I think spinach and eggs are a match made in heaven. Or.. maybe not. Maybe if you added some cheese and bacon, you would agree with me. You’re certainly welcome to add cheese and bacon to this recipe, just remember that moderation is key.

You can even make this ahead of time and microwave it the next morning for 1 minute. I do this all the time because I don’t like cooking first thing in the morning. I’m more of a get up and get out the door type. But even if you make this in the morning, it only takes a couple of minutes!

I haven’t made meatballs in a realllyyy long time, probably at least a year. I had found amazing turkey meatballs at Sam’s Club a couple of times and I just haven’t been able to find any others that come even close. They were made with 100% turkey rather than beef and I didn’t even cook them in a sauce, they didn’t need it. I just baked them plain – they were that good! Plus, you could eat about 4 or 5 of them for the same amount of calories as you get in a regular store-bought beef meatball (and they were the same size, I promise). I have no idea what brand they were but I have not seen them for a long time.  🙁  I’ve been very sad about that, very very..

I don’t think any other store-bought meatball will ever come close in my mind, so I decided to make my own meatballs. The result was these delicious BBQ infused turkey meatballs, packed with vegetables – yes I said that right – vegetables! Along with herbs, some vegetables add a very nice, fresh flavor you don’t get in a store-bought meatball.

We have had so much rain in Indiana this summer that my fiancé and I haven’t been able to grill out very often! We both love grilled chicken breasts – I think the best chicken is always made on the grill. But what do you do when the weather won’t let you use your grill? If it stops raining, we think “Quick! Get the lawn mower out!!”

I have the perfect recipe for you for baked chicken breasts that stay juicy and delicious even days later!

There are a few ways to cook salmon – baking and poaching being two popular methods. I like baked salmon if I marinate it or use a sauce topping but poached salmon is great for using seasonings such as lemon pepper, one of my favorites.

The first time I had poached salmon was actually at Sam’s Club. They were having samples of lemon pepper poached salmon and I loved it. My parents asked them how the salmon was cooked and we were amazed that it was seasoned on top and cooked in water – that’s it! I don’t think my parents have ever made salmon any other way!

Have you ever searched for a recipe ingredient that seemed very basic but turned out to be really hard to find? That’s what happened to me with this stew. Apparently turkey tenderloins are a rare find, at least in the Indianapolis area. After going to two different grocery stores, I ended up settling for a pre-marinated turkey tenderloin, hoping the flavor would fit well in the stew.

The thing I love about cooking though is that almost anything can be replaced with something else. Now baking is a different story, don’t try to replace ingredients when baking unless you know what you’re doing.

If you can’t find turkey tenderloins (even the pre-marinated kind), you may use chicken breast tenderloins or even use beef!

Summertime calls for laying out by the pool, cold lemonade, and refreshing salads! I have been trying to come up with the perfect combination for a salad for a long time and I think I may have found it with this creamy crab and vegetable salad. I actually don’t know if I’ve ever made the same salad twice since it’s so easy to make it different by adding or replacing a vegetable or protein, but this salad was perfect – it had a good balance between soft, creamy, and crunchy!

Stuffed peppers are great – they look fancy but are easy to make, there are many ways to make them so you don’t get bored, and it’s like natural portion control (if you stick to one or two pepper halves).

I am sure we all have pizza cravings from time to time, or maybe all the time, but we can’t always give in! How about a healthier pizza though? You can give in to a healthy veggie tortilla pizza – any time!

I like making pizzas because you can always make them different – different toppings, different sauces, different cheeses. Just stick to healthy toppings (no pepperoni or sausage) and low-calorie cheeses and you can have a tortilla pizza any time and feel good about it!