Big Italian salad
Italians love salads almost as much as pasta, which may be why they have the lowest obesity rate in Western Europe. While salads have...
Eat-the-Rainbow Vegetable Soup
Two days ago it was sunny and warm-ish in the Kansas City area. I posted a recipe for Eat-the Rainbow salad thinking that it's finally...
Eat-the-Rainbow Salad
Chopped salads are a convenient way to add lots of vegetables to your meals. You don't even need to use a knife to eat them. In fact, a...
Smashed Pea and Barley Soup
One of the most popular items on the menu at California Pizza Kitchen, besides the obvious plethora of pizzas, is their Smashed Pea and...
Tuna Noodle Casserole
I grew up Catholic in the 1950's and '60's, which meant that my family ate a lot of tuna noodle casseroles on Friday nights. My mom made...
Creamy Tomato-Basil Soup
Valentine's Day traditionally involves a gift from Mr. Russell Stover that comes in a red heart-shaped box and contains about a zillion...
Olive Garden Minestrone
Minestrone soup has been on Olive Garden's menu since the Italian American restaurant opened in Florida in 1982. And with good reason....
Roasted Tomato Caprese
Tomato caprese salad is a summertime favorite, made with ripe home-grown tomatoes and topped with fresh basil leaves. It's not something...
Quinoa with Black Beans
Super-grain quinoa is unique because it contains a balanced set of essential amino acids, which means that unlike other grains such as...
Shrimp Spring Rolls
We did our share of cooking, eating and drinking over the 4th of July weekend, but while most Americans grilled hamburgers and hot dogs,...
Lasagna with Spinach and Mushrooms
This easy-to-make lasagna uses no-boil noodles and a jar of your favorite marinara sauce. The original recipe, from Martha Rose Shulman’s...
Mediterranean Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes
This morning I’m departing on an adventure into Arkansas. For those of you who consider that to be an oxymoron, I should add that my...
Thin Crust Pizza
Breathes there the man with soul so dead, who never to himself hath said, “I’ll have a large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese?” That was...
Watermelon, Mint & Feta Salad
When I was a kid, we ate watermelon cut into big wedges for dessert. We had as much fun picking away the black seeds with our forks (and...
Quick Tomato, White Bean and Kale Soup
Lately at WW we’ve been discussing how what and how we eat affects our weight loss journey. This post focuses strictly on the what:...
Spicy Taco Soup
Our mid-September weather has finally turned a bit cooler, putting hot soup back on the menu for the coming months. This recipe comes...