I came across this interesting pork chop recipe on Real Simple a while ago, and it has quickly become one of my favorites (though it’s 12 WW points … if you eat the pork chops). It’s not one of Mark’s favorites, but he’s found an awesome way to use the leftovers (stay [...]
We’ve been obsessing over making Asian food lately. I found this recipe on RealSimple.com and modified it so we’re not using frozen chicken nuggets. We kind of did our own thing with the veggies, added pineapple and omitted the cashews. It was still pretty amazing!
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In the search for fun, easy and healthy summer recipes, I came across Greek turkey burgers from Iowa Girl Eats. I’ve been wanting to try these for a while — and, bonus — you can make a bunch of patties ahead of time and freeze them for later use.
In the mix [...]
I love to cook and so does my beau and I’d like to think we’re pretty good at it. But every once in a while there is a major flop.
Fortunately, we’re not to blame on this one. The recipe we used STINKS!
I got a brilliant idea for Mark’s birthday cake from Real Simple. Of course, I had to modify the recipe, but the main idea is based on this recipe.
I asked Mark what kind of cake he wanted, and we talked a little about ice cream cakes and Better [...]

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