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Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

by Penny October 9, 2010

This was a very quick and easy dinner. By pounding the chicken to 1/4 inch thickness, the chicken cooks faster and makes a great sandwich. You could also use this recipe to make a more traditional chicken Parmesan, by combining the ingredients as per the directions but put the chicken breasts in a shallow baking [...]

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Quesadillas & Roasted Squash on the Grill

by Penny June 18, 2010

I firmly believe that everything tastes better on the grill. Can you grill ice cream? Hmmmm … will have to check on that.
One of our ”go to” dinners is a quick and easy quesadilla. No specific recipe required – look in the fridge – presto quesadilla! Tonight we had some grilled chicken, reduced fat mexican [...]

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Grilled Pizza

by Penny June 7, 2010

The warmer weather and longer days have been so wonderful. We have been spending more time outside and working in our massive garden. Greg has the green thumb, not me – he has created the most beautiful hillside for our house.
Our dinners have been very light, quick and easy. Anytime we can fire up the [...]

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Baked Chicken Chimichanga w/ Pineapple and Jicama Salsa

by Penny June 4, 2010

Anytime I can take a favorite dish and modify it to be healthy or at least ”healthier” than it’’s original – I am on it! Traditionally, chimichangas are deep fried – so the thought of making the same type of recipe and then baking them in the oven was an appealing alternative for me.
Pretty quick [...]

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The Importance of Lean Protein

by Penny April 11, 2010

One of the reasons for this blog – besides the opportunity to talk about foods and seasonings that I love – is to try to help those struggling to get in better shape. Over the years I have done a ton of research to get a better understanding of what the fittest athletes in the [...]

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Pasta Heaven!

by Penny April 7, 2010

Yowsa!! I have been anticipating pasta night all week and it is finally here. Like I said yesterday our blogger friend, Jess, posted this recipe for Mediterranean Pasta and I have been eager to try it. I went by the recipe as posted, except I added some grilled chicken for Greg.
We are still pretty new [...]

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Chicken and Black Bean Tortilla Soup

by Penny March 28, 2010

This dish started from a recipe in the latest Eating Well magazine, but like most things, I feel the need to make changes. I have made Tortilla Soup many times before, and I liked some of the ingredients in this version and was inspired to incorporate some of them into my own dish. We are [...]

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Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla

by Penny March 8, 2010

This is a quick and easy meal that is perfect for light calorie days. It is also a twist on a traditional quesadilla that is cooked in just one tortilla and folded in half. This version uses two tortillas so you can get even more of the good stuff into it.
Now the real key to [...]

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Chipotle Chicken and Sweet Potato Burritos

by Penny February 16, 2010

Sunday I posted about the fabulous dinner we had a El Camino Real in Philly Sat Night. I have been anxious to come up with a burrito inspired from the sweet potato and cactus burrito I had the other night.
I knew Greg would prefer some additional protein and I didn”t have a desire to search [...]

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Smokey Paprika Chicken with Squash and Quinoa

by Penny January 10, 2010

We discovered Quinoa a few years ago and eat it as something different to brown rice. Quinoa is not really a grain, but the seed of a leafy plant, related to spinach. Quinoa is high in protein and has the the nine essential amino acid supplements, and lysine, the amino acid responsible for promoting wound [...]