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Whether you’re looking for lunch and dinner ideas for your next family night, dinner party, or tomorrow’s in-law visit, you’ll be able to find something right here. This category features all of our lunch and dinner recipes, rolled up into one, easy location. We cover everything from meatballs to pizza to salads. Our recipes are budget, family, and living-on-your-own friendly, and easy to make! We’ve made every recipe featured here and our posts will let you know how we liked the dish. Let’s be honest, we’ve loved pretty much everything. Leave a comment if you have one. If you’re looking for something more specific use our search bar or check out one of our niche categories. Thanks for stopping by, hope to have you back soon!

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Chicken Guacamole Sandwich

August 18, 2014
Chicken Guacamole Sandwich

Adding avocado to pretty much anything makes it better. Salad, sandwiches, wraps, appetizers. But I’m a sucker for guacamole. A bowl of some really good, creamy guacamole and some chips could last me all day. So we made a chicken guacamole sandwich and it was delicious. We took our Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich that we made last week, and added guacamole. It was so hot out, we wanted something cold,…

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Craisin Salad

July 25, 2014
Craisin Salad

We love craisins. We love salads. We love craisins in salads. So we went crazy when we made this craisin salad! We made a delicious salad filled with fruit and nuts over the weekend, to pair with pasta and turkey meatballs. Salad ingredients: Craisins Apples Walnuts Lettuce from our Uncle’s Garden Tomatoes Cucumbers “Fruity” Balsamic Vinaigrette Do you love salad? Let us know how you make them delicious!…

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Chicken Bacon Ranch

July 18, 2014
Chicken Bacon Ranch

Chicken, bacon, ranch, cheese and bread, how could you go wrong with any of those ingredients. This recipe is simple, delicious and everyone (meat eaters) will love it!Brian and I have been spending every weekend in Connecticut because of the wedding and every Sunday he turns  to me and says “what do you want for dinner”. You would think this question was  life or  death by the intensity of the…

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Turkey Burger Sliders and Sweet Potato Fries

May 22, 2014
Sliders and Sweet Potato Fries

This weekend, fire up the grill, heat up some oil and serve up some turkey burger sliders and sweet potato fries. Sliders are the must have finger food at your picnic this summer, especially when they are made with healthier ingredients. And sweet potato fries, who doesn’t love them?! This meal is really easy to make. Once you have the meat mixed and patties formed for the turkey burger sliders,…

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Vegetarian Chili

May 21, 2014
Vegetarian Chili

If you’re looking for a trimmed down chili that’s still hearty, look no further. Choosing to withhold mammal protein from your tummy? No worries, this vegetarian chili is for you! Basically loaded with beans, beans, beans, corn, beans, spices, and more beans, this vegetarian chili is deliciously satisfying. At one point, I’m pretty sure I had sweat coming from the bottom of my eyes…just note that the level of spiciness is in…

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Anniversary Dinner

February 24, 2014
Cookies and Cream Donuts

A few weeks ago, Fatima and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary. To celebrate, we were going to go out to a dinner. However, a wonderful snow storm decided to come through NYC – again! The restaurant called the day before and said they were not sure if they would be closing early , but wanted to give me a heads up. I decided to cancel the reservations and make…

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Shrimp and Egg Fried Quinoa

February 3, 2014
Shrimp and Egg Fried Quinoa

Like all foodie fads that pop up, we were a little weary of trying quinoa. I don’t know if it’s the look or the name, but we were scared. Then, we went to Stephanie’s house for a pre-party, where she served some delicious quinoa tacos. Fear no more. Our first quinoa experience was great. We substituted quinoa for rice when we made turkey chili. Then we made a simple dish…

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Turkey Biscuit Pie

December 18, 2013
Turkey Biscuit Pie

Wowzers! This was delicious. While flipping through out latest issue of Food Network magazine, we came across a recipe for Turkey Biscuit Pie. While this recipe calls for baking it in a skillet, we used a 9inch pan, and instead of making the biscuits from scratch, we went for Pillsbury Homestyle Southern Grands. Yes we took the easy road, but it was so work it. One day we’ll make another…

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Ginger and Soy Glazed Chicken

December 9, 2013
Ginger and Soy Glazed Chicken

Brian and I don’t eat take out very often but when we do Chinese food is one of our go to meals. Without looking at the menu we always know what we want, General Tso Chicken. There is something about the sweet and spicy glaze that gets us every time! While surfing Pinterest I stumbled on a Ginger and Soy Glazed Chicken recipe and decided to try it out. With a…

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Inside Out Chicken Parm

September 17, 2013
Inside Out Chicken Parm

What did I say, inside out chicken parm?  What a concept!  I wanted to make some really good chicken parm, but thought I could change it up.  We’ve stuffed chicken with cheese, bacon, and spinach.  So I thought, why not take the parm outside, and move it to the inside?  So that’s what we did. We took the thick chicken breasts and carved out a little pocket on the side.…

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Enchiladas

August 28, 2013
Enchiladas

Last night’s dinner was Mexican inspired: Enchiladas with guacamole and a Marquisrita. Fatima, again made the Enchiladas, reminiscent of the time she made them when we were in New Hampshire, and I made the guacamole. [recipe] Enchiladas 1 1/2 lb chicken breast, diced 1/2 cup chopped red onion 3/4 tsp garlic powder 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp oregano 2 tsp chili powder – add more…

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Strawberry Summer Salad

June 18, 2013
Strawberry Summer Salad

Yum, yum, yum.  This Strawberry Summer Salad was inspired by a salad Fatima had in Key West.  It was very refreshing and we knew it would be perfect for the summer.  We topped off the Strawberry Summer Salad with a homemade strawberry vinaigrette dressing. It’s really easy to make.  All you would need to “cook” up are the walnuts.  The rest is normal “salad-making” skill.  The strawberry vinaigrette dressing was just…

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