Entries from What I Really Think tagged with 'Cooking Light'
Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
I think the title should say it all. But if you need more convincing here's the picture! These were quite good and came together easily enough. The batter was very thick though which made distributing the chocolate chips at the...
Creamy, Light Macaroni and Cheese
I know, when you think of creamy, delicious macaroni and cheese, the first thing you reach for in the refrigerator is your ... butternut squash? No, well, maybe you should. We saw this recipe on the cover of September's issue...
Banana Snack Cake
Yesterday was the first day of school for my youngest, it was pouring and I had some over-ripe bananas sitting on my counter. I don't know what that adds up to for you but for me that means baking. But...
Lobster Rolls & Korean Cucumber Salad
I've been hankering for a long weekend in Boston this summer but we just can't seem to work out the dates. So instead, I decided to make one of our favorite Boston treats, lobster rolls, for dinner at home (and...
Spicy Chipotle Shrimp Salad
Batting 1000 this week. Last night I made this Cooking Light recipe and we all (sans Sammi, who is away and doesn't eat anything anyway), loved it. I sprinkled my shrimp with Chipotle Chili Pepper instead of ground black pepper...
Coconut Shrimp with Fiery Mango Sauce
I'm cleaning out stuff from my inbox (which contains lots of photos for restaurants and recipes I've tried) and you all are going to be the "beneficiaries" over the next few days (at least until I start to blog from...
Cucumber-Buttermilk Vichyssoise
Having a glut of cucumbers from our garden ... did I tell you the cucumber story? No? Okay, I'll digress for a moment. Every year we plant a small garden, mostly herbs, some grape tomatoes, and a zucchini or cucumber...
Quick Barbecue Chicken
While Chris is away during the week, Becky was in Israel and Sammi down at the shore, I was cooking for only me. Doing that, I would just poke around the freezer each afternoon to see what left over meat...
Tuna Noodle Casserole
I'm a sucker for tuna casserole. Yes, I know, not your most highbrow food, but I love it. Mom used to make it with left over Kraft deluxe mac and cheese (had to be deluxe not the powdered crap -...
Baja Fish Tacos
We'd never eaten fish tacos in all our years though we've heard our California friends rave about them over and over. Then in Hawaii last June, while staying at the Kanapali Hyatt we finally ordered them at their pool side...
Valentine's Dinner
We celebrated our Valentine's dinner an evening early as Chris works tomorrow (though the girls are off from school). We were quite lazy, watching the Olympics (interspersed with House on Bravo) so it was a good thing this meal came...
World Nutella Day
Okay, I know I'm a day late, but through the miracle of back-dating, this post still appears on time. Hey, it's not cheating, it's using my resources. Anyway, I wanted to make these yesterday but ran out of time. I...
Monkey Bread
Sammi has been asking me for years to make Monkey Bread. Y'all know what Monkey Bread is right? Well, for those who don't it's this pull-apart bread coated in a cinnamon-sugary caramelized syrup and it's downright decadent. Well, for obvious...
Pumpkin Muffins
Found this recipe on Cooking Light this morning, Pumpkin Muffins, when searching for something I could make for some friends coming over for coffee (I knew I had a can of pumpkin in the pantry). After reading reviews for the...
Olive Bread
I'm trying to use my bread machine more (c'mon let's face it, who doesn't like warm bread, baked fresh daily?). So I started searching around for Cooking Light bread machine recipes, and I found this one. Olive Bread Yield: 16...
Guinness Braised Corned Beef Brisket
I love a good slow-cooker recipe but find they are few and far between. Plus, I have found that my cooker seems to run hot and often cooks quicker than the recipes indicate, leaving me with a pile of mush...
Chocolate Chip "Squash" Bread
A couple of weeks ago I received a bunch of delicata squash from our CSA. I didn't know what to do with them until I did some research and found that they're similar to a butternut squash. Still, not having...
Snickerdoodles
I'm always on the lookout for one point cookie recipes. I'm also always on the lookout for snickerdoodle recipes. So Gold! Found both on Cooking Light (aka MyRecipes.com). Now my friend, Lisa, has been nagging for this recipe, as she...
Sunday Salad Samplers #6 - Fajita Salad with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Sauce
This week I got to choose but because I was late to pick, many types of salad had already been taken. I went with this recipe, that I made a few years ago, and then forgot about. I'm glad I...
Garlic Lover's Shrimp
Still cooking and still doing quick and easy meals, so for the last Friday of Lent (aka Good Friday), I returned to cooking light and found this shrimp recipe. It couldn't have been easier, with some chilled white wine, roasted...
Chile-Spiced Tenderloin Steaks
Tons of beer left in the fridge from last weekend, a beautiful day and a major craving for red meat, sent us out to the grill last night for some Chile-Spiced Tenderloin Steaks. We went back to Cooking Light, looking...
Orecchiette with Sausage, Peppers, and Feta
Cooked again last night and this time I tapped into some of Cooking Light's Pasta Presto recipes from 2003 (must remember to bookmark these puppies for the next few weeks). This was another delicious dish that will take you as...
