batch once. I took half to a friend’s house for a party thinking I would have some for later when…
Fudgy Brownies
Fudgy Brownies recipe Cooking Light, JULY 2002 Yes, they’re fudgy. The batter is really thick and you need to really spread it into the pan. I only had dark chocolate cocoa powder so they were more like blackies than brownies. *snort* I don’t now if CTM liked them…
Herbed Pork with Sautéed Wild Mushrooms
Herbed Pork with Sautéed Wild Mushrooms recipe Cooking Light, July 2002 Yeah, I’m a blogger slacker! This was okay. The picture looks better than I thought it was going to taste. I used Penzeys Chicago Steak Seasoning. I think it was a little overpowering. I didn’t get to…
Creamy Fish Chowder
Creamy Fish Chowder recipe EatingWell: January/February 1993 Amazingly, this was pretty good. I was really trying to find cod at BJ’s but just couldn’t so I settled for tilapia. Sometimes it’s okay, sometimes not. This time it’s not. Sometimes the tilapia has a flavor I just don’t like….
Barbecue Pulled Chicken
Barbecue Pulled Chicken recipe EatingWell: February/March 2006 I had such high hopes for this recipe. The sauce just didn’t taste like barbecue sauce. It needed some salt. I usually don’t cook with it, but this recipe really could have used it. The sauce needs to be thickened, so…
Braised Cabbage and Leeks with Turkey Sausage
Braised Cabbage and Leeks with Turkey Sausage recipe Cooking Light, January 2002 This is similar to a recipe I usually make. Bavarian something…I can’t remember. Anyway, I wanted something just a little different to make with the sausage. This was just a little different. True to form, I…
French-Style Shrimp Salad
French-Style Shrimp Salad recipe Cooking Light, JULY 2006 HOLY COW!! This was filling! For a weeknight, it does require some prep work. I would cook the green beans, eggs, potatoes and shrimp that weekend. It would be too much to try and cook everything that night and have…
Boneless Pork Chops With Mushrooms & Thyme 2.0
Boneless Pork Chops With Mushrooms & Thyme recipe EatingWell: August/September 2005 It was pork marsala with mustard. Pretty good! Except, I didn’t have marsala. I had sherry. It was still pretty good. I had really thick pork chops, so I sliced them in half horizontally to keep the…
Turkish Chicken Thighs
Turkish Chicken Thighs recipe EatingWell: April/May 2005 These were good. Not as good as the spicy yogurt marinated chicken thighs, but it doesn’t call for garam masala. *snort* I wanted to try something a little different with roasted chicken thighs. These were good and easy to make. I…
Spinach Risotto with Shrimp and Goat Cheese
Spinach Risotto with Shrimp and Goat Cheese recipe Cooking Light MAY 2009I didn’t like this at all. I think it was the goat cheese part that I didn’t really like. I normally like goat cheese, but for some reason this recipe didn’t do it justice. I was more…
Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas recipe MAY 2009I was a little skeptical with the yogurt, but then I thought it was close to cream cheese and it’s used in several enchilada recipes. So, I ran with it. I had some chicken left over from the tamale casserole I made and…
Peasant Stew
Peasant Stew recipe Cooking Light, AUGUST 2002 YUM! This was so cheap and so tasty!! Chicken thighs are so cheap and tasty when slow cooked, but this recipe makes them even tastier!! The ingredients are simple but make for such a hearty meal. It could use some more…
Cajun Shrimp and Rice
Cajun Shrimp and Rice recipe Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2003 This was really good. It was like a jambalaya without the sausage. It was easy to make and relatively cheap. If shrimp is on sale that is. It could use a little more kick, so add more cajun spices…
Spring Seafood Stew
Spring Seafood Stew recipe Cooking Light, May 2002 I had a few scallops, a piece of halibut, and bought some shrimp to make this. I didn’t use all the seafood listed in the ingredients. I needed something that would use up the bits and pieces of seafood I…
Sautéed Halibut with Lemon-Pesto Butter
Sautéed Halibut with Lemon-Pesto Butter recipe Cooking Light, September 2009 Yes, we were without internet for a while. It was sad…and boring. This, on the other hand, was very interesting. I still have some of the pesto butter in the fridge. I think it would make an interesting…
Fresh Tomato Sausage and Pecorino Pasta
Fresh Tomato Sausage and Pecorino Pasta recipe Cooking Light, September 2009 We had this tonight for dinner. Now, I don’t know what I was on when I created the shopping list. I guess I thought we had enough Parmesan cheese to make this recipe. No, I had not…
Seared Scallops over Bacon and Spinach Salad with Cider Vinaigrette
Seared Scallops over Bacon and Spinach Salad recipe Cooking Light, March 2008 I’m on the fence about this dish. I liked the salad. I liked the scallops. I don’t think I liked them both together. The bacon, cider vinaigrette, and spinach didn’t really go with the curry powdered…
Seared Scallops with Lemon Orzo
Seared Scallops with Lemon Orzo recipe Cooking Light, July 2007This was pretty simple and good. I splurged this week and bought some frozen sea scallops from BJs weekend before last. YUM! The lemon orzo was interesting. It was definitely lemon-y! It was simple and I’m not quite sure…
Steak Diane
Steak Diane recipe Cooking Light, July 2005I’ve never had steak diane before, so I didn’t know what to expect. It was pretty good. Really good, even. I don’t know what the big deal is about this dish because it was really easy to make and didn’t take too…
Pork and Vegetable Stir-Fry with Cashew Rice
Pork and Vegetable Stir-Fry with Cashew Rice recipe Cooking Light, January 2007 I really liked this!! I’ve been trying to find recipes that are easy to make and this one fit the bill. It was really easy especially if you prechop everything on the weekend. I didn’t do…
Greek Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta
Greek Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta Cooking Light, May 2005I thought this was easy and pretty good. CTM said it was, “Okay.” Granted he did have it heated up when he got home. It was okay for lunch the next day.It came together really easy. I thought it…
Chicken-Pasta-Mushroom Dish
Chicken-Pasta-Mushroom Dish recipe Cooking Light, October 2002 I didn’t make this. CTM had it mostly done by the time I got home. It looked pretty easy and I’m sure it if was too difficult, he would have waited for me to get home to help him. We didn’t…
Salmon Croquettes with Rémoulade
Salmon Croquettes with Rémoulade recipe Cooking Light, January 2005 I’ve kind of made this recipe before, but for some reason I don’t see it on here. Note to self, buy the canned salmon in the small cans that does not have the bones and skin. O M G…
Stuffed Peppers
Stuffed Peppers recipe Cooking Light, January 2003 This was pretty easy, tasty, and FILLING! I couldn’t eat the whole portion!! I thought it was going to be bland, and just by chance used spaghetti sauce. I had plain tomato sauce for it, but couldn’t find the second 8…
Boneless Pork Chops with Mushrooms & Thyme – Eating Well
Boneless Pork Chops with Mushrooms recipe EatingWell Magazine August/September 2005This was really easy to make. There weren’t enough mushrooms, I didn’t think. I put in the 1 1/2 cups but once they cooked down, there weren’t enough to suit me. I didn’t get vermouth. I already have sherry…
Three-Step Taco Salad
Three-Step Taco Salad recipe Cooking Light, July 2003 Yeah, it was taco salad. I like the other recipe better for some reason. There were WAY too many black beans. I would cut that in half. The “dressing” was interesting. CTM doesn’t like sour cream all that much, so…
Smothered Pork Chops with Onions and Cheddar Grits
Smothered Pork Chops recipe Cooking Light, MAY 2003 We had these last night for dinner. I didn’t have quick cooking grits (what self-respecting southerner does), but they didn’t take that much longer to cook than the quick ones. You need a really large pan for the onions to…
Three-Cheese Baked Penne
Three-Cheese Baked Penne recipe Cooking Light, May 2008 I really thought there should be more sauce to this recipe. I cooked the pasta al dente per the notes, but there really wasn’t a lot of liquid for them to continue cooking in. I would add more sauce the…
Flatbread Dough
Flatbread Dough recipe Cooking Light, July 2008 I wanted to make this recipe to go with the skillet chicken souvlaki. I wanted a flat bread to wrap the sandwiches in instead of regular pita bread which usually falls apart. So, I divided the dough into four instead of…
Fresh Whole-Wheat Pitas
Fresh Whole-Wheat Pitas recipe Cooking Light, March 2009 These were bland. I’m not sure if I put in the right amount of salt. I think I did, but they were really bland and needed more. The dough was easy to make and proof. It was a little on…
Skillet Chicken Souvlaki
Skillet Chicken Souvlaki recipe Cooking Light, August 2009 Using my experience with the chicken, peppers and cashews recipe, I butterflied the breasts and then thinly sliced them. Worked like a charm! There weren’t huge slices of chicken in the recipe. The chicken was a little bland. I would…
Chicken, Cashew, and Red Pepper Stir-Fry
Chicken Cashew and Red Pepper Stir-Fry recipe Cooking Light, April 2009 You need to slice the chicken thinner than I did. I thinly sliced it, but I should have butterflied the breast before thinly slicing it. They came out to be rather large pieces of chicken in the…
Multi-Grain Waffles
Multi-Grain Waffles recipe EatingWell Magazine, Spring 2003 I was looking for a waffle recipe that was similar in calories to the Eggo Nutri-Grain waffles and found this one. The initial investment was more than a box of waffles, but I’ll get more waffles out of the ingredients in…
Pork Chops Marsala
Pork Chops Marsala recipe Cooking Light, April 2007 We had some really thick pork chops, so I split them in half for more portion control and to speed up the cooking time for the chops. I started the mashed potatoes, then the eggplant, then went to work on…
Salmon with Mustard Cream
Salmon with Mustard Cream recipe Cooking Light Superfast Suppers, Oxmoor House, January 2003 CTM made the sauce before I got home. I tasted it. It didn’t really have a lot of mustard flavor to it, so I added probably another tablespoon or so of dijon. Then I could…
Spicy Asian Noodles with Chicken
Spicy Asian Noodles with Chicken recipe Cooking Light, March 2009 Rice noodles are really messy. When you’re trying to break them apart, they fly all over the counter. Do not believe the directions on the package as to how to “cook” them. Mine said to soak in warm…
Roasted Paprika Chicken
Roasted Paprika Chicken recipe Southern Living, November 2007 So, I’ve made this twice and apparently haven’t blogged about it once. We have a convection oven with a rotisserie spit, so I usually make this in that oven instead of roasting it in the regular oven. It’s a lot…
Chicken Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Garlic
Chicken Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Garlic recipe Cooking Light, September 2003 I don’t know about this one. It was okay. The goat cheese kind of curdled in the sauce and I did have it at a simmer, not a boil. I used a log of President goat…
Sautéed Sole with Browned Butter and Capers
Sautéed Sole with Browned Butter recipe Cooking Light, August 2009 YUM! O M G this was delicious! It will definitely be on the make again list. We don’t have butter, so I used ICBNB and it turned out just fine. The “butter” browned just like regular butter would…
Spicy Cucumber Salad with Peanuts
Spicy Cucumber Salad with Peanuts recipe Cooking Light, June 2001 WOW these were really spicy! It was more overall hot as opposed to burn. If that makes any sense… I didn’t have time to let them sit for an hour. They sat for about 40 minutes or so….
