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Tomato-Basil Skillet Chicken
Here's a lightning-fast recipe using chicken tenders, which cook in less time than whole chicken breasts and thus remain tender and...


Penne with Asparagus & Cherry Tomatoes
It's Spring, which means April showers (no tornados, please) and lighter, fresher meals. This recipe from famed Italian cook Giada De...


BBQ Chicken, Corn and Slaw Salad
Finally, we're gearing up for warmer weather and outside activities. This recipe from Weight Watchers is a great way to enjoy a delicious...


Watermelon, Mint & Feta Salad
When I was a child, we ate watermelon cut into big wedges for dessert. We had as much fun picking out the seeds with our fingers as we...


Quick Tomato, White Bean and Kale Soup
It should come as no surprise that what we eat and how we eat affects our overall health and weight loss success. This post focuses...


Spicy Taco Soup
Spicy Instant Pot Taco Soup from 101 Cookbooks’ Heidi Swanson According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the forecast in Kansas for the next two months reads like this: “Rain, then sun. More rain, more sun, then snow showers, then sun.” In other words, it’s obviously not grilling weather quite yet, so I’m sticking with soup, and one of my favorites is taco soup. This recipe comes from Heidi Swanson, proprietor of a very popular vegetarian website, 101 Cookbooks. I haven’t used


Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli Orzo
In this delightful recipe adapted from Skinnytaste.com, broccoli florets are cooked together in the same pot with orzo pasta resulting in...


Salmon, White Bean and Pasta Salad
This recipe appeared back in the days when Weight Watchers gave out weekly recipe cards to members when they weighed in. Although salmon it is not my favorite fish, I decided to give it a try because salmon is so healthful. If you’re salmon-indifferent like me, I think that you’ll be pleasantly surprised. It's basically a pasta salad with additional ingredients (such as salmon). Who doesn't love pasta salad? Eureka! I've become a pasta-with-salmon fan! The recipe calls for p


Baked Rice and Peas
The COVID quarantine turned many of us into modern versions of chuckwagon cooks — every night we cobbled together dinner with whatever we...


Green Bean, Tomato and Chickpea Salad
Last night I served this end-of-summer salad from the NYT Food section with roast chicken. Crisp-tender green beans are tossed with...


Grilled Steak Kebabs
The health police tell us to eat less red meat and I’ve generally followed their advice. But every once in awhile I crave a tender hunk...
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