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Casear Brussels Sprout Salad

Mixing up a basic salad to keep my dinner time fresh and interesting! Sliced Brussels sprouts Shaved Parmesan Prosciutto or Bacon, crumbled Chicken breast, sliced Caesar Dressing- 2 parts store bought Caesar Dressing 1 part fresh lemon juice 1 part EVOO S&P ETC. I never make Caesar dressing, so I find adding some lemon juice and olive oil make it taste homemade and less bottled. This works for other store bought dressings as well. Adding some vinegar or citrus and oil to dressings can make it taste fresher. Torn croutons would be fantastic on this too.

Chicken Sliders on Sweet Potato Waffle Fries

Football is right around the corner!! Try these delicious and easy Chicken Burger Sliders on Sweet Potato Waffle Fries! Buy Sweet potato waffle fries and bake according to package directions. Chicken burger- 1 1/12 lb Ground chicken 1/2 onion, grated 1/4 C Parsley, chopped finely 2 tsp Garlic salt Ground Pepper Combine chicken mixture until combined. Form into small sliders and grill or Traeger for just a couple of minutes on each side. Layer chicken burger, dill pickle, tomato, and avocado on each waffle fry and top with one more. Serve with Ketchup and mustard.

Smoked Salmon Tartine

I’m staring at piles of laundry so of course I decide to make myself lunch instead! Loved it so much it’ll be dinner too. Baguette, sliced down the center Plain cream cheese or mayo (yes, add just a little) Smoked salmon, fresh salmon, leftover salmon. Any and all work. Arugula or spinach with lemon juice and EVOO Peas Top with a little more lemon juice and generous dash of salt and ground pepper.

Blackened Chipotle Fish Tacos

I’d like a side of fish tacos with my Chipotle Aioli please! Im in love with these blackened fish tacos with chipotle aioli, cheddar cheese, green cabbage, and mango relish. CHIPOTLE AIOLI 5 TB mayo 2 TB sour cream 2 -3 tsp chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (just the sauce) 1-2 garlic clove minced 1⁄2 tsp cumin 1/2 lime, juiced Sea Salt & ground pepper, to taste Blend all ingredients and chill BLACKENED FISH RUB Combine: 1 TB hot paprika 1 TB kosher salt 1 TB garlic powder 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 1/2 tsp onion powder 1 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1 1/2 tsp dry mustard 1/2 tsp cayenne (or less) Start with your favorite fish. Mahi Mahi, Tilapia, Red Snapper, etc. Coat pan in a lot of butter (no wonder I love it so much). Coat fish in seasoning and sauté on a high heat. Don’t move fish for 1-2 minutes or until it lifts easily from the pan. Flip for 1-2 minutes.

Cobb Salad Wraps

Why have I never thought to do this? Grilled Tortilla Chicken, cut into chunks Tomatoes Bacon Blue cheese Hard Boiled Eggs Avocado Cucumber Romaine lettuce Balsamic Vinaigrette Definitely making this when I get home!

Ahi Tuna Bowl with Asian Slaw

An easy Ahi Tuna Bowl when you can’t bear to drag your kids into a restaurant for sushi. Frozen brown Rice, Trader Joes Ahi tuna steaks marinated in soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds Avocado Pickled Cucumber, from previous post Asian slaw: Trader Joes Rainbow slaw (prepared salad no dressing) Add additional bagged slaw Sliced green onions Red pepper, diced Sesame oil Soy sauce Sugar Lime juice Cilantro, roughly chopped Dash of Sriracha Pepper Sear Tuna (I made teriyaki chicken for my kids too) and roughly chop. Make slaw at least an hour in advance so it can combine.

Sunday dinner table

Life at my Sunday dinner table!

Caprese salad with Lemon Spinach and Avocado

Farmers Market Spoils Heirloom tomatoes Mozzarella Lemon Spinach Avocado Balsamic EVOO Sriracha salt Ground Pepper ETC. If you haven’t tried lemon spinach (farmers market) or Sriracha sea salt (Harmons) you’re in for a treat!

Ahi Tuna Stack

I’m up to my eyeballs in Turkey, green bean casseroles, and Apple Pie, so tonight I needed a break. I devoured this in 3 minutes flat, and it’s so easy! Layer: brown rice (I love TJ frozen microwaveable bags) Avocado – with kosher salt and ground pepper Hawaiian Ahi Tuna- add sesame oil, green onion, soy sauce glaze, s&p Drizzle soy sauce glaze, you’ll want a lot! Soy sauce glaze- boil then simmer low sodium soy sauce and sugar until it’s reduced by 3/4

Tomato soup with cornbread croutons and jalapeño cream sauce

Fall food at it’s best: Tomato soup with cornbread croutons and jalapeño cream sauce and an open faced pastrami melt. Tomato soup- Roast (on the Traeger or oven) tomatoes, peppers, mirapeaux (already chopped TJ mix is the best), drizzled with EVOO and a lot of s&p. After they’re cooked through, blend roasted ingredients in a blender with a can or two of fire roasted diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, vegetable broth (if you need to thin it out) and boxed tomato soup (if you want to add more volume). I leave it slightly chunky so blend to your desired consistency. Cornbread croutons- cube and toast store bought cornbread (freeze what you don’t use) Jalapeño cream sauce- in a blender, combine roasted jalapeños that have been deseeded and sour cream. Pastrami melt- toast wheat sourdough bread Layer-mustard, pastrami, low fat Swiss cheese and Trader Joes sauerkraut with Persian pickles (the best out there)