Mussels with Bacon & Rosemary in a White Wine Sauce

  Mussels are in season right now and best of all, very affordable. I purchased them at Whole Foods for $6.99 for 2 dozen mussels-not bad. So, if you are looking to prepare a fancy looking meal but not wanting to spend a fortune, buy some mussels. You can make this meal for around $10…

New York Strip Steak with Rosemary Garlic Butter

New York strip steak is so effortless to prepare. It has such great taste that you only need a few ingredients to make it “melt in your mouth” delicious! There is much controversy about eating red meat, although as with everything else, in moderation, actually it  is good for you. A  3 ounce (85 grams…

Baked Vegetable Chips

The essential ingredients. All organic, red and orange beets, golden and purple potatoes. Finished Beauties We all love chips, but let’s face it, no one can not eat just one. But with all of the saturated fat, preservatives and high salt content,  those chips settle onto our belly and hips. So, in order to still…

Beef Tenderloin Shish Kabobs

Who says you need a barbecue grill and the summer to make a delicious grilled  shish kabob? Just put on some summer music and turn on your stove. It’s February and the temperature was around 54 degrees today. It made me think of summer, barbecues, swimming, the ocean and so I wanted to make a…

Grilled Flank Steak With Salsa Verde

If you are looking for a lean cut of beef, you need to try some flank steak. This is a very low fat, high flavor meat. You just need to provide some sort of marinade to make it very tender because of the lack of fat. A 3 ounce serving has a mere 160 calories…

Rosemary Garlic Dipping Oil

This is my second time I have baked bread, so I decided to make a delicious dipping oil to compliment the bread. Since I added fresh rosemary to the bread (recipe posted on blog under “Boule” bread) I thought a rosemary garlic oil would be great to dip pieces of the warm bread into. I…

Chicken with Rosemary and Fennel

Bring the taste of the Mediterranean to your home. Fennel, is a very popular vegetable  found in the Mediterranean, mainly in Italy and used in many different dishes. It has a licorice taste, although once cooked it just tastes sweet. Chicken Breast with Rosemary and Fennel is such a fragrant and delicious meal that is…