Vietnamese-Spiced Pork Chops
Vietnamese-Spiced Pork Chops recipe Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2003 For some reason, I didn’t really taste the spices all that much. I thought with all that chile flake it would at least have some spiciness to it, but no. Scoring the chops means they cook faster than normal. Take…
Chipotle Meat Loaf
Chipotle Meat Loaf recipe Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2005 So, it just tasted like spicy meatloaf. Meh. I didn’t like the chili sauce in the glaze. I would have thought salsa with some ketchup to thicken it, but no. It was tomato sauce with chili sauce added. I really…
Linguine with Clam Sauce
Linguine with Clam Sauce recipe Cooking Light, November 2001 This was a much better recipe than one I’ve tried before. It’s the bacon…and the clams. This time I bought Bumble Bee chopped clams. They were tender and tasty and weren’t rubber the next day for lunch. Yes, I…
Marinated Potato-and-Artichoke Salad
Marinated Potato-and-Artichoke Salad recipe Cooking Light, May 1999 This was pretty good. It wasn’t cold when we ate it. It was kind of room temperature. I’m sure it would be better cold. I’ll be having it for lunch tomorrow. It should be better cold. Not that it was…
Smoked Paprika Pork Chops with Bell Pepper and Corn Relish
Smoked Paprika Pork Chops recipe Cooking Light, April 2005 This was pretty good and easy. I didn’t use canned corn because I already had frozen corn and thought I would just use it up. Being as we didn’t have anything else with it, we ate most of the…
Lemon-Blueberry Muffins
Lemon-Blueberry Muffins recipe Cooking Light, April 2003 Yes, for some reason I got a muffin bug up my butt yesterday. I made these along with the Banana Corn Muffins to take to work. They were really wasy to make, too. Our grocery store had blueberries on sale and…
Banana Corn Muffins
Banana Corn Muffins recipe Cooking Light, August 2005 These were SO easy, very tasty, and pretty cheap! I bought the Jiffy corn muffin mix to use the bananas I had in the freezer. When they start to get over ripe, I put them in the freezer to bake…
New York-Style Pizza Sauce
New York-Style Pizza Sauce recipe Cooking Light, July 2009 So, apparently I can’t read cans. I grabbed petite diced tomatoes, but when I started to make the sauce, I realized I bought a can with green chiles. *snort* I couldn’t tell when I tasted the sauce and when…
Barbecue Chicken with Mustard Glaze
Barbecue Chicken with Mustard Glaze recipe Cooking Light, July 2009 We had this tonight for dinner. It was quick to prep and we roasted them in the oven instead of a grill pan or on the grill. We really do need more gas for our grill. Anyway, I…
Quick Taco Salad
Quick Taco Salad recipe Cooking Light, October 1999 Yes, it was quick. For some reason, I hadn’t really planned on making more than the recipe called for, but when I started putting the ingredients together, it didn’t look like enough for left overs. So, I didn’t have enough…
Pepperoni Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza Cooking Light, September 2006 This was a comedy of errors, except I wasn’t really laughing. I didn’t made the pizza dough this recipe called for. I made the one posted on here from the July 2009 issue. That wasn’t the comedy part… I must have been…
Pita Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumber, and Herbs
Pita Salad with Tomatoes recipe Cooking Light, July 2009 I’m eating this right now for lunch… I didn’t add the fresh herbs. For some reason, I’m not too keen on those in salads. Just weird that way. I added green peppers and radishes to the mix. Last night,…
Sole with Tarragon-Butter Sauce
Sole with Tarragon-Butter Sauce recipe Cooking Light, January 2007 Again, we used flounder. There wound up not being a lot of “sauce” when we were done. Watch it carefully, as it took less time to reduce than in the instructions. We didn’t use white wine, but it would…
Chicken-Orzo Salad with Goat Cheese
Chicken-Orzo Salad with Goat Cheese recipe Cooking Light, April 2008 So, goat cheese was WAY too expensive. We used RF feta instead. It was light. It was easy. It was filling. It was pretty good for lunch the next day, too. We didn’t serve it with pita bread,…
Pork Chops Stuffed with Feta and Spinach
Pork Chops Stuffed with Feta and Spinach recipe Cooking Light, April 2007 Yum. These were…YUM! We didn’t broil them. We pan fried them. Every time we use the broiler, the fire alarm goes off, so I try not to use it all that much. The filling was very…
Lemon Sole with Lemon-Caper Sauce
Lemon Sole with Lemon-Caper Sauce recipe Cooking Light, May 2006 It was lemony. It was capery. It was interesting. It took longer than 3 minutes for the sauce to thicken. We used flounder instead of sole, which cooked very quickly. It might taste better with white wine instead…
Braised Chicken Thighs With Carrots and Potatoes
Braised Chicken Thighs With Carrots and Potatoes
Spanish-Style Shrimp with Garlic
Spanish-Style Shrimp with Garlic recipe Cooking Light, MARCH 2006 These were really good!!! I think they could be a good appetizer, but CTM didn’t agree. I also thought the garlic was going to burn, but I constantly stirred the pan and it sort of toasted instead of burned….
Dry-Rub Chicken with Honey Barbecue Sauce
Dry-Rub Chicken with Honey Barbecue Sauce recipe Cooking Light, MAY 2004 YUM! These were deliscious and we’ve had them twice!! CTM really liked the barbecue sauce, which I doctored a little bit. I added about 1/4 cup of Cattleman’s barbecue sauce to the mix because it just didn’t…
Italian Herbed Shrimp Kebabs
Italian Herbed Shrimp Kebabs recipe Cooking Light, JULY 2008 For some reason, I couldn’t find fresh basil. Go figure. So, I used a jarred pesto sauce instead and omitted the olive oil from the recipe. They were pretty good. I think I used too much of the pesto…
Chipotle Sloppy Joes
Chipotle Sloppy Joes recipe Cooking Light, April 2009 O M G these were FABULOUS! Since you only use one chili out of the can, you can make several batches of these. I put the rest of the chilis in the freezer for later use. One wasn’t too spicy…
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Garlic and Chile Sauce
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Garlic and Chile Sauce recipe Cooking Light, January 2009 This was REALLY quick to make. I started the garlic ginger rice in the rice cooker when I got home and then headed to the fitness center. When I got home, the rice was finished and…
Blackened Grilled Flank Steak
Blackened Grilled Flank Steak recipe Cooking Light, July 2007 YUM! It was a little on the spicy side the next day for lunch, but it was really easy to make and VERY tasty. If you don’t like it that spicy, cut the red pepper in half or just…
Cajun Pot Roast with Maque Choux 2.0
Cajun Pot Roast with Maque Choux recipe BHG.com This was different. I liked all the peppers in the pot. They were really good!! I added the cajun seasoning toward the end because it has garlic in it. For some reason garlic cooked in the crock pot doesn’t do…
Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sauce
Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Sauce recipe Cooking Light, May 2009 Yeah, I’m not so sure it was “sauce.” It was more like cream broth instead of sauce. I would combine some cornstarch with the cream to make it thicken better. Of course, we couldn’t find morels so I…
Baked Shrimp with Feta
Baked Shrimp with Feta recipe Cooking Light, April 2009 This was REALLY good and REALLY easy to make!! I didn’t have white wine, so I just used the clam juice instead. It made it a little more juicy, but I let it simmer a little longer so it…
Chipotle-Marinated Pork Chops with Chimichurri Sauce
Chipotle-Marinated Pork Chops with Chimichurri Sauce recipe Cooking Light, June 2000 I was worried these would be too spicy. They weren’t…until you reheat them for lunch! HOLY COW! I can’t put much on the chimichurri sauce. It was watery for some reason and I don’t think it really…
Asian Barbecue Chicken
Asian Barbecue Chicken recipe Cooking Light, March 2002 It didn’t look like enough sauce to marinate the chicken in, so I doubled it. *snort* I put all the ingredients in the bowl, mixed it all up, poured it into the plastic bag and proceeded to kneed the bag…
Caribbean Rice
Caribbean Rice recipe Cooking Light, November 2002 I’ve never cooked rice with coconut milk. CTM doesn’t like coconut so I’ve always been weary. This is one of those, I had a recipe and thought about following it but didn’t really, dishes. I used 1 1/2 cups of chicken…
Grilled Jerk-Marinated Pork Kebabs
Grilled Jerk-Marinated Pork Kebabs recipe Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2008 So, apparently I’m boycotting skewers this week, even though the menu had like 3 recipes that required them. *snort* We just grilled the pork chops instead of cutting them up. They were thick loin chops that I had intended…
Grilled Lemon-Bay Shrimp
Grilled Lemon-Bay Shrimp recipe Cooking Light, August 2004 Yeah, still couldn’t find the skewers. *sigh* I’ll have to get some today, though. I had anticipated finding them last night, so I soaked all the bay leaves I had which was okay. I used them in the pot when…
Greek Salad with Feta and Olives
Greek Salad with Feta and Olives recipe Cooking Light, April 1996 I didn’t add the lettuce or the escarole. C’est la vie! I wanted the salad to marinate a bit before we ate it and the lettuce would have just wilted. Besides, I wanted to be able to…
Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce
Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce recipe Cooking Light, March 2003 Since I couldn’t find the skewers, we didn’t make kabobs with the chicken and zucchini. We just grilled the breasts normally. Usually, when there’s lemon in the marinade, I don’t usually taste it. For some reason this time…
Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi
Lemon Pepper Shrimp Scampi recipe Cooking Light, MARCH 2009 NEEDS MORE LEMON! I could BARELY taste the lemon in this recipe. Add some zest or more juice to the shrimp. I don’t think there was enough pepper either. It was good and easy. We’ll probably make it again…
Cajun Red Beans and Rice
Cajun Red Beans and Rice recipe Cooking Light, JANUARY 2009 That’s exactly what it is. Nothing to write home about. We WOULD have had nice left overs for lunch had I NOT left the burner on low most of the night. It was very easy and quick to…
Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa recipe Cooking Light, April 2009 I hate cilantro, so I didn’t use any. I just marinated the chicken in the lime juice. I could taste a little of the lime, but not much. Next time I may put some of the rind in…
Flank Steak with Warm Moroccan Spices
Flank Steak with Warm Moroccan Spices recipe Sunset, September 2006 Does not listen well and follow directions! *snort* So, the london broil was marinated about 30 minutes before broiling. I think it would have had more moroccan flavor had it marinated longer, but it was yummy none-the-less. I…
Indian-Style Marinated Chicken
Indian-Style Marinated Chicken recipe Cooking Light, August 2006 SPICY!! I would back off the cayenne if you don’t like things too spicy. The sauce was interesting, to say the least. It was the spicy part of the meal. However, it was rather tasty and we will probably make…
Easy Baked Fish Fillets
Easy Baked Fish Fillets recipe Cooking Light, October 1999 It was easy, that’s for sure. I couldn’t really taste the lime in the coating. I would add some zest or something… I did add some garlic salt and some red pepper flakes to make it little more interesting….
