Category Archives: Entree
Vegetable Gyros – Quick, Easy, Healthy Weeknight Dinner!
My family gets on me all of the time about how I make the “good” food for my personal chef clients, not for them. Case in point: The other night we passed by a restaurant that sells gyros, the Greek pita sandwiches filled with usually thinly sliced lamb or beef, a garlicky cucumber and [...]
Super Foods Veggie Chili for GFreeAndHappy.com
Holy moly..doesn’t this look GOOD!? Well, let me tell ya…it IS good. I created this recipe for a photo shoot AND because my friend Kathy, from GFreeandHappy.com needed a super foods recipe. Well, pretty much all of my recipes include super foods for your health, but I wanted to get her something absolutely LOADED with [...]
Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna – Healthified!
Pumpkin recipes…’tis the season! I have a delicious recipe for Creamy Pumpkin Lasagna…healthified of course! Easy and quick, lots of vegetables (besides the pumpkin) to bump up the nutrition, gluten free brown rice noodles (you can use whole wheat noodles if you wish), there is even kale in here…great place to sneak it in! The [...]
Feeding A Crowd? Make My Braised Italian Beef & Pasta!
I made this on Saturday for a gathering of friends and family to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday. This is one of my go-to meals when I want to serve a lot of people really well, but not slave in the kitchen all day. The beef gets so tender, the flavors are complex and amazing, but [...]
Chantrelle Mushrooms & Pasta In Chardonnay Cream Sauce with Frizzled Sage – Yes, this is easy.
So easy in fact, and so good, you may want to make this every single day. I am going to have to not keep these ingredients in my kitchen often because I’m having a hard time resisting eating the other 2/3 of the recipe I just cooked. I was out shopping today after being [...]
Chicken And Black Bean Chili – Quick, Easy and Healthy!
This is one of those recipes I fall back on when I need to get a satisfying, healthy dinner on the table quick. It also happens to be one of my most requested meals from my personal chef clients. You would think the gourmet fare would be requested more, right? Nope, my clients seem to [...]
Chicken And Mushroom Piccata Saute – Healthified And Easy! With Gluten Free And Vegan Options
Want to impress someone? Make this. New to cooking and want an easy recipe to look like a kitchen rock star? Make this. Want to make a healthy dish to convert the health-food-apprehensive person….and say “I TOLD YOU SO!” after they gobble it up? Yes, make this. Need a go-to chicken dish for your weekly [...]
Healthified Creamy Chicken Enchilada Recipe – Guest Post At Mamabargains!
Does your family love creamy, comforting, rich casseroles? Or, are you looking for a recipe that you can easily sneak in a serving of veggies? Head on over to check out my guest post on the Mamabargains.com blog and see how easy, delicious and satisfying this recipe is! You’ll want to make it soon, and [...]
Herb Slathered Salmon – Grilled or Roasted, An Easy And Amazing Recipe To Enhance Salmon
This is for you Joel over at NW Wild Country! Joel is the host of the show on KJR Sports Radio 950 here in the Seattle area. From fish to fowl, they’ve got the topics covered. Joel and I are discussing a possible “field to fire” throwdown….keep your eyes out! I have the wonderful opportunity to [...]
Unprocessed Mexican Inspired Spice Blend – Alternative To The Mexican Foil Packet Spices
Many of us may have these in our cupboards. Look at the ingredient list. Now throw them away. Instead, keep these ingredients on hand to add even more delicious flavor to all of your favorite Mexican dishes! For every packet use this instead: 2 tsp chili powder (whole ground chili powder, look at the ingredients. [...]
