
Grilled Chili and Lime Marinated Shrimp
You really can’t get any simpler with this recipe. You can quickly make these shrimp and serve as an appetizer, add to a Summer salad, or as the main protein for a quick dinner. I don’t peel or devein the shrimp for this recipe. I find that the shrimp are more tender when grilled in […]

Quick and Healthy Breakfast Tacos
The weekend is usually very busy for us, so I like to take the time and make a hearty healthy breakfast to keep us going. This is one of my go-to weekend breakfasts’, but is really simple enough and quick enough to throw together on any morning. 1. Cook ahead potatoes The evening before or […]

Panko Crusted Tilapia with a Creamy Mushroom Marsala
This recipe is for a light and flaky tilapia dish that is topped with a hearty and creamy mushroom Marsala wine sauce. Tilapia is a farmed raised fish and is one of those fish you want to purchase with a bit of prior information. My husband is from Ecuador so we always purchase tilapia that […]

Hello Falafel!
Falafel has really turned into one of my staple dishes. It couldn’t be easier to make and you can literally turn these little cakes into anything. Top it on a salad, throw them in a sandwich or a wrap, enjoy them like a burger, or just eat them plain with a bit of tzatziki. I […]

Pan Seared Scallops
Pan Seared Scallops with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Lemon Caper Butter Sauce I am trying to think back to the first time I tried scallops…I must have been very young because I can’t remember a time when I didn’t eat them, but I do remember the first time I saw one in the wild. I […]

Tempeh and Bean Chili
It is spring time and typical to Colorado we watched our 60 degree weather turn into a spell of winter, complete with blizzard and freezing winds from the north. It was a perfect reason to gather up the ingredients and cook a big batch of tempeh chili to keep us warm during the storm. This […]

Blackened Salmon
Blackened Salmon I lived a few years in New Orleans and to this day I remember tasting all those traditional NOLA dishes like it was yesterday. It was such a unique taste and far from the food I grew up on. This dish has absolutely turned into one of my everyday go-to meals and brings […]