Gnocchi with Broccoli Rabe, Caramelized Garlic, and Parmesan
As life returns to "normal" I've started to cook again. Though, with the expectation that I'll be tired by the end of the day, I'm selecting recipes that are labeled either quick and easy or under 30 minutes. Last night,...
Jambalaya
I get a few days where I can cook every couple of weeks, and boy is my family glad I made this recipe during this time. I don't know why but I've been craving Jambalaya lately, and just this week,...
Cassoulet
On Sundays in the winter, I love dishes that sit and simmer on the stove or in the oven for a long period of time. They make the house smell wonderful and if I get them going early enough, cooking...
Pasta e Fagioli
Wednesday night (for reasons I will discuss in some future post), I wanted something quick and easy for dinner and yet comforting. Of course, when I planned our weekly menu (yes I plan a menu on the weekend and then...
Pork Medalions with Double Apple Sauce & Maple Sweet Potatoes
It's pretty warm here right now - in the seventies - but the calendar says October, the leaves are changing and starting to fall, and for me that means fall. Along with that, it means fall flavors. Nothing says fall...
Jewish Apple Cake
I made this for dessert for Rosh Hashanah this year and it was really good. I left out the nuts in my version, only because I forgot but still no issues. I'd definitely make this lightened version of my normal...
More Eggplant - Quick Eggplant Stirfry
Have you gotten the idea yet? We're getting lots of eggplants this summer from our CSA. Don't get me wrong, I really like eggplant. But sometimes, too much of a good thing ... In an effort to help me, Tourmama...
Pasta with Roasted Eggplant-Tomato Sauce
The eggplant glut continues (I think I have two left in the refrigerator). I also had a bunch of tomatoes left (we got to take 20 last week at the CSA). So I decided to make this dish last...
Eggplant Glut - Eggplant Parm Lasagna
As I've mentioned before, our CSA has totally gone overboard this year on Eggplants and I'm darn tired of making caponata. So I've started scouring Cooking Light, looking for other eggplant dishes. Although, not fall yet, and really not cool...
Zucchini Bread
It's that time of year again, the time of year when zucchini comes out of everyone's ears! We are no exceptions. Well, at least this year we didn't even bother growing our own. I've tried several zucchini bread recipes including...
1001 Ways to Cook Swiss Chard
As I've mentioned before, our CSA seems to be OD-ing on Swiss Chard this year. I don' t think a week has gone by where we haven't gotten some to cook, many weeks at least 10 leaves. Normally, I just...
Swiss Chard Out My Ears
Many of you know that I belong to a CSA, which means every week from June through November, I get a box off localy, organically grown goodies. Each week you don't know what you get until you arrive, but after...
Cinnamon Chip Biscotti
We had our first snow day on Friday and I promised Chris, if it snowed, I'd make him Cinnamon Biscotti. And I kept my promise. This recipe originally came from Cooking Light but I modified it with the addition of...
Braised Lamb Shanks
Last Friday I took a ride down to Whole Foods (aka Whole Paycheck). I needed to pick up Tilapia for Friday's dinner and since Matt sold the fish store I used to patron, I'm not as crazy about the quality...
Tilapia with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce & O'Reilly's
A few weeks ago, Jerry, posted a recipe for Tilapia with Thai Coconut Curry Sauce that he originally got from Cooking Light. It looked so good, I knew I wanted to make it but always having the hardest time finding...
Cabbage Heads
I think I mentioned somewhere that my CSA is experimenting with a winter share this year. They've never done one before but for $400 we get 16 weeks worth of crops from November through March (or so). It sounded like...
Wheat Berries
I love wheatberries. No, I really do. I loved them for years before I even knew what they were. Chris and I used to go to this restaurant, around the corner from our first apartment, Park and Orchard and they...
Carrots
My friend, Rain, is having a baby. It's getting difficult getting to the supermarket, when she's very pregnant and already has a toddler in tow. So she decided to try one of those home delivery/pick-up services. Basically, she goes on...
Thanksgiving 2007 - The Menu
Well, it's that time of year again, time to get ready for Thanksgiving. Why does it seem that every year, I think I'll have plenty of time to prepare and experiment with some new dishes, only to get jammed up...
101 Ways to Cook Zucchini
Okay one more before we head out to a wedding. I made this a couple of years ago and thought I'd resurrect it now. It's still in the oven, so I can't comment on this year's endeavor but if memory...
CSA Action
Man, that being on the out of control merry-go-round sensation is not abating these days. Hopefully, next weekend, after Becky's play, our century ride, and my family reunion, things will calm down some. But in the interim, I've been inundated...
Gnocchi, Shrimp, Asparagus and Pesto
Last night for dinner, I wanted something quick, since we got home late from the shore (GSP traffic sucks). You know that old joke, why do they call it a parkway if you drive on it and a driveway if...
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