These 25 healthy chicken dinner ideas will help you answer the tired old question of "what's for dinner?" More often than not when someone in the family asks,
Deep-Dish Spinach, Leek and Bacon Quiche
This deep dish spinach bacon quiche recipe has a tender cream cheese crust that bakes up light and fluffy. Greek yogurt adds a tang and creaminess to the fluffy
Ham Salad Sandwiches
Leftover ham mixed with pickle relish and dried onion flakes come together in a nice and easy ham salad that gets slathered atop a soft white bun, for one of my
Raspberry and Chocolate With Almonds Grilled Cheese
Havarti cheese, creamy mascarpone, tart raspberries, milk chocolate with almonds and orange zest get melty and gooey pressed in between hunks of angel food cake
Spinach and Mushroom Egg White Frittata
Fresh spinach and sliced mushrooms are sautéd and cooked with egg whites then topped with salty parmesan cheese for a quick and healthy one serving breakfast.
30 Minute Pork Scallopini With Lemons and Capers
Tart lemons and briny capers give this sauce its signature taste over lightly fried, boneless pork cutlets for an easy Italian dinner that's on the table in
Broccoli and Shiitake Mushrooms With or Without Soba Noodles
Hearty soba noodles are tossed with stir-fried broccoli and shiitake mushrooms and ponzu sauce for an easy, healthy, and delicious dish that pairs well with any
Truffled Gnocchi Macaroni and Cheese
Gnocchi macaroni and cheese is bathed in an easy white cheddar and truffle infused sauce to add an elegant touch to everyone’s favorite comfort food. There
The Best Banana Bread Pancakes
These easy and fluffy buttermilk pancakes taste just like banana bread, thanks to a simple mashing of banana into pancake mix, warm spices, and healthy
20 Detox Salads to Put You Back On Track
These 20 healthy but delicious detox salads are the perfect way to atone for all of your holiday food indiscretions and start the new year (or even just the
Slow Cooker Baked Oatmeal with Bananas and Nuts
Layered like a strata in the slow cooker, this irresistible oatmeal is loaded up with bananas, pecans, raisins, applesauce, and brown sugar, but it can also be
Moroccan Soup with Kale and Chickpeas
This hearty vegetarian soup of chickpeas, kale, butternut squash and potatoes gets it's exotic flair from the vibrant Moroccan spices of saffron, cumin and
Fish Chowder With Copper River Salmon
This thick and creamy, perfectly chunky, and easy to make fish chowder made with the best Copper River salmon gets a Thai makeover with flavors of coconut milk,
Tomato Basil Tortellini Soup
All you need is 4 ingredients to make this simple, 3-step roasted tomato soup recipe with tortellini, fresh basil and mozzarella, and it comes together in
Winter Green Salad with Orange Honey Mustard Vinaigrette
This fresh and healthy winter salad recipe with spinach, romaine, mushrooms, apple, and almonds features the best citrusy honey mustard dressing. 'Tis the
Maple Buttered Sweet Potato Wedges
These wedge-cut sweet potatoes are seasoned with a touch of chili powder, cinnamon, fresh thyme, and a generous drip good maple syrup, and then they get
Miso Roasted Butternut Squash
This sweet and savory miso roasted butternut squash is roasted until caramelized and brimming with awesome umami flavor. This month's #eatseasonal theme is
Garlic and Herb Gnocchi Salad and Better Blog Retreat 2014
A few weeks ago I gathered with a group of blogging friends for a weekend at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, UT. The purpose? To kick off our shoes and cozy up
Easy Lemon Orzo Faux Risotto
This faux risotto uses whole wheat orzo instead of the traditional arborio rice, making it a less temperamental version of an Italian classic. Say it
Pear and Plum Puff Pastry Tart with Blue Cheese
So much for the peaches I've been hoarding in my crisper. Those babies sadly saw the heave-ho, because while they looked blushed and perfectly ripe on the
Sweet Corn, Gouda and Farro Risotto
Move over quinoa, there's a new grain in town. Well, now, wait a minute. Farro is far from new with its roots running deep, deep, deep (pun intended) and
Fried Green Tomatoes Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I've had a hankering to post a fried green tomato recipe, for, oh, say, the past 2 1/2 years. And lucky Mrs. GreenJeans, the day has finally come. You can
Maple Apples, Blue Cheese and Bacon Pizza
This pizza started out as sushi. Well, sort of. After getting my roots done this week (just in the nick of time) I hit the bookstore to try and find the
Kale Salad with Butternut Squash, Chickpeas and Tahini Dressing
One of my favorite parts about cooking is gathering inspiration from different sources and then bringing them together into one, big recipe creating
Easy White Bean Chicken Chili with Butternut Squash
I bet you know somebody like this. You can pick them out the first time you meet them. They're that person who can remember the good and the bad of each and
Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Almond Streusel
Things around here have floated back into a familiar groove. Smudge is back in school so sleeping in is saved for the weekends and random mommy daughter
How to Roast Chile Peppers
Whether you like them hot, sweet or somewhere in between, roasting chile peppers takes any variety of peppers to a whole new level. The closest I’ve been able
How to Make Hatch Chile Salsa Verde
This authentic, 5-ingredient salsa verde made with tomatillos and Hatch chiles gets its depth of flavor from roasting the veggies to a light char to develop
Easy Tomato Pasta Sauce Recipe
If you’re like me, cooking is simply part of life’s continuing education. Just when I think, “I’ve got this down pat,” or “There’s no possible way this could
Bacon Wrapped Grilled Peaches with Balsamic Glaze
These bacon wrapped, juicy grilled peaches drizzled with balsamic glaze are the perfect marriage of sweet and savory and make for a delicious summer
Strawberry and Avocado with Tuna Salad Recipe
It’s back! After a summer peppered with vacations to the beach / cabin / red rocks, popsicles and cereal flavored milkshakes, far more thunderstorms than I
Lime and Chile Butter Chicken Skewers
These chicken skewers cook up on the grill in less time than it would take your oven to preheat and are flavored with the most delicious chile lime butter






































