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Strawberry Grilled Cheese {With Fresh Strawberry Balsamic Relish}

April 4, 2013 by Faith 30 Comments

Grilled cheese, the iconic American sandwich, is a favorite of most kids growing up and never stops being comfort food, even to adults. Crisp and buttery outside and gooey with melted cheese inside, it’s the perfect sandwich, even in its most basic form.

I grew up on American cheese-grilled cheese sandwiches, usually paired with tomato soup, which was of course the perfect accompaniment for dipping purposes. As my sister and I would greedily scarf down our sandwiches and soup, my mom would enjoy grilled cheese of a different kind: a much more grown-up version, usually with a sweet flair.…

Kid-Friendly Veggie-Heavy Taco Pie

October 5, 2012 by Faith 25 Comments

It’s not every day you see two nine-year-old kids inhale a meal full of veggies and then opt for a second helping instead of dessert (which was chocolate cake), but that’s exactly what my niece and her friend did last weekend. Any meal that has that kind of power is just plain magic....

The Ultimate Veggie Hoagie

June 30, 2012 by Faith 21 Comments

It’s a fact; the messiest sandwiches always taste the best. (If you just took another look at the picture above and thought that this sandwich must taste amazing then, you are right!) It’s messy, delicious and healthy, and it really doesn’t get any better than this....

Almond-Crusted Chicken with Lemony Olive and Black Bean Relish

January 2, 2012 by Faith 39 Comments

Almond-Crusted Chicken with Lemony Olive and Black Bean Relish is a family-friendly weeknight meal, but also makes a perfect stay-at-home date night meal! I’m a truly lucky girl. Now in addition to being able to cook eggs (at least two different ways), my multi-talented hubby can make a pretty fantastic breaded chicken cutlet. (Don’t think I’m being sarcastic – I am being absolutely serious! He can also do laundry, mop a floor until it sparkles, pick out the prettiest flowers in the world for me, and develop and maintain a computer network.) He doesn’t make breaded chicken cutlets very often, but I always get excited when he […]...

Grilled Peaches with Orange Blossom Syrup and Pistachios

August 8, 2011 by Faith 42 Comments

Each month Kitchen Play hosts a Progressive Party with six food bloggers who are typically assigned one of the following courses: cocktail, amuse bouche, salad, appetizer/soup, main course, and dessert. The bloggers then have to incorporate the same product into whatever course they were assigned. This month’s challenge was a little different, in that the course assigned to all the bloggers was “Iconic Grilling Recipe” and the theme, which was sponsored by the Ad Council who is promoting new USDA food safety guidelines during the summer grilling season, was “Make This Recipe…Safer”. I love grilling and I was thrilled to be invited to participate in this […]...

Succotash-Style Pasta Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing

July 26, 2011 by Faith 47 Comments

Summer is the season of pasta salads. They feed a crowd and are quick and easy to throw together, which makes them perfect for potlucks, picnics, and barbeques. Plus they’re a great way to sneak more veggies into kids (or adults) who claim to not even like fresh corn (ahem, Mike). Succotash is a Southern dish that usually has lima beans, corn, and bell pepper, and it was the inspiration for my pasta salad....