Bourbon and Brown Sugar Flank Steak with Garlic-Chive Mashed Potatoes
Bourbon and Brown Sugar Flank Steak with Garlic-Chive Mashed Potatoes recipe Cooking Light, September 2002 So, I pretty much substitute london broil for flank steak lately. There’s more recipes for flank steak and you can cook them the same way with almost the same results. This was DELISH!!…
Lady and the Tramp Spaghetti and Meatballs
Lady and the Tramp Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe Cooking Light, March 1998 These were EASY and TASTY! We added WAY more onion than it called for, so they were oniony. It didn’t take long to throw this meal together. It wasn’t easy getting 25 meatballs out of the…
Chipotle-Lime Roast Chicken with Tomatillo Sauce
Chipotle-Lime Roast Chicken with Tomatillo Sauce recipe Cooking Light, MAY 2006 You know I don’t really follow the directions…I didn’t with this one either. *snort* We have a convection oven with a rotisserie spit. So, I roasted it that way. I didn’t add the tomatillos and the onions…
Asian Flank Steak
Asian Flank Steak recipe Cooking Light, MAY 1996 Yeah, I’m not so great with cooking meat for some reason. This was mighty tasty, but I undercooked it at first…like WAY undercooked it. I didn’t have the right kind of vinegar so I used balsamic instead. I think it…
Spinach with Chili Oil
Spinach with Chili Oil recipe Cooking Light, OCTOBER 1995 I keep trying and trying to eat spinach. I know it’s good for me. It leaves the STRANGEST feeling on my tongue when I’m done eating it though. I have no clue what that’s about. This was okay. I…
Cumin-Crusted Chilean Sea Bass
Cumin-Crusted Chilean Sea Bass recipe Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2001 I couldn’t find Chilean sea bass. *pout* So, I substituted cod. O M G this was YUMMY!! I only wish I had watched the fish closer and not cooked it to death. Toasting and grinding the cumin seeds made…
Pork Chops Oreganata
Pork Chops Oreganata recipe Cooking Light, JANUARY 2009 Yeah, these really should be called lemon pork chops oreganata. They were really good, but lemony. I would add more oregano and cut back on the lemon rind and juice. We served these with rice pilaf with shallots and parmesan….
Rosemary-Dijon Pork Chops & Oven Potatoes Dinner
Rosemary-Dijon Pork Chops & Oven Potatoes Dinner recipe Kraftfoods.com These were okay. The coating doesn’t get crispy if you don’t put the chops on a rack on the pan in the oven. If that makes sense. The top may get crispy, but the breading underneath just gets soggy….
Baked Flounder with Fresh Lemon Pepper
Baked Flounder with Fresh Lemon Pepper recipe Oxmoor House, June 2006 So, it wasn’t very lemony, but it DEFINITELY was peppery. I may make this again, I don’t know. I think the fish wasn’t too fresh and was kind of mushy. It probably would be a really good…
Chicken Tamale Casserole
Chicken Tamale Casserole recipe Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2008 This sounded really interesting. I had it on the list to make for a few weeks, and just didn’t get around to it. I had all the ingredients, just was too lazy when it came time to make it on…
Chicken Puttanesca with Angel Hair Pasta
Chicken Puttanesca with Angel Hair Pasta recipe Cooking Light, AUGUST 2007 Yeah, it was spaghetti and chicken. The only difference was the capers and the olives, if we actually added them. I thought I could find a cheaper bottle of kalamata olives ($5?? Are you kidding me??) I…
Sautéed Tilapia with Honey-Scallion Dressing
Sautéed Tilapia with Honey-Scallion Dressing recipe Cooking Light, AUGUST 2006 I wasn’t too sure about this, but it was pretty good once we made it. We did not serve it over lettuce. We made the garlic ginger rice (already reviewed) and added the green giant Asian vegetable steamer…
Lemon-Thyme-Crusted Pork Chops
Lemon-Thyme-Crusted Pork Chops recipe Southern Living, OCTOBER 2007 I think I’ve made these before and just not blogged about it. Maybe it was a different lemon pork recipe. Anyway, from what I learned with the “other” lemon breading dish, I put all the coating ingredients into the mini…
Mushroom-Chive Pilaf
Mushroom-Chive Pilaf recipe Cooking Light, OCTOBER 1997 YUM! This was easy to make and VERY tasty!! I didn’t put the mushrooms in at the end. I sauteed them with the onion and garlic, then added the broth and rice. I forgot the chives, though. It was yummy just…
Sautéed Tilapia with Lemon-Peppercorn Pan Sauce
Sautéed Tilapia with Lemon-Peppercorn Pan Sauce Cooking Light, MARCH 2004 This was good, but lemony. I’d cut the lemon juice to about half or a little more than half. The peppercorns were interesting. They added a heat to the dish. I’d never used them before. I think this…
Double-Chocolate Cupcakes
Double-Chocolate Cupcakes Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2007 These aren’t so much cupcakes and they are muffins. They were pretty dry. They are very chocolatey, though. They really remind me more of muffins than cupcakes. I’ve been snacking on them for a about a week or so. Measuring cups and…
Chicken and Vegetables with Herbs
Chicken and Vegetables with Herbs Better Homes and Gardens There’s not a lot of vegetables in this recipe. I was thinking there would be more, but no. There’s onions and mushrooms. It was pretty good, though. CTM ate two of the chicken breasts. We served it with egg…
Slow Cooker Chicken Paprikash
Slow Cooker Chicken Paprikash Cooking Light, March 2006 I’ve come to realize that I DO NOT like garlic cooked in the crock pot. I thought it was the cajun spice, being as I only noticed that interesting…shall we say, flavor in the red beans and rice dishes I…
Parmesan and Sage-Crusted Pork Chops
Parmesan and Sage-Crusted Pork Chops Cooking Light, December 2008 Who can’t resist fried cheese?? These were SUPAH good. I used a whole grain english muffin instead of white bread. Added a little more fiber than the recipe called for. I pulsed the bread crumbs, then added the chopped…
Creamy Feta-Spinach Dip
Creamy Feta-Spinach Dip Cooking Light, January 2000 O M G this is really good!! I’ve been taking it as a snack this week at work with some home made baked tortilla chips. It’s very garlicky though, so you might want some gum or breath mints. LOL. I used…
Hoisin Barbecued Chicken
Hoisin Barbecued Chicken Cooking Light, January 2001 I really need to read the directions before I plan the meals. I didn’t marinate the chicken. OOPS! I tossed the chicken thighs in the sauce and then roasted them in the oven. They were really good!! I think, though, the…
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Garlic and Chile Sauce 2.0
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Garlic and Chile Sauce Cooking Light, JANUARY 2009 This was pretty good. I had the sweet Thai style chili sauce, which made it interesting. The vinegar and the sweet sauce made it a little sweet and sour. I doubled the sauce and only had 1…
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Biryani Cooking Light, JANUARY 2009 YUMM-MY!! This was really good!! I didn’t add the golden raisins, the almonds or the HIDEOUS cilantro. I probably chopped the chicken up too big, so make sure it’s truly bite sized about 1″ pieces. My hands were cold because the chicken…
Onion Rice Pilaf
Onion Rice Pilaf Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2004 I’m soooooooooo guilty of not reading the directions. I got the part where you’re supposed to bake the rice and said, “Who in the hell bakes rice??” I didn’t do that. I cooked it on the stove. It was pretty good,…
Lemon-Dill Salmon Croquettes with Horseradish Sauce
Lemon-Dill Salmon Croquettes with Horseradish Sauce Cooking Light, January 2008 What else is new, I didn’t follow the recipe. *snort* They didn’t have the salmon in the pouches, still, and I had a coupon for Startkist buy 2 get one free so I wasn’t about to waste that….
