chicken/turkey

Easy Throw-Together Pasta Sauce

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 21, 2012

in chicken/turkey, family recipe, Italian, simple recipe, South Beach Diet

I can’t be the only one that has a “thing” for good pasta sauce. I’m not talking about a “oh, yeah, I like pasta sauce”, but more of a “I can eat bowls of pasta sauce like soup and just forget the pasta” kind of “thing.” Oh, I’m alone there? Well, it started innocently. I [...]

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Crispy Chicken Dippers with Three Sauces

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on February 12, 2012

in chicken/turkey, simple recipe

As much as I love cooking, and I really do love cooking, sometimes there’s nothing better than having a meal prepared for me. Many times, this involves going out, but recently, Adam has discovered the fun in cooking. So, while I enjoyed a beer mug full of wine (literally, a beer mug. Full. Of wine. [...]

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As usual, I’m cheating a bit. Homemade Chipotle Burrito Bowls Recipes used: Cilantro-Lime Rice from Iowa Girl Eats Chile-lime chicken Black beans were simmered with chili powder and bay leaves. Guacamole included: 4 avocados, 1 chopped tomato, 1/4 diced red onion, 1/2 diced jalapeño, juice of two limes, salt

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Another White Chicken Chili

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on January 4, 2012

in chicken/turkey, simple recipe, South Beach Diet

I used to make white chicken chili all the freaking time. It got to the point where I could make it without checking the recipe, it came out the same every single time, and thanks to that, I got really sick of it. Adam got sick of it. Heck, I think our fridge got sick [...]

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Nutty Chicken Salad

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on October 31, 2011

in chicken/turkey, family recipe, simple recipe

When I was younger and still living at home with my mom, there were a few things she’d make that I just couldn’t keep a fork or spoon out of. One was her tuna salad. Another was chicken soup with matzo ball soup. And another was her chicken salad. Usually sometime not long after she [...]

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FoodBuzz 24×24: Meal of Munchies

by Mara @ What's For Dinner? on September 25, 2011

in Baking, chicken/turkey, dessert, Italian, vegetarian

I’ve always prided myself in being able to throw together a meal with not much more than what was already in my kitchen. Some people consider “staples” to be nothing more than cans of beans, bottled water, and condiments, but I’m of a different school of thought. “Staples” will allow a good meal to be [...]

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