Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken
Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken - with Mushroom Marsala, yum! The salty flavor of the prosciutto is the perfect balance to the slightly sweet flavor of the Marsala sauce.
Vegetable Lasagna
When I am having company, the last thing I want to do is spend my time in the kitchen while my guests are sitting in the other room waiting for me to bring something to eat... not me.
Meatballs, Gravy and Cauliflower
Meatballs, Gravy and Cauliflower
Who would have thunk it? Meatballs, gravy, and mashed cauliflower ~ no need for potatoes ~ you can have your comfort food […]
Chicken and Veal Meatloaf
You may have noticed that I love meatloaf, meatballs, burgers ~ sounds a bit like comfort food, huh? That's probably from growing up in the South.
Chicken Marsala
This Living Fit Lifestyle version of Chicken Marsala is made without using the flour ~ since I am gluten free and the flour would not be good for me, I omit it completely. I thicken the gravy by using my VitaMix blender to puree some of the onion which gives the sauce a little body.
Light Lasagna
I like to make individual lasagnas in mini bread pans and use only one noodle per lasagna, which is 1/3 of a ‘normal’ serving. I supercharge my lasagna by adding lots of vegetables and herbs to give it additional flavor and a nutritional boost from the added vegetables!
Meatloaf Panini
I love sandwiches, they are such a great way to get a meal in an easy package.
Vegetarian Stuffed Pepper
I made this version of a stuffed pepper meat-less and utilized ribbons of carrot instead of pasta, it's a tasty way to get more vegetables and less grains, perfect vegetarian stuffed pepper for your #MeatlessMondays.
Meatloaf
What I love about meatloaf is you can use any kind of meat you like or even make it a veggie loaf if you don't eat meat.... the concept is the same. It's incredibly easy, gather your ingredients, mix them in a large bowl, put them together in a loaf pan and bake. In an hour, you have a very healthy, comforting dinner ready for a family.
Beef, Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna
Lasagna can be made to suit any tastes - beef, chicken, cheese, pork, seafood, vegetable, gluten-free, you name it and it can be done. It's easy once you coral all the ingredients, all you have to do is assemble, bake, let it rest and you are ready to eat!
Chicken Bolognese
An Italian staple -- Bolognese Sauce. My mom grew up in New Orleans with an Italian mother (my grandmother) she was exposed to classic Italian cooking and the creole cuisine from New Orleans. Then we moved to Texas when I was a child which added another element to the mix -- Tex Mex. So, you might imagine, nothing that I cook is very 'traditional' in the classic sense. I tend to mix up an old favorite with the flavors that I remember blended in, and this is just that -- my version of Bolognese.
Sausage Stuffed Pepper
This is a very satisfying lunch or dinner made with a cross section of items that I generally cook in bulk, divide up and freeze for a week night dinner on the fly.
Creamy Italian Dressing
Creamy Italian Dressing ~ you might have thought that you couldn't have it and stay sanctioned, right? Well, you can!
Italian Style Meatballs
Make an extra large batch to freeze some for the next few months.
Grilled Shrimp Caesar Salad
While a Caesar salad is not exactly on the low-cal, low-fat circuit of good dietary recommendations ~ it absolutely can be made to accommodate the Living Fit Lifestyle.
Stuffed Peppers
As you may know, I have an Italian mother and she was quite an excellent cook. I loved to hang out in the kitchen with her when she was making something classically Italian, the smell was alluring and captivating.
Classic Tomato Sauce
Classic Tomato Sauce is one of the "mother" sauces because once you master it ~ you can use it to make many creative and delicious dishes.
Chicken Cacciatore
A classic Italian dish of braised chicken with tomato and mushrooms.
Chicken Meatballs
When I am going to the effort to cook something so delicious as these little Chicken Meatballs ~ I take extra time and energy to cook a BIG BATCH! They are prefect for freezing and positively delightful in many different dishes.
Chicken Sausage
You know, me being me, I have to adapt most recipes because I probably don't have all the ingredients on hand exactly as things are written and I have somehow gotten it into my head that I must try this.
Italian Meatballs
Growing up with an Italian mother, we had LOTS of pasta sauce of many different kinds, it was one of the highlights of my day. Often, I would wake up in the morning to the amazing smell of food cooking on the stove.