Cajun Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli
Cajun Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Garlic Aioli Cooking Light, JULY 2005 These were okay. I didn’t really read the directions, but then again what else is new!! I made 4 large ones instead of 8 little ones. Same difference as far as servings go. I think I like other…
Buttery Blue Cheese Spread with Walnuts
Buttery Blue Cheese Spread with Walnuts Southern Living, DECEMBER 2000 I made this last Christmas and decided to make it again this Christmas for CTM and I to snack on. It’s REALLY good. This time, I tried to cut the recipe in half so it wouldn’t make so…
Dal with Ghee Cumin and Mustard Seeds
Dal with Ghee, Cumin, and Mustard Seeds
Pork with Mustard Sauce
Pork with Mustard Sauce Cooking Light, June 1995 Okay, so this isn’t the link to the recipe I used. I’ll have to see if I can find it and post it. Okay, so I didn’t use white wine. I used lowfat chicken broth. And I didn’t have honey,…
Quick Buttermilk Corn Bread
Quick Buttermilk Corn Bread Cooking Light, January 2004 This was really crumbly and needed some sugar…more than what I already added to the batter. I added 2 T of sugar (not splenda) to the batter because I like my cornbread a little on the sweet side. I hated…
Smoked Ham Soup with White Beans
Smoked Ham Soup with White Beans Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2005 Meh, it’s bean soup. We put all the ingredients in the crock pot and made it that way. I think I’ve gotten to the point where I’m a purist with some foods and don’t want a lot of…
Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad Cooking Light, October 2003 We didn’t use egg substitute. We used two egg yolks. It wasn’t as creamy as I thought it should be. Next time I might use three egg yolks. It was pretty good, though. I think it could use a little garlic and…
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe courtesy Paula Deen These received rave reviews. I think Dad ate most of them. *snort* They were really easy to prepare. I blended the cream cheese with the herbs and it was rather thick. I thinned it out with a little milk so I didn’t…
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Spicy Mayo
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Spicy Mayo Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence Even though we’re rather close to water, we don’t get fresh scallops on this area. I’d have to drive to DC to get them. That being said, the guy at Giant told us that this particular pack of…
Rosemary Rib Roast
Rosemary Rib Roast Southern Living, December 2003 What can I say…it’s a rosemary rubbed rib roast. It was excellent and very tasty. It took FOREVAH to cook though. About 2 1/2 to almost 3 hours so we didn’t let it rest the way you should, but it was…
Black Forest Cherry Cheesecake
Black Forest Cherry Cheesecake Cooking Light, July 2000 Since it’s winter, there are no fresh cherries…well not at our Giant anyway. So, we used frozen dark sweet pitted cherries. I don’t have a spring form pan and I forgot to line the cake pan with tin foil so…
Mini Meat Loaves
Mini Meat Loaves Cooking Light, January 2003 We made these tonight for dinner. It’s meatloaf. Don’t over mix the meatloaf. I made that mistake. For some reason, when you make it in a larger loaf, it doesn’t make that much of a difference. Making them smaller seems to…
Pit Fired Ham Glazed with Pineapple and Mango Maple Syrup
Pit Fired Ham Glazed with Pineapple and Mango Maple Syrup Recipe courtesy Chef Jill Davie I’m not normally a fan of the sweet and savory type dishes. No apples and pork, no hawaiian pizza, nothing like that. This was pretty good though!! We couldn’t find a mango sauce…
Double Ginger Cupcakes with Lemon Glaze
Double Ginger Cupcakes with Lemon Glaze Cooking Light, December 2008 So, I’ve had these on the list to make for a couple of months now. I LOVE gingerbread ANYTHING!! So, when I saw these I just had to make them. I didn’t make the icing. I’m not a…
Swedish Almond Cardamom Stars
Swedish Almond Cardamom Stars Cooking Light, December 2008 If you don’t like chai or don’t know cardamom, make sure you smell the spice before you use it. I have found it’s a love it or hate type of ingredient. I happen to LOVE it! CTM, not so much….
Gingerbread People Cookies
Gingerbread People Cookies Cooking Light, November 1998 These were really yummy!! Gingerbread cookies are one of my weaknesses so I usually bake them and take them to work because if I leave them at home, I’ll just eat them all. I’m not a huge fan of royal icing…
Bavarian Sausage-and-Kraut Supper
Bavarian Sausage-and-Kraut Supper Cooking Light, December 1999 So, I’m guessing you drain the kraut so the whole dish isn’t so kraut-y. It’s similar to a dish we usually make in the crock pot, but we put potatoes in the bottom, then the sausage, then the kraut on top….
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce
Stir-Fried Shrimp with Spicy Orange Sauce Cooking Light, August 2007 This was really yummy and very orange-y. Being as I usually don’t stick to the recipe, I added a bag of oriental veggie mix from Green Giant or something like that and a can of mandarin oranges. Don’t…
Chicken Paprikash
Chicken Paprikash Cooking Light, December 2005 Okay, so I should not cook while drinking. This probably would have been better had I actually added the tomatoes. Without the tomatoes, there’s very little sauce to cover the noodles. It was rather bland, though. I’m not sure that the caraway…
Braised Herb Chicken Thighs with Potatoes
Braised Herb Chicken Thighs with Potatoes Cooking Light, January 2005 YUM!! This was really goood!! It’s going on the definitely make again list. I need a bigger dutch oven though. It looked more like pot roast with chicken thighs. *snort* The flour mixture didn’t thicken the sauce as…
Lemon Basil Shrimp and Pasta
Lemon Basil Shrimp and Pasta Cooking Light, April 2007 So, this is the second recipe that called for cooking the shrimp with the pasta. I don’t like that. We sauteed the shrimp with the spinach and lemon juice then tossed everything in a bowl. It was interesting… The…
Mushroom and Caramelized-Shallot Strudel
Mushroom and Caramelized-Shallot Strudel Cooking Light, November 2001 I made this one a loooooooooooong time ago, too. This recipe surfaced in my email from myrecipes.com and it reminded me that I made this one and the other one for a cooking club thing I was trying to get…
Caramelized Onion, Fig, and Blue Cheese Strudel
Caramelized Onion, Fig, and Blue Cheese Strudel Cooking Light, October 1996 I made this a loooooooooong time ago, but I remember I made it the other day when I saw another strudel recipe I made and thought I’d post this. I don’t think this is the picture for…
Italian Turkey Sausage with Three Peppers
Italian Turkey Sausage with Three Peppers Cooking Light, November 2004 It’s turkey sausage with peppers. What else can I tell ya. We used the Shady Brook Farms turkey sausage because it was on sale. We didn’t add the vinegar. It might have tasted a little more different with…
Creamed Spinach
Creamed Spinach Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2005 This was okay. I don’t think my stomach liked it all that much, though. Not that it tasted bad, but there might have been something with the lowfat cream cheese that I used that didn’t sit well with me. It doesn’t look…
Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Shrimp and Broccoli Stir-Fry Cooking Light, January 2008 This was mighty yummy except for the vinegar in the recipe. It was a little too powerful for our taste. I would but it in half and add more soy sauce. Of course, we use tamari soy sauce which tastes…
Pork Tenderloin with Paprika Spice Rub
Pork Tenderloin with Paprika Spice Rub Paprika Spice Blend Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2008 If you make this, make sure to use an old pan or cover the one you have with tin foil. I used my good roasting pan, and it took a good three days to come…
Classic Barbecue Ribs
Classic Barbecue Ribs Southern Living, January 2007 Orange juice and lemon juice in barbecue sauce?? Yeah, that’s weird. All the other ingredients make sense, but the juices? If you say so! We had some really nice pork ribs that were on sale at the grocery so I thought…
Slow-Cooker Beef-and-Bean Burritos
Slow-Cooker Beef-and-Bean Burritos Cooking Light, JANUARY 1997 They tasted like burritos made with left over pot roast. Maybe I didn’t put enough of the taco seasoning on the London broil. I don’t know. It was good, but didn’t taste like carne asada or anything like that. I just…
Spaghetti and Meatballs (Cooking Light)
Spaghetti and Meatballs Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2006 I couldn’t find the turkey Italian sausage so I used regular. I didn’t follow the recipe for the sauce, but use the Alton Brown sauce that’s posted on here. I wish I hasn’t because the tomatoes were really tart and could…
Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Cooking Light, April 2003 Okay, so this is the second slow cooker rice and beans recipe I’ve tried. I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s the sausage that makes it taste funny. It also gets way too cooked and sometimes hardens. Add…
Slow-Roasted Rosemary-and-Garlic Chicken
Slow-Roasted Rosemary-and-Garlic Chicken Cooking Light, November 1998 Yeah, not so much. This is not one of those recipes you can make while you’re at work unless you use a vacay timer. The breast meat gets dry, the garlic and rosemary just overpowered the taste of the chicken, and…
Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce
Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce Sunset, November 2002 This was pretty good. The juice from the canned clams came to about 2 cups. That, with the bottled juice and the chicken broth (we used that instead of the wine) looked like a LOT of juice. So, I just…
Rosemary Pork Tenderloin
Rosemary Pork Tenderloin Cooking Light, December 2001 This was easy to make, but it was weird. We had the tenderloin in the freezer, so I thought we’d try this. You slice the tenderloin, making it quicker to cook, I guess. I’m the victim of not reading the directions…
Rice Pilaf with Shallots and Parmesan
Rice Pilaf with Shallots and Parmesan Cooking Light, December 2003 I doubled this recipe so we would have some for left overs the next day. It’s a pilaf. It’s easy to make. I added some orzo to make it more like rice a roni type pilaf. I always…
Roasted Salmon with Citrus and Herbs
Roasted Salmon with Citrus and Herbs Cooking Light, November 2005 I don’t like salmon, so I always substitute another fish for salmon in all recipes. This time, we used some frozen orange roughy. The fish counter wasn’t open when we got to the store. It was the first…
Fettuccine with Shrimp and Portobellos
Fettuccine with Shrimp and Portobellos Cooking Light, April 2004 CTM did all the chopping and prep for this dish and pretty much made the whole thing, really. I made the fettuccine. *snort* We used baby portobellos instead of the whole portobellos. We always have those on hand because…
Broccoli with Red Pepper Flakes and Toasted Garlic
Broccoli with Red Pepper Flakes and Toasted Garlic Cooking Light, March 2007 So, we don’t really have a lid big enough to fit the LARGE nonstick pan. It’s on the list of things to get next time we go shopping. This wasn’t really garlicky and not that spicy….
