Pasta Primavera with Shrimp in a Garlic Tomato ‘Cream’ Sauce

As I’m sure you’re all aware by now, my darling Husband can’t eat dairy.  Poor guy.
About two weeks ago we went out to dinner and I ordered this dish.  It was so good and I kept wishing I could just give him a forkfull to taste how wonderful it was!  So, I decided to try [...]

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Turkey Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats

I’ve got a new found love for zucchini and almost started drooling when I saw these on Annie’s Eats.  I should have read the directions all the way through, because I didn’t have enough time to let these bake with the zucchini…so I made a few changes and cooked the veggies while making the filling [...]

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Rigatoni with Sausage, Broccolini and Parmesan

Another entry for the WC Ingredient Challenge – this week the special ingredient was Parmesan Cheese.   Yum!
My Grandparents were visiting from Illinois this week.  We had them over to see our new house and for dinner one evening.  I decided to try and re-create a dish I had a few weeks ago at a local [...]

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Sauteed Zucchini and Squash with Shallots and Garlic

I was never a big fan of squash or zucchini, but when my Grandmother made this for lunch a few weeks ago I tried it again and really liked it.  I’m so happy to have another veggie to add to our rotation!

INGREDIENTS
1 Yellow squash, cut into half-moons
1 Zucchini, cut into half-moons
1 Shallot, finely diced
1T. Olive [...]

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Grilled Chicken and Shrimp Kabobs

Speak up now if you don’t love food on a stick.
**crickets**
Yeah, that’s what I thought.
I love kabobs.  They’re the perfect quick dinner.  Everyone gets what they want – grilled up nicely on a stick.  Perfect!

INGREDIENTS
Chicken, Shrimp, Steak – whatever suits your fancy (cut into chunks)
Veggies of your choice – we like peppers, onion, and [...]

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