Recipes for Real Life
Hands-on Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Serves 4 1 pint vanilla ice cream 1½ c strawberries ¼ c milk ¼ c Cointreau (orange liqueur) In a blender, puree ice cream, strawberries, and orange liqueur until smooth. Divide among 4 glasses. From Real Simple’s ’10 Ideas for: Vanilla Ice Cream,’ this is soooo good. …
Total Time: 5 minutes Serves 2 2 Tbsp mayonniase 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan 1 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper ½ head romaine lettuce 1 cooked chicken breast, sliced ½ c croutons or baked tortillas In a small bowl, whisk together mayo, lemon juice, Parmesan, mustard, and salt …
If you’re like me and aren’t into the whole Valentine’s dinner out, you may be wondering what to do instead. Well, if you like sweets, you should definitely make up these Black & White cookies. They are so good. And you can share them at work, with family, friends and yep, even your valentine! …
Hands-on Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes Serves 1 ¼ c pineapple juice ¼ c plain low-fat yogurt ¼ c strawberries ½ frozen banana Blend together and enjoy! This is a really yummy smoothie! I found it in none other than, Real Simple! They did a big Healtth Guide piece on snacks. This came …
Hands-on Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Serves 4 12 oz gemelli or some other short pasta 3 c fresh basil leaves ½ c olive oil 4 oz crumbled fresh goat cheese ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Cook pasta according to the package directions; drain and return it to the pot. Meanwhile, in …