Mashed Potatoes with Chives
Mashed Potatoes with Chives Cooking Light, August 2005 Meh, they’re mashed potatoes with chives. Good mashed potatoes none the less. I always use kitchen shears or scissors to cut the chives. It’s easier than using a knife. Knife Cutting board Measuring cups and spoons Pot Strainer Hand mixer…
Herbed Pork with Sauteed Wild Mushrooms 2.0
Herbed Pork with Sauteed Wild Mushrooms Cooking Light, July 2002 Okay so I’m revisiting this… Cause I made it again this week. It just keeps getting better and better each time I make it. I did the chicken broth but did increase the amount and the cornstarch to…
Creamy Cajun Shrimp Linguine
Creamy Cajun Shrimp Linguine Cooking Light, September 2006 Okay so when I got home CTM was like, “Um…did you read these directions?” “No, why?” “They’re weird.” He was right, they were weird. You boil the water the stock, add the pasta and shrimp and then simmer everything. I…
Herbed Chicken Parmesan
Herbed Chicken Parmesan Cooking Light, November 2003 YUMMY! Soooo yummy I’m having it again for lunch today. I added some dried rosemary to the mixture, too, which added another level of flavor that was just super tasty. We didn’t broil the cheese on top, though. We were lazy…
Parmesan Zucchini Sticks with Smoky Roasted Romesco Sauce
Parmesan Zucchini Sticks with Smoky Roasted Romesco Sauce Cooking Light, July 2008 I made these, but we really didn’t eat them. I tasted a couple and they were okay. Nothing really to write home about. The sticks need longer to cook than in the recipe. I may bring…
Wild Mushroom Risotto
Wild Mushroom Risotto Cooking Light, September 2001 So, for some reason that Giant we NOW go to doesn’t have porcini mushrooms. I should see if Penzey’s does and just order some from them. I can’t believe they don’t carry them!! There’s several recipes I make that calls for…
Shrimp Étouffée
Shrimp Étouffée Cooking Light, July 2008 This was good. Too bad neither of us felt really good to enjoy it. the first part about making the “roux” is really strange. I did’t use butter, because we RARELY have it around the house and used I Can’t Believe It’s…
Mexican Chicken Casserole
Mexican Chicken Casserole Cooking Light, December 1998 This was QUITE tasty, don’t get me wrong, but when I put it together that morning I said, “I hope it tasted better than it looks.” There’s too much cooking liquid with the chicken that goes into the “cheese” sauce. The…
Creamy Gruyère and Shrimp Pasta
Creamy Gruyère and Shrimp Pasta Cooking Light, March 2004 This has a little kick to it! I made the pasta and had all the ingredients ready for the shrimp and cream sauce, so it went together quickly. The sauce isn’t very cheesy. The wine that you add to…
Soy-Marinated Chicken Thighs
Soy-Marinated Chicken Thighs Cooking Light, July 2008 The marinade smelled great, but it didn’t really transfer that flavor to the chicken all that well. The meat didn’t really have the flavor of the marinade at all, but the skin had a hint of it. I stuck the thighs…
Parmesan Chicken and Rice
Parmesan Chicken and Rice Cooking Light, June 2004 This was kind of like mock-risotto. At least that’s the way it tasted to me. I had intended to make the casserole version of this on their website, but in my experience, chicken thighs take longer than 15 minutes to…
Marinated London Broil
Marinated London Broil Cooking Light, May 2008 YUM! This was mighty tasty. In my experience, london broil needs to be treated like flank steak. You need to cook it on a high heat and fast. I made the marinade yesterday morning before we headed to the grocery. I…
Banana Pudding
Banana Pudding Cooking Light, May 1997 I have made this SEVERAL times and thought I’d post it on here. IT IS AMAZING! We LOVE this recipe and have made it twice in the past week and probably would make it ONCE a week we could stand the calories….
Shrimp Diablo
Shrimp Diablo Cooking Light, June 2003 Okay, if’ I’d paid attention at the store, this might have been better. I grabbed the SWEET chili sauce. Mind you, it didn’t taste all that bad, but it was a little sweeter than I had anticipated. I didn’t like the directions,…
Classic Banana Bread
Classic Banana Bread Cooking Light, September 2003 This recipe is really easy, really moist, and really good. The last time I made this was this weekend and I used lowfat vanilla yogurt instead of plain. I also added some chopped walnuts. I usually use I Can’t Believe It’s…
Creamy Fettuccine with Shrimp and Bacon
Creamy Fettuccine with Shrimp and Bacon Cooking Light, August 2005 This was good. It was a little saucier than I had anticipated, but it was good! I might up the flour a little so it’s not so runny. Knife Cutting board Measuring cups and spoons Saucepan for sauce…
Greek-Style Scampi
Greek-Style Scampi Cooking Light, March 2008 This was sooo good, we made it again yesterday for dinner. I used two cans of tomatoes and drained both, which I wouldn’t do next time. Drain 1 can so there’s juice for the pasta to soak up. Or you could add…
Spicy Yogurt-Marinated Chicken with Couscous
Spicy Yogurt-Marinated Chicken with Couscous Cooking Light, May 2001 This has been on the menu for quite some time, but we just never did make it. Well, last night we did. I didn’t broil them, I roasted them so I could put the eggplant in the oven with…
Spicy Peanut Sauce
Spicy Peanut Sauce Cooking Light, May 1996 Very VERY lime-y. I think I would cut the lime juice to 1/4 cup and use chicken stock for the rest to make up the difference. I tossed it with linguine, chopped green onions and some chopped peanuts. zit went very…
Chicken Thighs with Thyme and Lemon
Chicken Thighs with Thyme and Lemon Cooking Light, July 2002 I made the marinade and stuck the chicken it before I went to work. CTM had the grill going by the time I got home from work and grilled them. They weren’t as lemony as I thought and…
Lazy Lasagna
Lazy Lasagna Cooking Light, September 1997 We made this last night because CTM wanted lasagna. We alread had some ground beef in the freezer so I took it out before we headed to the grocery. I did substitute the cottage cheese for fat free ricotta. I can’t help…
Pan-Seared Tilapia with Citrus Vinaigrette
Pan-Seared Tilapia with Citrus Vinaigrette Cooking Light, January 2008 This was really good. We’ve made it twice since I put it up here to make. I usually put the ingredients for the sauce together in the morning. Then when I get home, we pan sear the fish, add…
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Chicken Cordon Bleu Cooking Light, December 2005 Yet again, I’m a blogger slacker!! We’ve made this twice so far. The first time, I used regular ham and RF mozzarella cheese. Came out okay. OH, and I didn’t to the chicken broth thing. I don’t understand the need to…
Pork Chops with Hoisin-Molasses Barbecue Sauce
Pork Chops with Hoisin-Molasses Barbecue Sauce Cooking Light, March 2008 I started the sauce before work. Now, we have a REALLY sensitive fire alarm that’s just high enough that I can’t reach it. Well, it went off. I had the pan too hot and the molasses and sugar…
Mango and Black Bean Salad
Mango and Black Bean Salad Cooking Light, March 2008 So, I’m not really sure WHAT the tomatillo salsa does for this recipe. I may try it with regular salsa next time and see if that makes a difference. The mangoes were UBER ripe and tasted almost as sweet…
Jamaican Chicken Thighs
Jamaican Chicken Thighs Cooking Light, May 2005 I don’t think I’ve ever had jerk style seasonings before. It was easy to make, though. I ground up the ginger and the allspice, beause I only use whole spices with the sweet stuff. Then I mixed in the rest of…
Chicken with Paprika and Potatoes
Chicken with Paprika and Potatoes Cooking Light, May 2001 This was pretty good. I made the rub and spread it on the chicken in the morning. I should have put some under the skin, too, but I didn’t think about it. CTM sliced up the potatoes – LOTS…
Chicken and Mushrooms in Garlic White Wine Sauce
Chicken and Mushrooms in Garlic White Wine Sauce Cooking Light, November 2006 YUM! This was really good. I didn’t chop the chicken up into smaller pieces, which I will do next time. I think I made them a little more than bite sized. It was easy to make…
Blackened Halibut with Remoulade
Blackened Halibut with Remoulade Cooking Light, APRIL 2008 I love blackened anything, so this was perfect! CTM sprinkled the spice on the fish and we fried them in a nonstick skillet. He cooked them PERFECTLY! The spices were just enough to coat three tilapia fillets and just spicy…
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore Cooking Light, JANUARY 1995 I put this in the crockpot and used all chicken thighs. We had it last night for dinner. The sauce was a little on the runny side. I might drain the tomatoes next time and add some sauce to make it more…
Orange-Ginger Grilled Chicken Thighs
Orange-Ginger Grilled Chicken Thighs Southern Living, April 2006 Yet again, I didn’t follow the recipe. We had turkey thighs. So, I made the marinade yesterday morning and put them in the fridge to marinate while I was at work. I think I doubled the orange juice and used…
Barbecued-Beef Sandwiches
Barbecued-Beef Sandwiches
Beef Bourguignonne with Egg Noodles
Beef Bourguignonne with Egg Noodles Cooking Light, September 2004 True to form, I didn’t really follow the recipe. I took the chuck roast and seared it in the pan instead of using stew meat or chopping it up. I also forgot the pearl onions. OOPS! I put everything…
Chipotle Turkey Cutlets
Chipotle Turkey Cutlets Cooking Light, March 2002 Holy spicy turkey cutlets!! For those that don’t know, chipotles are roasted jalapenos. If you like UBER spicy food, make this recipe as is. If you don’t like mouth burning, flaming asshole recipes, then cut the chipotle powder with regular chili…
Baked Snapper with Chipotle Butter
Baked Snapper with Chipotle Butter Cooking Light, May 2003 SPICY! This is REALLY SPICY! If you don’t know, chipotles are roasted jalapenos. If you don’t like it really spicy, cut the chipotles in half, remove the seeds, and only use half of the pepper. We put the dry…
Orzo, Corn, and Roasted Bell Pepper Salad
Orzo, Corn, and Roasted Bell Pepper Salad Cooking Light, July 2005 True to form, I didn’t really follow the recipe. I THOUGHT I had roasted peppers in the fridge, but I didn’t. CTM found this corn southwestern style mix by Birdseye, so I used that instead. I had…
Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs
Spicy Honey-Brushed Chicken Thighs Cooking Light, March 2007 These were very yummy and spicy! I couldn’t taste much of the honey, though. Hm… I coated the thighs in the rub that morning. Then we put them in the oven with the potato wedges, so we didn’t broil them….
