Quick & Easy Meals

Turkey Club Stromboli. A fantastic use for leftover turkey in a hearty hot pocket of a sandwich, that’s practically a meal in itself.

Strawberry Balsamic Salad with Grilled Lime Cumin Chicken and Walnuts. The marriage of healthy and delicious was never more harmonious than in this beautiful salad that is a complete meal for lunch or even dinner.

Potato Latkes, not just a side dish for dinner, these crispy potato patties can make a great addition to your weekend brunch. Especially when served with quick and easy spicy tomato compote.

Turkey and Blackbean Soup – an easy delicious and nutritious soup to make with leftover roast turkey. Great to have for after the Holidays. Spouse has been in the kitchen whipping up yet another quick and easy,  wholesome winter soup. A few quality ingredients and a very simple preparation is all it takes to be …

Bacon Chicken Salad with Creamy Spicy Dijon Dressing – maybe the best use of leftover chicken yet. Use it in sandwiches, wraps or atop a garden salad!  This Bacon Chicken Salad is a different take on a club sandwich and one of my favorite lunches. We also often serve them in mini versions at party …

Honey Dijon Glazed Boneless Wings. Easy sweet & tangy white meat “boneless” wings. Quick to cook, less messy and much easier to eat than traditional wings. We served these at a little gathering of friends to celebrate my birthday last weekend and they were a bit hit. These would be an ideal finger food for …

Grilled Tomato Mozzarella Pizza – this is a great basic grilled pizza recipe that you can make any number of additions to or enjoy just as it is, with the quality, simple ingredients speaking for themselves. In the never ending quest to make as many different meals as possible on the summer grill as possible, …

Spicy Mango Orange Grilled Shrimp. The orange mango puree in this recipe is very versatile. 

This delicious steak and tomato panini with cheddar cheese was another plan-ahead meal I enjoyed for lunch one day last week after a grilled steak dinner the evening before. I purposely grilled an extra striploin steak to ensure there would be leftovers to make it. Even if you prefer your steak well done, it is better to …

Broiled Cheddar Steak Quesadillas. No need for frying with these crispy quesadillas which can use leftover steak, chicken or pork. Just brush the outsides of the tortillas with a little oil and crisp them to golden brown under the broiler. Here’s another leftover rescue recipe that I really planned in advance after a grilled steak …