Posts Tagged ‘asparagus’

Easy Asparagus Chicken Alfredo Pizza
Feel like you're enjoying all the fun and flavor of Italy in minutes with this quick recipe for Easy Asparagus Chicken Alfredo Pizza! Eatza pizza witha Alfredo anda the asparagusa anda deliciosa flava! Spring has sprung, and with it comes the joy of fresh asparagus. And what better way to enjoy the flavors of spring than with this supremely easy chicken, Alfredo sauce, and asparagus pizza. Buon appetito!   Start with this quick... Read More
10 Easy Easter Recipes
Easter dinner has to be great -- but it doesn't have to be hard. Try these easy Easter recipes to make your dinner simply fabulous. Easter dinner is the ultimate of all Sunday dinners. And a feast worth celebrating with family and friends should be a joy to prepare, too. Until the Easter bunny decides to leave complete meals in your basket, these recipes are the next best thing. They make “dinner is served” a real cinch. Click on underlin... Read More
Grilled Asparagus
Ready for asparagus to get all up in your grill? Then check out this clever way of cooking it on your barbie! Grilled veggies are nice and all, but sometimes they fall through the grate, and other times they are just downright a pain to prep. But not with this easy idea for barbecuing asparagus. Check it out, friends of cleverness…. You'll need asparagus and skewers. Like, that's it. Except for olive oil and salt. But otherwise, that's real... Read More
Grilled Chicken Dinner to Die For
I don't really want you to die, but this chicken foil packet is gonna have you flirting with it. Scene: It's at the end of a work day. Or any day. You're exhausted. Your kids are cranky. Your spouse is crankier. Your limbs are hanging on by a strand of dentil floss. You're starving. Your kids are starving. Your spouse is starving-er. You're this close to eating grout sealer with a swig of polyurethane. Your kids are this close to eating Pla... Read More
Super Fresh Spring Salad
A salad so fresh and pretty it's like eating ART. Salads. We know we gotta eat 'em. We know we need 'em. We know about that freedom. (Freedom has nothing to do with salads, but you know me and rhyming.) But sometimes the idea of eating a salad makes me want to yank out my own esophagus and flush it down the toilet. I'd much rather back up a U Haul with 14,000 tacos into my pie hole than think about SALAD. Yawn-o-tron. To me, salads h... Read More
Mini Gruyere and Asparagus Tarts
Bring on Spring, channel the bunny and give these fab mini tarts a whirl! They’re cheesy, buttery, asparagus-y little rounds of happiness and joy. These little cheesy asparagus tarts are perfect for brunch, apps or on the side for dinner … heck, eat ‘em for your midnight snack, for all we care, just make sure you eat one! There are three stars that rock this show – Pillsbury Flaky Layers biscuits, sweet tender asparagus and CHEESE! We... Read More
Rustic Spring Pizzettes
Happy things happen with leftover dough, veggies and cheese. We've all been there. At least once. And sometimes we have a feeling it's going to happen. Like some little squeaky voice in our gut just lets us know. But other times it hits us upside the head like a yellow foam Nerf bat, minus the yellow foam Nerf part. A dad gum kitchen fail. Being a food blogger, there are two types of kitchen fails for me. Ones that maybe sort of fail but i... Read More
Asparagus Pesto Pasta Salad
You guys, it's happening. Now that spring has sprangidy sprung, the pesto plague doth stricken. It's all I think about. It's all I dream about. These days my hands are on autopilot to grab the processor, something green, some nuts, garlic, cheese, oil and blitzeroo my life into grand glory. No, I'm not applying a pesto body scrub right now, why do you ask? It's not that I'm bored with the traditional way of preparing pesto, with basil and... Read More
Asparagus with Pomegranate and Walnuts
Thanksgiving ready in just 15 minutes! Make this beauty of a side dish for your Thanksgiving table. It’s November. That means that I am embroiled in wild-eyed planning for two birthdays and my epic annual Thanksgiving dinner. But really, it’s Thanksgiving that captures most of my attention always. Like I said, my dinner is epic. Planning my menu for Thanksgiving is a trial in patience and organization. I am fortunate to have six burners,... Read More
How Do You Cook Asparagus?
Not sure about asparagus? Check out these five yummy and easy ways to prepare it. If you have never tried making this spring vegetable, you are in for a treat. Not only is asparagus delicious, but it is also incredibly simple to make. Grill, steam, roast, or poach … you can cook asparagus almost any way you can imagine. Getting Started No matter how you decide to cook your asparagus, you must prepare it first. Break off the ends of the stalk... Read More