Sorry it's been so long...

20 Minute Chicken Creole




French Onion Soup--yech! Never again...



Thanksgiving Turkey-
Whenever I roast a turkey, (about once a year) I do something kind of odd and actually marinate it, rather than dry roast it or use a brine.



One Dish Turkey and Biscuits



Turkey Frame Soup- - the best thing about cooking a turkey--all of the stuff you can do with the leftovers, as the above two dishes demonstrate!

Some other stuff...

Hickory Beef Fajitas


Sicilian Pasta with Tuna and Capers


Turkey Barley Soup


Tostada Pizza (made with buffalo)

Running Fuel

Let me tell you the best part about running and cycling a lot. What most people would call a "diet bomb"...I get to call FUEL. Below is my favorite pre-workout snack in two easy steps.


Step 1-
You take an oatmeal raisin cereal bar. And then you take another oatmeal raisin cereal bar. Slather one of them with reduced fat peanut butter.


Step 2-
You smush them together into a delicious sandwich-type snack.
Enjoy!

Some more vegetarian stuff..

Minestrone


Green Lentil and Veggie Soup


Some sort of Greek Salad


Tomato and Feta Pita Pizzas


Garbanzo Skillet


Spicy Spaghetti and Veggies

Some vegetarian stuff...

Cranberry Almond Cereal
Fresh blueberries from the farmer's market were a last-minute addition. There are so many grains in this cereal to help you power through the day: oats, bulgur wheat, barley.




Mushroom Tofu Pockets
My first time to make anything with puff pastry sheets, which probably aren't the healthiest thing you could eat. But everything inside is just fine for your body!



Spinach Salad with Avocado and Oranges



Pasta Primavera with Asparagus

Ham and Bean Soup



Chicken with Lemon Herb Pan Sauce



Pesto Stuffed Pork Chops



Lentil and Sausage Soup

Broiled Shrimp with Feta, Orzo, and Tomatoes
Yum! This one's another recipe from _The Rock Cafe Cookbook._







Sloppy Joes and Corn on the Cob with Cajun Herbed Butter
This was a farmer's market special. Buffalo substituted for the ground beef, which is leaner, and the corn is finally in season! Woo-hoo!




Red Pepper and Onion Sandwiches

Vegetarian Stuff...


Meatless Tacos



Bean and Cheese Burritos



Tortilla and Black Bean Casserole



Lentil and Veggie Tostadas



Pasta Primavera

So, that's a lot of vegetarian meals right there at the end. I can't say I'm ready to totally eschew meat, but I must say, it's quite a bit cheaper when you're not buying those expensive cuts of meat.

Failures

Sometimes when you're trying new things, they don't work out. (See also listening to friends' musical suggestions, trying out new restaurants, viewing documentaries you've never heard of...)

Here are a couple monumental recipe failures from the last week or two...



Beans with Pesto Bulgur
YECCCHHH! I was able to get two bites of this down before I realized I had made a horrible, horrible mistake! (Yes, you have to take the second bite to make sure you didn't somehow process it wrong.)



Couscous with Dried Fruit, Butternut Squash and Turmeric
Woah! I can't describe to you how much of a disappointment this one was.

Sesame Tofu Stir-fry


Meatless Tacos

So, I figured I would try something vegetarian every now and then, to dip my foot in another culinary pool, so to speak. I'm not sure what to think about tofu so far.

Summer Corn Soup



Salmon Teriyaki





Mozzarella Stuffed Burgers with Arugula Pesto

Here's three more from The Rock Cafe Cookbook.

Tuscan Style Chicken Pasta



Spicy Sausage Sandwiches

Here's another two from Runner's World. Lotsa protein!

Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs--I've got tons of Jack's BBQ sauce made up if anyone wants any...



Lemon Mustard Chicken--Also really good on a salad the next day.

Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Fresh tomatoes from the farmer's market! (I'm pretty sure that if you didn't process this in the blender and let it cool, you'd wind up with salsa.)

Three More from Runner's World

Grilled Salmon with Lentil Tabouli



Tuscan Style Chicken Pasta



Feta Tuna Pockets