Pan-Roasted Salmon-and-Bread Salad

Okay, I have tried, and I have tried, but unless I drench a salad with tons of creamy dressing and fill it up with meat, I just don’t enjoy it.  If I do drench it with dressing and meat, that defeats the purpose of trying to eat healthier, and I may as well be eating pizza like I want to.  But now I’ve come across a salad that is both healthy (note the salmon - very good for you!) and tastes good too!  Check it out:

Looks yummy doesn’t it?  Give it a try and tell me what you think! 

Pan-Roasted Salmon-and-Bread Salad

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Edited: May 4th, 2010

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Shells

What could be better than Monday morning italian?  Monday is pasta day around my house – don’t ask me why, I don’t usually have certain types of meals on certain days, but for a long time I just happened to eat some type of pasta for dinner on Monday night, and then I decided to make it into a habit and here we are!  Today I’m going to try these stuffed shells.  They work perfectly because they fit my Monday pasta requirement and my new vegetable with every dinner requirement!  Give them a try and see if they’re as good as they look.

Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Shells

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Edited: April 26th, 2010

Chicken with Lemony Egg Noodles and Peas

Okay, I must confess – I don’t like to eat my veggies.  I do try, but it’s difficult.  Sooo, I’ve been trying to purchase groceries that would make me more likely to eat veggies instead of processed junk.  In honor of this change, I’d like to share this chicken and noodles and peas (veggie alert!) recipe with you, which for me kills 2 birds with one stone.  I get in a serving or so of vegetables, and I get to use up some of the rotisserie chicken I bought to help me eat more salads! (One can only eat so much rotisserrie chicken and salads ya know.)  So, if this recipe looks good to you guys too, give it a try and tell me what you think!

Chicken with Lemony Egg Noodles and Peas

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Edited: April 19th, 2010

Louisville Hot Brown

Perhaps I’ve mentioned to you guys a time or two  that I’m a little ole yankee gal living in the south these days.  This being the case, I feel obligated to try all of the great southern recipes that I come across in order to feel closer to my new friends and neighbors (sounds better than just saying I’m greedy and love food doesn’t it?)  So, I’ve been hearing a lot about the ‘Louisville Hot Brown’ sandwich and it sounds like my type of party.  It’s hard to go wrong with any recipe involving bread, meat, and gravy so try this one out and you won’t go wrong.  Look at that picture – yummmmmm!!

Louisville Hot Brown

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Edited: April 12th, 2010

Strawberry-Black Pepper Tart for Two

For some strange reason, I’ve been having these strong, repeated cravings for strawberry tart.  I keep coming across different recipes, seeing pictures, and watching t.v. shows where people are eating yummy strawberry confections.  I can’t lie – there’s not too much you can do to turn me away from strawberries and sugar wrapped in somebody’s version of a pie dough.  In light of this new obsession of mine, I’ve been coming across lots of recipes for this type of thing lately and want to share one with you that I’ve recently tried.  Ummm, and it’s good too!  (A little ice cream or whipped cream never hurts either!  Check this one out and tell me what you think.

Strawberry-Black Pepper Tart for Two

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Edited: April 6th, 2010

Roasted Fall Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza

Mmmm, I am a confirmed, hardcore, un-reformable (is that a word?) pizza addict.  As in – ‘My name is Joy and I’m a pizzaholic’ type of pizza addict.  Like no diet, 12 step program, or lack of funds can stop me from my pizza fix.  Yeah – one of those type of people.  That being said, I’m sure it will come as no suprise to you that right after breakfast on a Monday morning, I’m already thinking of, and drooling over, and scheming on my pizza fix for later today.  I’m gonna try my hand at a new homemade recipe today – and get this – it has veggies on it so it’s all good!  It looks good anyway – see:

Get the recipe here and tell me what you think:  Roasted Fall Vegetable and Ricotta Pizza

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Edited: March 15th, 2010

Spicy Southern-Fried Chicken

Yes, I know it may be strange to be yearning for Fried Chicken at 9:00 a.m. on a Monday morning, but I’m hungry (again!) and this picture looks soooo good!  And hey, now I know what I’ll be making for dinner tonight!  If you like fried chicken as much as I do (and that may be hard) then give this recipe a try and have some good ole fashioned southern cooking for dinner tonight!

Click here to get the recipe:     Spicy Southern-Fried Chicken

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Edited: February 22nd, 2010

Spanish Tortilla

Doesn’t this look good!  It’s a chorizo, potato and  onion tortilla, and it’s making me hungry!  I have been so kind as to include a link to the recipe for those of you who thinks this looks as good as I do!

Spanish Tortilla

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Edited: December 16th, 2009

Free graphics program

There are tons of programs out there that you can use to design snazzy graphics and pictures for your printed products. You may already have a favorite that you use on a regular basis.  Photoshop & Photoshop Elements are 2 popular ones, and these are used a lot by professional designers and graphic artists, etc., but those programs can be pretty pricey.  One free one out there that I’ve personally used and really like is GIMP.  Some of you may already use GIMP, or have at least heard about it, but for those of you who haven’t, it’s worth checking out .  As you can see below, GIMP has a pretty decent interface, and lots of the same options you can find in Photoshop and some of the other costly graphics programs out there.  If you want to give them a try, go to gimp.org to download the program.

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Edited: May 14th, 2009