Tomato Soup with Tortellini and Mushrooms

This meal is one of those Trader Joe’s hacks.  Or one of those [insert grocery store name here] hacks, for that matter.  Simply heat up some creamy tomato soup on the stove.  While that’s warming, cook up some tortellini.  While both of those are getting ready, saute some sliced button mushrooms in a separate pan. Once…

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Lemon Pepper Swordfish Over Rice with Feta and Peas

My beau is seriously into swordfish lately.  He requests it regularly, and when he heard there was some in the freezer on Sunday night, he voluntarily took it out to thaw.  He’s not usually one to get his hands dirty with raw food, but seeing his enthusiasm, I was happy to cook it for him…

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Caprese Pasta Salad

My beau was concerned we needed one more side dish on our 4th of July spread and was really feelin a pasta salad.  I was not so convinced.  Pasta and potato salads are usually mayo based…not so great for sitting out in the sun all day while people graze.  “So just create a pasta salad without mayonnaise,”…

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Via Carota

Everything I had read about Via Carota mentioned that they do things with vegetables that could make any meat lover reconsider their values.  Don’t think of it as a vegetarian restaurant – there is plenty of meat and fish on the menu.  It’s just that the vegetables are given true attention rather than serving as…

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