In this healthy version of the classic appetizer, we are using frozen spinach and frozen artichokes.  Unless you harvest the spinach right out of your garden, frozen is a good way to go because spinach rapidly looses nutrients after it has been harvested.  Frozen spinach is harvested and frozen right away, locking in the nutrients. [...]

Serves 10-15 Quick Tip: Assemble the veggies up to 1 day ahead and the dressing up to 2 days ahead. Ingredients 8 cups broccoli, cut into small florettes 3 red pepper, sliced into strips 4 medium zucchini, sliced on the diagonal 3 cups cherry Tomatoes 1 large head celery, sliced into 3 inch [...]

Make Ahead Tip: You can assemble the meatballs and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer. Once frozen place in a freezer ziplock and store up to 2 months. Bake in a 400° oven on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165° If [...]

Vampire Veggies Serves 4-6 Quick tip: You will know when the oil is hot enough when you dip a wooden spoon in the oil and bubbles form around it. Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon olive oil 8 oz package or 2 cups sugar snap peas 2 cups carrots, cut into matchsticks 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 1 tablespoon black sesame [...]

Pork Tenderloin Wrapped in Fall Apples and Maple Bacon Recipe Serves 4 Ingredients 4 strips maple bacon 1 pound pork tenderloin sprinkle of salt and pepper 1/4 cup  blue cheese crumbled 1/2 teaspoon sage, dried or fresh 3, 1/4 in thick slices cut in half, granny smith or honey crisp apple, cut remaining apple into  [...]

Roasted Beet Salad Tossed with Blue Cheese and Balsamic Serves 6 Ingredients 3 large beets or 6 small beets (3 1/2 cups) 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled (use 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar 2 Tablespoons pine nuts salt and [...]

Goat Cheese and Bartlett Pear Crostini with Honey and Walnuts Makes 12 Ingredients 12, 1/2inch slices of a baguette 1 Tablespoon olive oil 12,  1/2 inch slices of goat cheese 1 Bartlett pear, 12 , 1/4inch slices 2 Tablespoons honey 12 walnut halves Directions Turn your oven on [...]

This Chicken Taco Soup Recipe is easy to make before work and keep it cooking in your slow cooker, so its ready for you when you get home.   I love serving this soup after a day of skiing, with some toasted garlic bread. Linda’s Chicken Taco Soup Recipe Serves 6-8 Ingredients 2 pounds  chicken (about 3 [...]

Recipes featured on Q13 Fox morning news. Q13 Morning News, Healthy After School Snacks. When looking for inspiration for recipes for this mornings segment on Q13, I went to my 4 1/2 year old nephew and my 17 year old brother-in-law. I asked them what they like to eat, how they like to eat it and items they won’t [...]