FROM LAWRENCE, WITH LOVE

Here’s another Pampered Chef Recipe from the Good for You cookbook.  I was never a huge fan of tamales, but they have begun to grow on me...

I went a little bit outside of my comfort zone with this recipe and substituted gluten free pasta for regular pasta.  I have to say that...

This was another Pampered Chef recipe that I wanted to try so that I would have more savory recipes to try out at cooking shows.  I was...

These were amazing.  They kind of reminded me of Chipotle, but with more to it.  These were a part of the Pampered Chef series, Power...

Oh wow!  You have no idea how good these were!!!  This is the first Pampered Chef recipe that I tried before my first cooking show and...

This was a great recipe.  Definitely not something that I would normally make, but the calories were low and it looked interesting, so I...

These were another batch of cookies that I made for the same package to send to Iraq, and like the chocolate peanut butter cookies, they...

These are some cookies that I made to send to one of my best friends, who just happens to be stationed in Iraq right now.  He’s coming...

This beauty was the cake that I made this year for my mom’s birthday.  Making it is very easy and it had fewer calories than the...

This is not a favorite dish of Josh’s, but I really happen to like it.  It’s a spin on the classic honey mustard and pretzels, but with...

The pictures are pretty, but this dish definitely could have been better.  Maybe it was just too healthy for me, but I didn’t think it...

I was pleasantly surprised last week when the wonderful people at POM contacted me to see if I might be interested in trying their...

This was great fresh, but not so great warmed over.  I think when you’re using avocado, you really need to consume it when it’s fresh...

These were really good, but if I did it again, I wouldn’t be lazy and I would actually get fresh rosemary instead of dried.  It was like...

This was better than the Jicama Slaw dish.  Everything was very balanced and Josh and I really enjoyed it! Ingredients Salad 2 plum...

This was interesting.  Some of the recipes I’ve tried lately have way too much citrus in them.  I think this one was on the border with...

Things around our house have been only slightly crazy lately.  I’ve fallen behind in my postings and I apologize for that.  Hopefully,...

This is a version of Chili Mac that I came up with on the fly one night.  It’s a pretty standard recipe, using chili powder, cumin, elbow...

This was really, really good.  I’ll always eat pasta and this was such a great combination.  I don’t know if I would have ever thought to...

I’ve never been the biggest fan of plain old grilled chicken.  I love BBQ chicken, but unless it’s smothered in sauce, I’m just not that...