I’d love to say this salad came to me in a whirl of fabulous brainstorming, but alas it originated out of a necessity to use fruit that was going to spoil, and the laziness of not wanting to dirty another dish. Enter a cutting board, ripe peaches and tomatoes, and leftover mozzarella. Not super original,…
Category: Lunch
Chicken Sausage Nachos
Sometimes you need a quick and easy dinner, with little to no effort. This is that meal. You literally open some cans, some bags, chop stuff up then throw it on top of chips and pop it in the oven. Seriously. It is that easy. Things come together quickly because all the ingredients are probably…
Browned Butter Whipped Ricotta
I’ve had this in my head for a few weeks now, and finally made it last night. And trust me, it’s just as good as it was in my dreams. The richness of the browned butter bits coupled with the smooth texture of the ricotta? Bliss. Perfect for toast, appetizers, veggies and even pasta. I…
Roasted Veggies and Ham Quiche
Need to use up that leftover Easter ham? This is perfect for that – and the loads of veggies that are taking up space in your fridge that may or may not be on this side of the decency factor? Even better. Assuming none of your fiber-rich pals have fuzz on them – toss ’em…
Cheesy Potato and Sausage Bake
This is an amalgamation of trying to make one thing and failing, but creating a rather delicious dinner in the meantime. I was trying to make some of my mother in law’s cheesy potatoes, but didn’t quite get it right. So I tried again, but failed, so the third time I added sausage to make…
Restaurant Style Burgers
These burgers are SO good and SO easy to make. The secret to a thick, tender, almost fluffy burger? Don’t over work the meat. Mix together the ingredients then loosely pack them, and sear them on a cast iron skillet. They come together in minutes and taste SOOOO good. It’s the perfect weeknight meal when…
Classic Deli Hoagie
Ever wanted a really great sandwich but didn’t want to A. leave the house or B. spend $13 on some slices of bread with a few measly cold cuts and limp lettuce? And probably not even get some chips? This ticks all the boxes of a great deli sub without the price, waiting in line…
Steak Salad
This is a super easy and delicious salad to make for a filling lunch or casual dinner. We had some leftover steaks from the other night, and figured we’d try to add a little pizzazz to our plain ol’ Caesar-ish salad. I say -ish because we didn’t have a traditional Caesar dressing but we did…
French Bread Pizza
This is seriously one of the easiest and fastest “hot lunch” recipes you can make to feed hungry bellies. With a loaf of bread and some pantry staples you can have lunch – or a snack – on the table in under 15 minutes. My oldest sous chef came home the other day and needed…
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Got a random chicken lying around? No? Well, that’s ok. Cook this Spatchcock chicken recipe then come back and make soup with the leftovers! Otherwise you can use a rotisserie chicken, leftover chicken strips, or whatever other chicken you’ve got hanging out in the fridge begging to be used before it takes a turn for…
Faux Gourmand 