Chicken Thighs with Marsala-Mushroom Cream Sauce Over Noodles
Chicken Thighs with Marsala-Mushroom Cream Sauce Over Noodles Cooking Light, May 2001 Well, this one didn’t turn out so great. The Marsala-Mushroom Cream Sauce Over Noodles was good, but the chicken was bad. I mean, it was bad before I cooked it apparently. It smelled fine to me,…
Chicken Thighs with Goat Cheese Sauce and Tarragon
Chicken Thighs with Goat Cheese Sauce and Tarragon Cooking Light, May 2001 O M G these were deliscious!! There is A LOT of tarragon in this recipe, though. If you don’t like licorice you might not like it. I had to buy two packages to meet the 1…
Risotto with Mushrooms and Parmesan
Risotto with Mushrooms and Parmesan Cooking Light, December 2002 YUM! Risotto is ALWAYS good. I don’t think I’ve had a bad one yet, but then again, I haven’t tasted the ones from Hell’s Kitchen. *snort* I’d definitely make this one again. Knife Cutting board Measuring cups and spoons…
Roasted Sausages with Beer-Braised Onions
Roasted Sausages with Beer-braised Onions Sunset, October 2002 Well, we didn’t exactly follow the recipe. We had Shady Brook turkey brats that weren’t already cooked, so I added them to the pan with the onions. When the onions were dine, we took them out and let the brats…
Chop-As-You-Go Pasta with Mushrooms and Ham
Chop-As-You-Go Pasta with Mushrooms and Ham Cooking Light, August 2000 This was VERY interesting, to say the least. It was a strange mix of flavors. I should have chopped the ham into a smaller dice, too. I don’t know that I’d make this again. It was different… Knife…
Rosemary Swordfish on Vegetable Couscous
Rosemary Swordfish on Vegetable Couscous Cooking Light, July 1997 This was pretty good. I didn’t have enough couscous so it was a little runny and I had to use a slotted spoon, but it tasted really good. The rosemary and the fish was a nice combination. I sprinkled…
Brown Soda Bread
Brown Soda Bread Cooking Light, March 2004 Yum Yum and even more YUM! This was REALLY good and full of fiber to boot! It wasn’t hard to make and made for really good leftover snacks. Meausing cups and spoons Mixing bowl Wooden spoon Whisk Baking pan
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner Cooking Light, MARCH 2003 Well, it’s not too hard to mess this up. Of course I made it in the crockpot and didn’t do the mustard breadcrumb topping thing. I did, however, add too much pickling spice so it was a little on…
Creamy Stove-Top Macaroni and Cheese
Creamy Stove-Top Macaroni and Cheese Cooking Light, June 2006 It definitely was creamy, but it wasn’t very cheesy. I mixed sharp RF cheddar with Sargento’s four cheese Mexican mix. I think you need almost all sharp cheddar to make this cheesy. It was easy to make, and made…
Garlic and Ginger Rice (Com Gung Tuong)
Garlic and Ginger Rice (Com Gung Tuong) Cooking Light, August 2004 This was the perfect side dish to the Hoisin Pork Tenderloin. I think I would add more ginger, though. It didn’t have enough ginger flavor to suite me. I sauteed the garlic and ginger and dumped it…
Red Beans and Rice with Smoked Turkey Sausage
Red Beans and Rice with Smoked Turkey Sausage Cooking Light, October 2007 I should have soaked the beans overnight and put this in the crockpot. We were supposed to have it Wednesday night for dinner. Oh well! We had KFC instead. *giggle* The directions aren’t all that great….
Hoisin Pork Tenderloin
Hoisin Pork Tenderloin Cooking Light, April 2007 This was REALLY good. I can’t put much on the sauce, though. The glaze was excellent on the pork, but you cook the marinade and serve it on the side. It just tasted like salty garlic to me. I don’t think…
Wild Mushroom and Beef Stew
Wild Mushroom and Beef Stew Cooking Light, December 2005 So, I didn’t make this as a stew so much as a roast. I didn’t chop up the beef, cover it with flour, and brown it. I also made this in the crockpot yesterday for dinner. I reconstituted the…
Golden Potato-Leek Soup with Cheddar Toasts
Golden Potato-Leek Soup with Cheddar Toasts Cooking Light, October 2005 YUM! This was REALLY good. We made it for a very filling lunch. Make sure you chop the leeks MUCH smaller than I did. Or blend part of the soup to make it really creamy. I took a…
Pasta Jambalaya
Pasta Jambalaya Cooking Light, March 1998 This didn’t have enough sausage to suite me. I would slice it into thin slices and then slice those slices in half to spread the 7 oz out more throughout the pasta. I’d add WAY more cajun spices and more onions and…
Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce
Pork Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce Cooking Light, October 2001 Man was this fantastic!! The wine and mustard sauce was REALLY GOOD! I’d use that for other meats, that’s for sure. The pork was a little too done, but I don’t think I cut it up thick enough….
Couscous with Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese
Couscous with Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese Cooking Light, October 2005 O M G this was FANTASTIC!! I cooked the onions in the morning, so they were ready to go. Heated the broth up in the microwave and tossed it with the onions and the couscous in a…
Broiled Tilapia with Tomato-Caper Salsa
Broiled Tilapia with Tomato-Caper Salsa Cooking Light, December 2005 We used swordfish instead of tilapia in this recipe. It was really good. The salsa would make for a great bruschetta!! I used fire roasted canned tomatoes instead of fresh. It made for a really great topping with an…
Cuban-Style Chicken
Cuban-Style Chicken Cooking Light, March 2005 Meh. It was good, but the pineapple chunks were just too huge. I’d cut them up more or would use canned crushed pineapple instead. It was really spicy, but BF made it so I’m not sure what spices he used. He usually…
Mediterranean Couscous
Mediterranean Couscous Cooking Light, January 2006 YUM! This was sooooo good!! I prepared the veggies the morning of and added the vinegar and lemon juice to the veggies so they marinated a bit. It truly was delicious with just enough lemon flavor. It went really well with the…
Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Kebabs
Mediterranean Grilled Chicken Kebabs Cooking Light, August 2005 Okay, we I realized on the way home that we didn’t have any skewers. AND I didn’t make the pomegranite dressing, but bought some pomegranite blueberry dressing. It was okay. The orange were HUGE and didn’t do too much for…
Tilapia with Vegetables
Tilapia with Vegetables sparkrecipes.com This was okay. The fish took WAY longer to cook than in the recipe. I think we needed to add more seasoning. I think you need to juice the lemons over the fish than put the slices on top. The juice didn’t seep out…
Braised Balsamic Chicken
Braised Balsamic Chicken This was pretty good. It didn’t have enough of a balsamic flavor to suite me even though I doubled the amount. I used fire roasted tomatoes which added a great depth of flavor to the sauce. We served this with rice. Knife Cutting board Measuring…
Ginger-Lime Swordfish
Ginger-Lime Swordfish Cooking Light, January 2002 Holy COW this was limey! I would cut the juice and the rind and add WAY more ginger. The sauce was VERY strong. Cutting board Knife Measuring cups and spoons Microplane grater Boiler pan (we used the toaster oven) Spatula
Green Chile-Chicken Enchiladas
Green Chile-Chicken Enchiladas recipe Cooking Light, December 2007 We used Old El Paso or Ortega green chile sauce. I can’t remember which. It was rather tangy. I cooked the chicken yesterday morning so it would be cool enough to shred for dinner. It was mighty tasty on it’s…
Goulash
Goulash Sparkrecipes.com YUMMY! This was really good and filling. Since BF made it, I can’t really tell what I’d change. I don’t think I’d change anything except the sauce. It was a little on the sweet side. It looked simple to make and tasted good. We’re having it…
Filet Mignon with Mushroom-Wine Sauce
Filet Mignon with Mushroom-Wine Sauce recipe Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2004 So, after getting home about 1 1/2 hours later than usual, we review the recipe. Now, when I was planning this meal, there were two filet recipes I was looking at. Apparently, I merged the ingredients from one…
Creole Chicken and Vegetables
Creole Chicken and Vegetables recipe Cooking Light, January 2006 This was really good, low cal, and cheap. I used the Northwoods seasoning from Penzeys to give it some added spice. We served it over brown rice. Very filling and very delicious!! Knife Cutting board Measuring cups and spoons…
Blackened Tilapia with Salsa and Avocado
Blackened Tilapia with Salsa and Avocado Sparkrecipes.com The blackened chicken part was good. The salsa we bought…it was just meh. I think next time, I’d make a mango salsa with fresh mango, some onion, jalapeno and add the avocado to the salsa. It was just a couple of…
Lemon-Basil Chicken with Basil Aioli
Lemon-Basil Chicken with Basil Aioli Cooking Light, November 2005 YUMMY! This was really good. I would marinate the chicken a little in the dipping sauce before cooking it, though. The dijon mustard in the Aioli really enhanced the lemon flavor, too. I sliced the HUGE chicken breasts horizontally…
Green Chile-Chicken Casserole
Green Chile-Chicken Casserole Cooking Light, November 2003 Okay, so I thought this was the OTHER casserole that I’ve already made, but it’s not. As I’m preparing it I’m thinking, “I don’t remember chicken soup in the LAST one!” *snort* You really do need the sheet pan for this…
Garden-Style Lasagna
