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Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breast
Well, this was a success at one end of the table, but definitely not at the other. This time it was me who really liked the dish and...

Amanda Davis
Mar 31, 20092 min read
Cheese and Pinto Bean Tostada
For another meatless meal, this was good stuff. If you’re looking for something pretty simple that tastes good and you don’t have any...

Amanda Davis
Mar 28, 20091 min read
Southwestern Slow Cooker Chicken & Potato Soup
Eh. . . I could take this one or leave it. It doesn’t have a lot of flavor and the chilies overpower everything else. I wasn’t a huge...

Amanda Davis
Mar 27, 20091 min read


Diet Rainbow Cake
Ingredients 2 boxes white cake mix 24 oz of clear diet soda (2 cans, ginger ale and sprite work well) gel food coloring 16 oz whipped...

Amanda Davis
Mar 26, 20092 min read


Southwestern Skillet Mac & Cheese
Although this was pretty good, it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. When something is called "Mac & Cheese", I think of creamy cheese...

Amanda Davis
Mar 25, 20091 min read


Corn Tortilla Soup
Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 garlic clove, chopped 2 (6-inch) corn...

Amanda Davis
Mar 24, 20091 min read
Three Cheesy Pizza
You’ll notice from the picture that I modified this recipe a bit. I added pizza sauce, which is just tomatoes and spices and instead of...

Amanda Davis
Mar 21, 20091 min read


Corn, Tomato & Shrimp Saute
Ingredients 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 1/2...

Amanda Davis
Mar 20, 20091 min read
Shrimp Salad Sandwiches
We’re definitely eating different this week. This is something that I probably wouldn’t have put on the menu pre-Weight Watchers, but it...

Amanda Davis
Mar 19, 20091 min read
Irish Stew
I love Irish Stew. . . at least the one they served in Ireland. We were sitting at a little cafe on the edge of a hill that overlooked...

Amanda Davis
Mar 17, 20092 min read


Pork Rolls Cordon Bleu
I paired it with some fettuccini noodles cooked with Italian seasoning and garlic, then I added a little bit of grated parmesan. The...

Amanda Davis
Mar 16, 20091 min read
Shrimp Fried Rice #2
This is what I will call “lazy” fried rice. I actually stopped at HyVee and picked up some plain fried rice knowing that I had raw...

Amanda Davis
Mar 14, 20091 min read


Beef Pad Thai
#beef #PadThai

Amanda Davis
Mar 13, 20091 min read
Oven French Fries
Well, next time, I won’t bake these for quite an hour. Or, maybe, Ill cut the fries a little bit thicker. We had quite a few VERY...

Amanda Davis
Mar 9, 20091 min read


Low Calorie Corn Dogs
Corn Dogs Makes 8 servings – 206 calories per serving Ingredients 3/4 cup reduced-fat baking mix 1/4 cup cornmeal 4 teaspoons sugar 1/2...

Amanda Davis
Mar 7, 20091 min read


Oven BBQ Brisket
This is the second time I think I’ve made her brisket and it’s kind of a fool-proof recipe. I think the only thing that someone might be...

Amanda Davis
Mar 5, 20091 min read
CrockPot Chicken & Dumplings
These certainly aren’t a “normal” chicken and dumplings. Granted, growing up, the dumplings that my mom made were usually based in a...

Amanda Davis
Mar 4, 20092 min read


Baked Ziti
Ingredients 14 1/2 ounce box fiber-enriched ziti or penne 15-ounce container fat-free ricotta cheese 2 large egg whites 2 cups finely...

Amanda Davis
Mar 3, 20091 min read


Chipotle Shepherd’s Pie
Chipotle Shepherd’s Pie Makes 8 servings – 408 calories each Ingredients TOPPING 3.5 oz diced chipotle chiles 1 pound peeled potatoes,...

Amanda Davis
Mar 2, 20091 min read
Daring Baker’s February Challenge – For the Love of Chocolate
Well, this is my first Daring Baker Challenge since I wasn’t able to participate last month due to my surgery. This was the first group...

Amanda Davis
Feb 28, 20092 min read
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