Lemon Parmesan Spinach Risotto is a creamy, savory Italian Risotto side dish, made with arborio rice, fresh baby spinach, lemon juice, and parmesan cheese! This Lemon Parmesan Spinach Risotto is my contributor post this month to the Real Housemoms’ blog, an awesome blog with not only recipes, but articles on DIY, crafts, cleaning and organization,…
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Cajun Blackened Salmon
Cajun Blackened Salmon is a delicious, quick and easy, hugely flavorful, mildly spicy salmon filet that can be on the dinner table in less than 30 minutes. This Cajun Blackened Salmon recipe post features: Cooking Methods for salmon: What is the best way to cook salmon? Bake, Broil, Grill, Fry, or Pan Sear? They each have…
Ricotta Rice Tomatoes Florentine
Weeknight dinners at our house are thrown together so quickly that Minute® Rice is a pantry staple because it is both quick and easy and gluten-free. So when I was asked if I would partner with them to create a recipe (this healthy Ricotta Rice Tomatoes Florentine recipe) and include a giveaway an awesome KitchenAid Stand Mixer, I naturally…
Easy Banana Nut Muffins
This Easy Banana Nut Muffins recipe makes rich, moist, and delicious Banana Nut Muffins that are easy to make and have a rich banana flavor. Who doesn’t love Banana Nut Muffins? I have found that the key to really rich-tasting muffins with tons of banana flavor is to use really ripe, actually overripe bananas. If…
Spicy Cheeseburger Pasta Casserole
Spicy Cheeseburger pasta casserole is a delicious, budget-friendly cheesy skillet dinner that is one of our family’s favorite weekday suppers. I’m excited to share this yummy Spicy Cheeseburger Pasta Casserole with you because it features: An easy yet delicious skillet dinner that the whole family will love. A delicious, hearty dinner that can be on…
Cakey Lemon Blueberry Brownies
Cakey Lemon Blueberry Brownies are yummy, moist, sticky, slightly tart, cake-like lemon brownies with sweet, juicy blueberries added for a fun sweet treat that is great for an easy dessert or afternoon snack. It’s April. Spring is in the air. Beautiful weather. People are coming out of winter hibernation and into the sunshine of the…
Cheesy Chicken Pepper Nachos
Cheesy Chicken Pepper Nachos are quick and easy, spicy, and healthy because they use sweet peppers instead of tortilla chips, and are topped with couscous, black beans, Mexican spiced chicken, pico de gallo salsa, and shredded Sargento® Off the Block 4 Cheese Mexican. In today’s post, not only am I sharing a quick and easy, yummy recipe…
Cajun Blackened Catfish
Cajun Blackened Catfish is a quick and easy, healthy, delicious, spicy Cajun seafood dish that makes an excellent weeknight supper or Mardi Gras party dish, and can fit into most healthy eating plans, including low fat, low carb, gluten-free, and paleo. This Cajun Blackened Catfish recipe features: A delicious, spicy, flavor fully seasoned seafood main…
Cajun Blackening Seasoning Recipe
This Cajun Blackening Seasoning Recipe will be the first spice blend in a series of homemade spice / seasoning mixes on Flavor Mosaic and will provide a zesty kick of Creole flavor for Mardi Gras without being overly salty. Use it on your favorite chicken and fish dishes, including salads, tacos, sandwiches, wraps, etc. Learn How…
Tijuana Shrimp Dip Nachos
Tijuana Shrimp Dip Nachos make a cheesy, creamy, spicy, and crunchy appetizer that is perfect for game day. With football season over, Mr. Flavor Mosaic turns his enthusiasm to basketball. He loves the fast paced nature of the game, and the college rivalries. In March, the excitement builds as the big college basketball event comes to a climax with the count down to the final game. It gives him another reason to talk smack with his buddies.