Garden-Style Lasagna January 2008 It took about an hour to prepare the veggies, about 10 minutes to assemble and 50 minutes to bake and rest. We used the no cook noodles. Don’t. There’s not enough moisture in the white sauce to cook the noodles properly. It was a…
Barbecued Pork Chops
Barbecued Pork Chops Cooking Light, March 2000 I spiced up the barbecue sauce a bit. I added some dry mustard, some smoked paprika, some garlic salt and some ground chipotle peppers. Made for a DELISCIOUS barbecue sauce. We grilled the chops on the George. They were good!! Small…
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Parmigiana
Mediterranean Chicken & Peppers
Mediterranean Chicken & Peppers Quick, easy, healthy, and delicious! If you want more flavor, add more vinegar. Submitted by THEMNEMOSYNE As I’m cooking the chicken, I realize, this is going to be pretty bland. There’s no herbs and spices in this AT ALL! So, I added some oregano,…
World’s Greatest Chicken Nachos
World’s Greatest Chicken Nachos Cooking Light, JULY 1999 Yeah, not so much. I should have just cooked the ground turkey (had it instead of chicken) and added the tomatoes and jalapeno and that’s it. It tasted sweet. Doesn’t really go well with nachos. The baked Utz I used…
Oven Fried Chicken Fingers with Honey-Mustard Dipping Sauce
Oven Fried Chicken Fingers with Honey-Mustard Dipping Sauce Cooking Light, JULY 1999 These weren’t crispy at all. I even cooked them on a rack and close to the top of the oven. Still, not crispy. I should have browned them in a skillet THEN put them in the…
Chili Fries
Chili Fries Cooking Light, JULY 1996 YUM! They needed more oregano, though, I thought. They went VERY WELL with the barbecued chops we had. They weren’t spice, though. I think next time I’ll add some cayenne or some ground chipotles. Mandolin Measuring cups and spoons Large bowl Jelly…
Teriyaki Pork and Vegetables with Noodles
Teriyaki Pork and Vegetables with Noodles Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2007 YUM! That’s all I can say! YUM! CTM started this before I got home so it was ready WHEN I got home. He added garlic and onion to the pan as he was cooking the pork. He added…
All-Star Pork Meatballs
All-Star Pork Meatballs This is a SparkPeople.com Recipe These were really good! They make 6 HUGE meatballs. I think the next time I make them, I will probably make 12 regular sized ones so I think I’m eating more than I am. They were quite tasty and the…
Jambalaya
Jambalaya Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2004 Well, the best intentions… I had planned on making this in the crock pot. Somehow, the crock pot came unplugged so when I got home Thursday, a little early from work, I put it on the Dutch oven to cook. It was YUMMY!…
Garlic Fries
Garlic Fries Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2007 I just gotta say 3 pounds of potatoes makes a LOT of fries! I only used about 2 pounds and we had PLENTY! I also didn’t read the recipe…50 minutes!! HOLY! Needless to say, we ate late last night. For once, I…
Rotini with Chicken, Asparagus, and Tomatoes
Rotini with Chicken, Asparagus, and Tomatoes Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2007 NO! I didn’t use aspagusting!! We omitted it from the recipe ENTIRELY! This was really good and really easy to prepare. However, I would marinate the chicken breasts before cooking. They were a little on the bland side….
Garlicky Green Beans
Garlicky Green Beans Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2003 These would have probably been better with some fresh summer green beans. However, they were YUMMY none the less. Easy to prepare and MIGHTY tasty. I would make these again. Knife Cutting board Measuring cups and spoons Large stock pot Large…
Mustard Herb-Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Mustard Herb-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Cooking Light, JANUARY 2007 I’ve made this before and it is tasty!! It’s easy to prepare, but make sure not to overcook the tenderloin. I think we took it out at 155, let it rest a minute or two, and then sliced it up….
Chicken Kiev
Chicken Kiev Cooking Light, JANUARY 2007 I’ve made this before. Now matter how hard I try, the butter NEVER stays in the chicken. It’s supposed to. I used a roasting pan with a rack, thinking it would help them be crispier. Don’t use fresh bread. I coated two…
Roasted Eggplant Salad
Roasted Eggplant Salad Cooking Light, AUGUST 1997 YUM! I have not been a huge fan of eggplant, but after having some roasted eggplant and babaganoush at DM’s, I thought I’d try it again. This was DELICIOUS!! We didn’t coat it with the “dressing”. We just ate it the…
Rosemary Potato Wedges
Rosemary Potato Wedges Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 1997 YUM! These were sooooooooooooo good! I had some fancy sea salt laying around – Hawaiian Red – that added a little sharpness to the salt. I roasted them as close to the top of the oven as I could to make…
Crispy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Caper Mayonnaise
Crispy Salmon Cakes with Lemon-Caper Mayonnaise Cooking Light, APRIL 2001 Since the last time I tried to make salmon cakes, I hercked when I had to pull the bones and skin out, I decided to get the stuff in the pouch. I didn’t really drain it all that…
Mini Turkey Burgers with Gorgonzola
Mini Turkey Burgers with Gorgonzola Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2006 These were pretty good!! The gorgonzola melted out of some of the burgers though. I tried to use the smallest of the crumbles knowing that would happen. We put them on Martin’s new whole wheat potato rolls. Man those…
Pork Chops with Country Gravy
Pork Chops with Country Gravy
Provençale Chicken Supper
Provençale Chicken Supper
Garlic-Rosemary Roasted Chicken
Garlic-Rosemary Roasted Chicken Cooking Light, APRIL 1997 YUM! I made the herb mixture with probably double the rosemary and with 10 cloves of garlic. I spread it on under the skin and the let it “marinate” of sorts in the fridge until we were ready to put it…
Sausage and Peppers
Sausage and Peppers Cooking Light, JANUARY 2003 Yes, that’s exactly what it was…sausage and peppers. We used the Shady Brook Farms hot Italian sausage. YUM! There’s not enough sauce, or the sauce we used was too thick. It was rather filling with all the peppers in it. I…
Broccoli and Chicken Stir-Fried Rice
Broccoli and Chicken Stir-Fried Rice Cooking Light, JULY 2007 So the recipes calls for these lime marinated chicken breasts. I stuck the marinade in a bag with the chicken and froze them until we needed to use them. No where in this recipe does it say that the…
Chinese-Style Glazed Chicken Breasts
Chinese-Style Glazed Chicken Breasts Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2001 OMG These were soooooooooooo good! I used low sugar marmalade as the “fruit preserves” and it added just that hint of citrus that made this dish DELISH! I also added some fresh ginger, about a 1 T to the sauce….
Balsamic Pork Chops
Balsamic Pork Chops Southern Living, OCTOBER 2001 These were quite good and easy to make. I think the sauce could have used some onion for an extra layer of flavor, though, and just a little more vinegar and less broth. The sauce didn’t thicken much, but that’s okay….
Pork Tenderloin Studded with Rosemary and Garlic
Pork Tenderloin Studded with Rosemary and Garlic Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2002 This was okay. I thought the garlic overpowered the rosemary a bit. I think next time, I will let the pork rest with the herbs on it before putting it in the oven. The flavor didn’t penetrate…
Pork Medallions with Porcini Mushroom Sauce
Pork Medallions with Porcini Mushroom Sauce Cooking Light, MAY 2006 Too many onions. That’s all I thought of when I first tasted this recipe. If you’re going to make this recipe, reconstitute the mushrooms in the morning before you leave for work. I was STARVIN when I got…
Mustard and Herb-Crusted Trout
Mustard and Herb-Crusted Trout Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2003 Meh. This was okay. It didn’t get crispy enough to suite me. I don’t think I like the combination of mustard and fish. I may try it next time with some mayo or something like that. I did, however, like…
Chili-Cheese-Potato Tot Casserole
Chili-Cheese-Potato Tot Casserole Southern Living, APRIL 2006 Okay, so this sounded really weird, but CTM was talking about a tater tot casserole so I thought I’d try it out. The chili was really good. We did not use chili starter. We just made our chili with a twist….
Spicy Tilapia with Pineapple-Pepper Relish
Spicy Tilapia with Pineapple-Pepper Relish Cooking Light, APRIL 2007 We had this Tuesday night. That’s our light night as I WI on Wednesday mornings. It was really good. I made some cumin rice to serve with it. I would, however, use crushed pineapple in juice instead of the…
Gratin Dauphinoise
Gratin Dauphinois (Scalloped Potatoes with Cheese) Cooking Light, JANUARY 2002 I’ve tried the CL scalloped potatoes and they are TOO WATERY!! These were perfect! We added more cheese, because 1/2 cup just didn’t seem like enough. They were really good and the cheese got really brown on top,…
Mustard-Spiced Cabbage and Cannellini Beans with Sausage
Mustard-Spiced Cabbage and Cannellini Beans with Sausage Cooking Light, MARCH 1999 We forgot the cannellini beans. It needed WAY more mustard than called for. I couldn’t hardly taste the mustard when all was said and done. We also added twice the amount of sausage, which I wouldn’t recommend….
