Sweet and Sassy Fruit Tea

Apr 23, 11 Sweet and Sassy Fruit Tea

Posted by in Drinks, Featured, Recipes

Until I moved to Nashville, I had never heard of fruit tea. I was introduced to it at a now defunct restaurant called the Cooker here in Nashville. One of my coworkers talked me into trying it during one of our many lunch runs. I’ve been hooked ever since. Truthfully, it doesn’t bear much resemblence to plain old tea....

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Salmon with Crispy Shallots and Dill Cream

Apr 19, 11 Salmon with Crispy Shallots and Dill Cream

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The past couple of weeks have been pretty stressful. Hubby has been traveling for his job and work has been…. well work. When I’m stressed and hubby is out of town I tend to eat crap  – chips, Cheetos, chicken wings, etc. Very few proper dinners and not many fruits and veggies. It’s a bad habit I’ve...

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Homemade Buttermilk Bleu Cheese Dressing with Chives

Apr 13, 11 Homemade Buttermilk Bleu Cheese Dressing with Chives

Posted by in Appetizers, Featured, Recipes

A couple of years ago, my husband and I spent a few days vacationing in Denver. A few blocks from our hotel was a restaurant that was a part vintage diner, part upscale casual that had amazing food. I think we ate there 3 times. I ran in there one day for a quick lunch and ordered a grilled cheese and a wedge salad. I was really...

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Guilt Free Creamy Lemon Pie

Apr 11, 11 Guilt Free Creamy Lemon Pie

Posted by in Dessert, Featured, Recipes

I love dessert. I especially love desserts that taste great without alot of fat which isn’t always the easiest things to find. I ran across this recipe a few weeks ago at Weight Watchers and I’ve been dying to try it. Cool creamy lemony desserts make me think of summer – ice cream, cookouts, and cold iced tea. ...

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Asian Grilled Turkey Burgers

Apr 06, 11 Asian Grilled Turkey Burgers

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When hubby and I joined Weight Watchers years ago, we made alot of changes in our diet. One of the changes was to switch from ground beef to lean ground turkey for burgers, meatballs, etc. Until then, I wasn’t familiar with cooking with ground turkey and I was a little hesitant. What if it was dry and tasteless? After lots...

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Gooey Chocolate Chip Caramel Oat Squares

Apr 03, 11 Gooey Chocolate Chip Caramel Oat Squares

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  A craving overtook me the day I found this recipe. Occasionally, I crave chocolate chip cookies. Not just any chocolate chip cookies but soft chewy cookies with big chunks of semi sweet chocolate. When a cookie craving hits and I don’t have time to mix up a batch, a roll of refrigerated Pillsbury chocolate chip cookies...

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