Spicy Pesto Shrimp Primavera
Spicy Pesto Shrimp Primavera is a restaurant-inspired, mildly spicy, hugely flavorful Shrimp dish with red bell peppers, asparagus, and spinach with a Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto with Parmesan cheese. It was not Hawaii, but for us, it was a couple of hours in paradise! What am I talking about? I’m referring to an incredible dinner out…
Strawberry Blueberry Yogurt Parfaits
Strawberry Blueberry Yogurt Parfaits are healthy, budget-friendly, no-bake desserts made with greek yogurt, granola, strawberries, and blueberries, and are sweet, creamy, crunchy, and yummy! As I mentioned previously, I’m currently cooking for my Mother-in-Law who is diabetic, and recently had heart surgery and requires a heart-healthy, diabetic diet. If that is not enough, she also…
Cheesy Pesto Chicken Pasta
Cheesy Pesto Chicken Pasta is an easy, delicious skillet dinner that is a great way to use up leftover chicken, and serve with pasta in a cheesy sun-dried tomato pesto cream sauce. For the last few weeks I have been cooking for my elderly Mother-in-law after she got out of the hospital. Since she prefers…
Bacon Spaghetti Florentine
Bacon Spaghetti Florentine is a quick and easy pasta dinner made with spaghetti, bacon, spinach, onions, garlic, and Italian cheeses, including mozzarella, parmesan, and asiago, that I can have on the table in 30 minutes. Oh my gosh! What’s not to love? First there is bacon. Need I say more? I could stop right here. But…
Restaurant Inspired Orange Sauce
How are you celebrating Chinese New Year? Wait, what? You didn’t know Chinese New Year is this month? Yes! It is the most important annual event for Chinese and other Asian cultures. Are you familiar with the traditions and authentic foods surrounding Chinese New Year? Previously the only thing I knew about Chinese New Year was what I read on the paper placemats in Chinese restaurants. It was not until I was an adult that I learned about Chinese New Year and it’s traditions and foods.
Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two
Chocolate Mug Cakes for Two are quick and easy, delicious, portion-controlled, chocolate desserts for you and your sweetheart that are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day you would like a mini chocolate cake for one or two. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I’m starting to plan our menu. One thing I know is…
Rocky Road Chocolate Smoothie
This Rocky Road Chocolate Smoothie is an easy, healthy, rich-tasting, chocolatey sweet treat that is perfect for a healthy breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack.
On my continuous quest for easy, healthy, delicious foods that fill me up without weighing me down, I was so happy to discover Silk® Almondmilk. Actually, it was my Mother-in-Law who introduced it to me. She used it everyday in place of regular milk for her morning oatmeal or cereal, and drank a couple of glasses of it each day.
Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents
Get ready for the College Football Championship by homegating with these one of a kind appetizers called Dr Pepper Barbecue Meatball Crescents. “Honey, guess what? There’s only 257 college football games on TV this week!” You counted them? “Yes. I went through the TV guide and counted them.” How many do you plan to watch? “All of them if I could, but we don’t have enough TVs. I think we need to buy some more TVs and have a wall of TVs.
Loaded Christmas Cowboy Cookies #BRMHolidays
Loaded Christmas Cowboy Cookies, which could also be called Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies, are oatmeal cookies full of white chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips, red and green chocolate chips, dried cranberries, coconut, and pecans. Sign up for my FREE email subscription …. new recipes in your inbox. A number years ago I started making and tweaking cowboy…
Five-Cheese, Fifteen-Minute Stovetop Mac ‘n’ Cheese
Five-Cheese, Fifteen-Minute Stovetop Mac ‘n’ Cheese is the quickest, creamiest, and cheesiest homemade macaroni and cheese that is so tasty, it will entice your family to come “Back Around the Table” for this creamy, cheesy comfort food. I grew up in a large family. It was crazy busy in a family with 5 kids that had to be in 5 different places at once; but on holidays we always made time to get the entire family together around the table and have a delicious memorable meal together.
Peppermint Kiss Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Peppermint Kiss Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are yummy chocolatey, minty cookies that are perfect for any Christmas Cookie tray. On the day after Thanksgiving while everyone else is at the mall shopping, I love to crank up the Christmas music and bake Christmas cookies! It is so much fun and gets me in the Christmas spirit….
Mini Corn Dip Taco Cups – Delicious Party Food
For me one of the most relaxing days is New Years Day kicking back with our family and close friends together watching football on the big screen at my sister’s house. Every year I bring my Mini Spicy Cajun Corn Dip Cups, which are mini corn tortilla “cups” filled with creamy, spicy, cheesy cajun corn dip made with Tabasco and baked. So easy, yummy, and mini! They are always a hit. You have to make a lot because they go fast!
Caramel Brittle Popcorn Snack Mix
Caramel Brittle Popcorn Snack Mix is a delicious combination Planter’s Brittle Nut Medley with popcorn drizzled with a sweet and salty caramel sauce.
Each year the day after Thanksgiving, my sister and I turn on the holiday music and spend the day baking holiday treats for Christmas parties and to give away as gifts. It is a fun way to spend the day with family and create some family traditions.
Oven Roasted Green Beans
Oven Roasted Green Beans are so quick and easy they hardly qualify as a recipe. Yet they are so delicious your whole family will love them. As we get older we are trying to eat healthier, especially at the holidays to avoid those extra 7 pounds each year. These Oven Roasted Green Beans offer a…