This ground turkey pasta recipe with broccoli is a super-easy, family-pleasing dinner ready in less than 30 minutes. If you are looking for quick and healthy ground turkey recipes, look no further, because this recipe is the perfect meal for a busy weeknight! This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but…
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Fruit and Vegetable Salad
Not complicated, but so yummy! You only need 20 minutes to make this crunchy, tangy, and refreshing fruit and vegetable salad, which is delicious either as a side dish or a light entree on a hot summer evening! Now that warmer weather is finally here, I am really in the mood for fresh produce. Basically…
Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe with Broccoli
In this Chicken Pesto Pasta recipe, nutritious broccoli and fragrant basil team up to produce a flavorful, healthy pesto that makes this chicken and pasta recipe a winner! Update Notes: This post was originally published in January 2014, but was republished with tips and step by step photos in December 2018. This post may contain…
Baked Eggplant Fries with Basil Dipping Sauce
Baked Eggplant Fries are delicious and healthy upscaled French fries that will wow your family and impress your guests! This week’s #SundaySupper theme is Fancy Appetizers, but after that munch-fest of a football game last week, I wanted to make sure I came up with something decently healthy. I really love eggplant, but I don’t…
Jalapeno Garlic Basil Pickles
These pickles are just the right amount of tart, sweet, and spicy. I love the zingy feeling they leave behind! It is so easy and fun to make your own pickles! Have you ever tried it? I have seen some different methods, but this is by far the easiest, quickest, and so yummy! I wanted…
Creamy Avocado Zoodles with Chipotle Lime Shrimp
Have your doubts about whether zoodles are really a good swap for regular noodles? Then you should give this recipe a try and see what you think! This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission. Would you believe these ‘noodles’ are made from zucchini? They are a…
Broccoli Pesto Mushroom Grilled Cheese
The Broccoli Pesto is another great way to easily get more veggie goodness into your kids! April is National Grilled Cheese month! So it is the perfect excuse for me to publish yet another grilled cheese recipe. 🙂 It is no secret that I love grilled cheese. We have it for dinner often, probably 3-4…
Broccoli Pesto
This is great way to get more broccoli into the kids without them complaining about it. I made my own pesto! I am so excited! My whole adult life, I have used store-bought pesto. It never even occurred to me to make my own. But since I have entered the food blogging world, I am…
Cashew Sausage Basil Pizza
This month I have shared my recipe for Cashew Sausage Basil Pizza. I love this combination of toppings because the cashews add a little crunch and a smooth buttery flavor, the sausage adds a little zing, and the basil rounds it all out. This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but…
Basil and Blue Cheese Sweet Potato Bites
Just a note: This recipe originally appeared as a monthly contributor post on Memories by the Mile. I am now posting the recipe here for archiving purposes (scroll down towards the bottom). My original teaser post is below and the recipe is underneath it. Check out Memories by the Mile as well; Wanda Ann has…
Garlic Basil Parmesan Turkey Portions
Sometimes I get what I call cooker’s block. I made that up (I know, you can’t even tell, right?! Ha!) to describe the state of having an ingredient and not being able to decide how to utilize it. I had stashed some turkey breast portions in my freezer, and couldn’t decide on what to…
Sweet Garlic Basil Sausage and Halloumi Kebabs
This dish might sound fancy, but in actuality it is super-easy! I love making kebabs, because they are easy prep and easy cleanup. These kebabs are different than any I have made before, because I included sausage, apple, eggplant and CHEESE! I had not heard of halloumi cheese until recently. It is the…
Mozzarella Portabellas
Just a note: This recipe originally appeared as a guest post on Jersey Girl Cooks. I have now posted the recipe here as well for archiving purposes. My original teaser post is below and the recipe is underneath it. Make sure you check out Jersey Girl Cooks, too; Lisa has a ton of great recipes!…
Frozen Strawberry Basil Margaritas
I am going to step outside my usual focus on family-friendly recipes today to share something with you that is strictly for us grown-ups. Because, let’s face it, sometimes these kids just drive us to drink, am I right?!? 😉 Seriously though, I like to have a nice cocktail from time to time, especially on…