Herb-Crusted Standing Rib Roast
Herb-Crusted Standing Rib Roast
Dover Sole with Lemon Rind and Pine Nuts
Dover Sole with Lemon Rind and Pine Nuts Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2007 True to form, we didn’t use Dover sole. We used tilapia, which I’m REALLY beginning to like in almost every fish dish we make. This dish was really good. I thought the directions were weird, and…
Spicy Chicken Cakes with Horseradish Aioli
Spicy Chicken Cakes with Horseradish Aioli Cooking Light, JULY 2006 Okay, so I had to sell CTM on the idea of ground chicken cakes. Once he tasted them, I didn’t need to sell him anymore. These were REALLY GOOD!! Don’t ground the chicken too much. Leave some large…
Chicken-Green Chile Enchilada Casserole
Chicken-Green Chile Enchilada Casserole Cooking Light, December 2007 I couldn’t find this recipe on their website for some reason. It must be an old one. This was REALLY REALLY GOOD! Made my CW’s jealous the next two days for lunch, too. We didn’t shred the chicken, for some…
Sloppy Joes
Sloppy Joes Cooking Light, JANUARY 2004 YUM! That’s all I can say about this recipe. These were YUM-MY! The sauce was just sweet and tart enough, the veggies made it healthy, and we used the newly found whole wheat potato rolls. It made for a DELISH lunch the…
Chicken and Dumplings from Scratch
Chicken and Dumplings from Scratch Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2005 This was really good. I made the dumplings a little bigger than called for so they needed to cook a little longer turning in the middle of the cooking time. I think I took this for lunch the rest…
Kielbasa-Bean Slow Cooker Soup
Kielbasa-Bean Slow Cooker Soup Weight Watchers This was surprisingly good for WW recipe. I would use turkey kielbasa and double the amount of meat, though. 4 14.5oz cans fat-free chicken broth 16 ounces reduced fat kielbasa, diagonally sliced 1 15oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained 1 15oz…
Mushroom-Sauced Pork Chops
Click here for recipe Eating Well These were REALLY good and easy to make in the slow cooker. My only regret is that we didn’t put more chops in the pot. 2 pounds pork loin chop, R-T-C 1 tablespoon cooking oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons tapioca,…
Fettuccine Alfredo
Fettuccine Alfredo Cooking Light, JANUARY 2007 I wasn’t sure about this recipe. I think it needs just a little more Parmesan than called for and maybe a little more milk, though. The sauce was rather thick. Or maybe just a splash of FF half and half. It was…
Oven-Roasted Beef Brisket
Oven-Roasted Beef Brisket Tom Perini I can’t tell you how much I LOVE this recipe. I DO NOT serve the sauce, as I think it’s too salty by the time the meat is cooked. By braising the brisket with beef broth, it makes it nice and juicy and…
Home-Style Meat Loaf (Cooking Light)
Home-Style Meat Loaf Cooking Light, MARCH 1998 I love this recipe. I shape it in a loaf pan, and then put it on a roasting rack covered in aluminum foil to get rid of some of the grease that comes out. The ketchup glaze is deliscious, too!! I…
Pork Chops Italian
Pork Chops Italian Southern Living, JANUARY 2004 Meh. This was more like pork parmesan. It was very tasty, but I think our pork wasn’t too good. It was a little on the tough side. It would have been better probably with scallipini style pork and quick fry it….
Fiesta Turkey Soup With Green Chile Biscuits
Fiesta Turkey Soup With Green Chile Biscuits Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2004 No, we didn’t make the biscuits. The soup was FANTASTIC! I took for lunch a few times that week, too. All the veggies, the beans, and we put LOTS of turkey in it made for a very…
Turkey Tetrazzini
Turkey Tetrazzini Cooking Light, JANUARY 2003 So, we had ALL this left over turkey from Thanksgiving. It was just the two of us and the smallest bird we could find was a 12 pounder. YIKES! This was really good. The only problem was getting it out of the…
Alton Brown’s Red Sauce
Pantry Friendly Tomato Sauce 2 (28-ounce) cans whole, peeled tomatoes 1/4 cup sherry vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 onion 1 carrot 1 stalk celery 2 ounces olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 tablespoons capers,…
Baked Ziti Casserole
Baked Ziti Casserole Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2007 YUM YUM and more YUM! We doubled the recipe was we had about double the ground turkey. It was our first REAL experiment with ground poulty that he wasn’t all eh about. YUM! It’s look weird when you’re putting it together,…
Superfast Salisbury Steak
Click here for recipe Cooking Light, JANUARY 2001 This recipe tasted weird. I don’t know if the was the beef or what, but it did just taste strange. We used beef instead of turkey, which I’m weaning CTM from the whole ground poulty tastes gross thing. It’s working…
Garlic-and-Herb Oven-Fried Halibut
Garlic-and-Herb Oven-Fried Halibut Cooking Light Okay, I’ve got to admit that I’ve made this TWICE since I posted it on here. It’s WONDERFUL! Both times, I’ve made it with tilapia (because that’s usually what’s the cheapest at the fish counter), but it would be great with any white,…
Balsamic Rosemary Pork
Balsamic Rosemary Pork Cooking Light, APRIL 2004 This was mighty tasty. I think I would let the sauce cook a little longer to make it more syrupy, but it was excellent none-the-less. Be carefuly not to overcook the pork on the first round. Ours was a little tough…
Champion Chicken Parmesan
Champion Chicken Parmesan Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2000 YUM! I LOVE chicken parm. I used jar sauce because it’s make it THAT much easier to make. However, I do make my own sauce roasting whole, canned tomato ala Alton Brown. I LOVE that recipe!! Anyway, This is mighty tasty…
Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff Cooking Light, APRIL 2007 How can you go wrong with Beef Stroganoff?? You can’t really. This was deliscious as usual. Made a bit of a mess with the pots, but it was worth it. This is already on my Make Again list. Knife Cutting Board Measuring…
Bouillabaisse
Bouillabaisse Cooking Light, JUNE 1995 There’s no picture for this recipe. I TOTALLY did NOT read the directions before I put this one on the menu. It’s made in the microwave! What’s up with that?? I DID NOT make it in the micro. I sauteed the onions in…
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Wasabi and Panko-Crusted Pork with Gingered Soy Sauce
Wasabi and Panko-Crusted Pork with Gingered Soy Sauce Cooking Light, MARCH 2006 This was awesome! The pork cooks up quickly and is very crispy with the panko breadcrumbs. Man, I love those things. The sauce is VERY tasty, but it didn’t make a lot of sauce. I would…
Italian Sausage with Three Peppers
Italian Sausage with Three Peppers
Colonel Benjamin’s Curry Chicken
Colonel Benjamin’s Curry Chicken Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2003 Well, I didn’t really follow this recipe to a T. I am one of the fortunate people to have ACTUAL masala from India. Thank you, Mrs G! Her mother sent some back and I got a little baggie…
Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2003 I watched while CTM made this dish. It was so funny! I came home and the first place I go is the kitchen to put my lunchbox away and on the counter were the mise en place ingredients. (All the ingredients for…
Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Italian Stuffed Chicken Breasts Cooking Light, MAY 1997 Okay, so we didn’t actually use CHICKEN BREASTS! We had pork chops in the freezer and stuffed those. Figure, the taste of the stuffing wouldn’t change THAT much. I was right! It didn’t. Being as the recipe is mainly for…
Beef Daube Provençal
Beef Daube Provençal Cooking Light, SEPTEMBER 2007 So, I’m not really making this per the directions. I did put it in my slow cooker, but then I added about 2 cups of baby bella mushrooms, used dried thyme instead of fresh, added 4 cups of water to cover…
Halibut with White Beans in Tomato-Rosemary Broth
Halibut with White Beans in Tomato-Rosemary Broth Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2007 O M G this was FANTASTIC! I pan seared the fish and then put them in the toaster oven to keep warm and finish cooking knowing that the sauce was going to take at least 20 minutes…
Beef Goulash
Beef Goulash Cooking Light, MARCH 2006 We made this recipe last night. We didn’t follow the directions to a T because, seriously, 2+ hours?? I don’t think so. I think it’s something I would convert to a slow cooked recipe, though. So, we followed the directions to the…
Swedish Meatballs
Swedish Meatballs recipe Cooking Light, JULY 2006 YUM! These were delicious. I made them with beef instead of chicken because that’s what we had on hand, but they were still FABULOUS! There wasn’t enough sauce to suit my BF, which I agree. For all the meatballs we made,…
Baked Rigatoni with Beef
Baked Rigatoni with Beef
Two-Cheese Scalloped Potatoes
Two-Cheese Scalloped Potatoes Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 1998 Meh. The addition of ketchup and Worcestershire sauce makes this taste interesting to say the least. They were runny, undercooked, and the cheese didn’t blend well with the milk mixture. I don’t think I’ll make this one again. If you decide…
Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
Frozen Peanut Butter Pie Cooking Light, AUGUST 2007 YUM! That’s about all I can say about this pie. It’s easy to make and the filling is TO DIE FOR! I even put the left over filling in ramekins in the freezer because I didn’t want to waste it….
African Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce
African Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2006 Okay, so there are A LOT of spices in this one, but if you do ANY kind of baking AT ALL you have them on hand anyway. I keep that Berbere in my pantry ready to go for…
Tuna Romanoff
Tuna Romanoff Cooking Light, JANUARY 1995 Photo courtsey of Food Fan at allrecipes.com This recipe, to me, seemed like a traditional Tuna Noodle Casserole with the addition of mushrooms and pimientos. I never add the pimientos. Just can’t bring myself to pay that much for a jar of…
Home-Style Meat Loaf
Home-Style Meat Loaf Cooking Light, MARCH 1998 Photo courtesy of Southern Living, APRIL 2005 This meatloaf was DELICIOUS! I would use a thermometer, though, mine was a little under cooked after the allotted time. We’re making this tonight for dinner, too. The sandwiches and left overs from this…
Country-Fried Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Country-Fried Steak with Mushroom Gravy Cooking Light, MARCH 2002 I’ve made this a few times before. It’s always the same two things. 1 – How to keep the coating from cooking off when you first put it in the pan and 2 – How to keep the steaks…