Chicken Cutlets With Mustard Tarragon Sauce

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Served over Orzo and Spinach I made these two recipes for the first time this week.  I’m not a big fan of spinach or mustard so I didn’t eat it.  But my husband LOVED it.  It was pretty easy and quick to make.  The only bad part was stemming the baby spinach and that didn’t take too long. The first night David ate it he put a couple pieces of chicken over the orzo and spinach.  … [Read more...]

Tortellini & Spinach Soup

Tortellini & Spinach Soup

This soup was SO easy and SO quick!  It doesn’t make a lot, so if you’re feeding a bunch, you might want to double it.  You could also add some diced chicken if you wanted to make it a complete meal. Ingredients: 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth 1 package (9 ounce) refrigerated cheese tortellini 1 can (15 ounces) white kidney or cannelloni beans, rinsed & … [Read more...]

Oven Baked Omelet

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I’ve never been very good at making omelets in the skillet but I have great success with this Oven Baked Omelet recipe.  The best part is that you can customize the omelet any way you want!  My omelet was ham and cheese.  My husband’s omelet had chopped spinach, goat cheese, chopped onion and some chopped red peppers.  Oh, yeah – both had eggs!  But we opted to use only 3 yolks and 5 … [Read more...]

Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup

If you like warm, hearty, healthy soups, then you’ll want to try this one.  It’s easy to make and tastes great. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3 carrots, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 (32-ounce) cartons vegetable broth 1 pound lentils, rinsed and drained ¼ cup tomato paste 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 … [Read more...]

Chicken & Orzo Soup with Spinach and Lemon

Chicken and Orzo Soup

Here’s a good tasting and good-for-you soup that’s just right on a cool fall day.  I served mine with a loaf of Italian Bread fresh out of the oven.  Delicious! Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil ¾ cup chopped onion ¾ cup chopped carrot 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into ½” pieces 2 (32-ounce) boxes chicken broth ¾ cup … [Read more...]

Italian Eggs Florentine

Italian Eggs Florentine

recipe created by David Gardner I’m not the only cook in my family – my husband likes to whip up interesting recipes once in a while, too.  This egg concoction is all his!  But it looked pretty tasty so I decided to share it with you so you could try it, too.  Let me know what you think. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups fresh spinach 2 tablespoons chopped onion ½ … [Read more...]

Chicken and Cheese Lasagna Roll-Ups

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recipe from www.iVillage.com I made this for the first time this week and was really pleased with the results.  It was much easier than I expected it to be and went together very quickly.  The most time consuming part was preparing the chicken (3 cups chopped and shredded chicken in the freezer would have saved time here) and boiling the noodles.  The rest went fast but it looked like you … [Read more...]