Finding time to make dinner for the family isn’t always easy this time of the year! We’re all up to our eyebrows in tinsel and sugar cookies! If there were just a few more hours in the day Santa and his missing elves (notice how there are no elves when you are playing Santa?) could whip up an amazing meal! Well, I’m here to help! Wouldn’t this big warm comforting yummy bowl of Taco Soup be wonderful for dinner tonight?! Best part…it’s ready in 30 minutes! Shoot… even the “missing elves” could make this one! 😉
Soups, Salads, & Sandwiches
I love chopped salads loaded with all kinds of amazing flavorful ingredients. This Chopped Autumn Harvest Salad is THAT salad! Chopped romaine lettuce is paired with dried cherry flavored cranberries, candied pecans, feta cheese, fresh chopped apples, crispy breaded chicken tenders and bacon. BACON!!! How can you go wrong with a salad that has bacon? Not possible! Top that all off with an amazingly easy and delicious creamy poppy seed balsamic dressing and you have my new FAVORITE fall Salad! I think we are going to be Besties!
Crispy cabbage and romaine lettuce blend harmoniously with crunchy wonton strips, toasted almonds, and savory sesame dressing. Topped with tender pieces of Deli General Tso’s chicken, each bite offers a delightful combination of textures and tastes, perfect for a quick and satisfying meal.
I was busy canning peaches this week and helping my daughter dehydrate cinnamon apple slices. What to make for dinner was not high on my priority list. Not to mention, after canning all day, the last thing I wanted to do was cook! What I needed was a meal I could toss into the crock pot that morning and forget about it till dinner time. I have been craving a chicken and wild rice soup! I’ve seen a lot of recipes for them but, they all had a lot of “steps” and I was looking for a “lazy soup”! So, I decided to make my own! This creamy chicken and wild rice soup is the result! Thanks to my handy-dandy crock pot, the house smelled heavenly all day…almost like Thanksgiving! This is my new favorite “go to” soup recipe for the upcoming cold Fall and Winter months! It’s delicious! Seriously… It’s REALLY delicious and SO easy! You’re going to love it and so will all the other birdies at your Nest! Come take a peek…
I’ve been dying to make this salad and share it with y’all! It’s my very favorite Fall salad and it’s out of this world! Tangy blue cheese, fruity sliced pears, creamy avocado, and crunchy candied pecans are all pulled together with an amazing mustard garlic vinaigrette dressing! If your mouth has been looking for a flavor explosion this is it! It’s so easy to make and so impressive to serve. I love to serve this salad during the Holidays but, truth be told, it’s great for week day lunch with friends! You will impress everyone when you make this salad…just be sure to invite me over when you do!
It’s Monday and time to share my all time favorite summer “go-to” salad! Fresh tomatoes are in season! This salad is perfect for helping you use up that garden overload! It’s simple, it’s easy, it’s full of flavor, and it makes any level cook look like a gourmet chef! If you love fresh tomatoes,avocados, and have a secret love-affair with cheese…this simple beautiful salad is for YOU!
I love sticky finger licking, lip smacking, buffalo chicken tenders. The kind they serve at a certain “wing” place…yeah, those! Well, I’ve taken those and added them to a salad (that just erased all the guilt..it’s in the handbook…mix fried foods with greens and greens win!) and used all my other favorite wing sides to go with it! It makes for one mouthwatering salad that is perfect in this killer heat! I don’t know about you but, I really think I’m melting! Which makes this salad just the dish to make for dinner. It quick and easy… and it won’t heat up your kitchen…even better!
Last week I needed to come up with a dinner in a hurry! I had a hangry man coming home and I forgot to pull something out of the freezer! Yikes! (This ever happen to anyone else?) So, I went digging in the fridge and this is what happened! One AMAZING hot sandwich that is a quick, easy, and fantastically delicious meal!
It’s going to be a Fantastic week here at Norine’s Nest! To kick this week off I’m sharing my very favorite summertime pasta salad! Antipasto Pasta Salad! It’s packed full of all those yummy ingredients you love in a regular Antipasto but, it’s in one amazing pasta salad dish. Your fork is loaded with all those rich Italian Flavors! Best of all…it’s easy! Remember…I’m all about “Real” down home every day cooking from my Nest to yours! We got this!
A no frills chicken salad that is perfect for your busy weekend schedule!