Food For Thought: Saving Time is the Key to Saving Dinner

I’m big on preparing fresh meals from scratch, but I also like to be realistic. Cooking should be an adventure, but hopefully a fun one and not a frustrating experience! If you’re trying to transition from feeding your family with packaged meals and takeout to good home cooking, you deserve a big pat on the […]

Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Pinto Beans

Pinto Beans are a nutritious and versatile bean seen in a lot of Mexican cooking. The healthy-ness factor, plus how cheap they are should put pintos on everyone’s shopping list! According to the New Mexico State University College of Agriculture, a one-cup serving of Pinto Beans provides 1/4 the recommended daily allowance of protein for […]

Irish Cuisine

I’m always up for a new adventure whether that adventure involves traveling to a foreign country or trying some new food. These past couple of weeks, I was able to do both! Traveling to Ireland for a combination business/vacation, I was anticipating adventurous sights, places, and most of all, food! (once a foodie, always a […]

Ground Beef

Ground beef is a ubiquitous family favorite when it comes to dinner. Think about all the possibilities—there’s sloppy joes, hamburgers, meatloaves, meatballs, skillet dinners—and endless variations of all of the above. How can you not love it?Even if ground beef doesn’t do it for you, there is something ground up that will work for you, be […]