This One Pot Chili Lime Chicken with Quinoa recipe is a healthy, delicious weeknight dinner with almost no clean-up. Bliss! I’ll be honest – my motivation level for cooking this past week could rival that of a sloth’s. And that’s being unfair to the sloth! Really, I have no excuse. We just went on a…
Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This hearty, healthy Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili is a great weeknight dinner, with tons of fiber and protein. Also included are directions for slow cooker and stovetop. I’ve been hit by the Instant Pot craze and it looks as though a lot of you have, too! Last week on my Facebook page, I asked you…
Healthy Chili & Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipe
These Healthy Chili & Quinoa Stuffed Peppers are so delicious that they’re bound to become a family favorite! Make the filling ahead of time for easy prep. Thank you to Kroger for helping me to share this recipe with you. I have been waiting for this day for WEEKS! It’s finally time to kick off…
Chili Lime Shrimp Recipe with Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
Chili Lime Shrimp is a fantastic way to spice up the appetizer table at your next cocktail or holiday party! Dip them into the savory cilantro yogurt sauce. What cocktail and holiday parties should be about – catching up with friends, getting in the holiday spirit and, well, cocktails. What they definitely shouldn’t be about…
Slow Cooker 3-Bean Vegetarian Chili Recipe
It doesn’t get any easier than this 3-bean vegetarian slow cooker chili. Just throw in the ingredients you’ll be rewarded with a healthy meal by dinnertime. When you marry into a family, there are certain expectations placed upon you. For me, it was learning to make my mother-in-law’s crockpot applesauce and coveted zucchini bread. Believe…
Grilled Maple Dijon & Chili Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
Take your backyard barbecue from good to great with these tender and tasty Grilled Maple Dijon and Chili Chicken Drumsticks. Plus, they’re healthier than most drumstick recipes out there! The long weekend means one thing, and one thing only, to me this year. My kid-focused brain knows that this weekend signals the 2-week mark until…
Mini Chili Filled Phyllo Cups
Whip up these vegetarian chili filled phyllo cups for game day or a fun appetizer. Thanks to Athens Foods for helping me share this recipe with you. If I’m feeling the need for some, “Mum, you’re the best!” comments (hey, I have a middle schooler…I need a little shot in the arm sometimes), I just…
Chipotle White Chicken Chili Recipe with Corn & White Beans {Gluten-Free}
This hearty and healthy chipotle white chicken chili is a guaranteed crowd pleaser. It also happens to be gluten-free. According to my boys, I’m three-for-three. Last week it was the Roasted Tomato & Chicken Sausage Whole Wheat Pasta, the week before that it was the Roasted Chicken with Deep Onion-Garlic Gravy, and now they are…
25 Super Bowl Recipes, Plus Harry & David Snackbox Gift Idea
Here are 25 of my favorite Super Bowl recipes, plus a fabulous Harry & David Snackbox idea for easy entertaining. When I heard the first crash from upstairs, I was rather alarmed. It sounded as though the ceiling was going to fall in. Then came the second crash, followed by a primal grunt, a pronouncement…
Super Bowl Recipes: Chili, Wings, Dips and More
“Only five more days, Mum.” That was the greeting yesterday morning. No “Good morning, Mum”, no hug – just the countdown to football’s biggest day of the year. If you don’t follow NFL news, my son would want me to tell you that his beloved New York Giants are playing the New England Patriots in…
Recipes for Winter: Soup, Chili, Stew & Curry
(Be sure to leave your recipe ideas and links in the comment section.) After graduating from university many (yes, many) years ago, my parents and I set off on a Zimbabwean adventure. At that time, this southern African nation was one of relative peace. While I am distressed to read about the extreme political unrest…
Smoky Black Bean & Corn Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This hearty vegetarian recipe is packed with black beans and corn, and has a fantastic smoky flavor, courtesy of the chipotle peppers. There are not many naturally-occurring black food items that I am comfortable serving to my family. Typically, when a long-forgotten item at the back of the fridge turns black, I am ceremoniously dump…
Smoky Turkey Chili Recipe with Chipotle Peppers, & Black & White Beans
There must be something in the water. Over the past week, my 8- and 5-year old boys have, on their own accord, added several previously gag-inducing foods to their repertoires. Mustard is now being slathered onto sandwiches, salads are in high demand, and black beans are now considered “awesome”. When I made this chili for…
Grilled Shrimp with a Kick
My mum claims that I was born hiccuping. While this may be an exaggeration, it is true that I tend to get the hiccups more than the average Joe (or Josephine). Not just once, either. If I get the hiccups in the morning, I am destined to get them at least three more times that…