Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
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Two grilled chicken breasts wrapped in bacon, garnished with fresh parsley and sliced jalapeños, are resting on a piece of parchment paper with lime wedges nearby.

Smoky Bacon Wrapped Grilled Chicken

This dish uses smoked bacon as your one fat - it keeps your chicken moist and that flavor pops with smoked paprika and seasoning blend, then grilled.
Grilled shrimp skewers served on a plate with lime wedges and fresh herbs.

Smoky Grilled Shrimp with Cucumber Radish Salad

Every now and then the U12 Wild Red Shrimp from Argentina are are on sale at my local Basha's supermarket for just $12 for a 2 pound bag. This is my favorite way to eat them.
Lettuce-wrapped sausage topped with beans, onions, cheese, and herbs, served with a red chili pepper on the plate.

Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer Weiner...

My Guilty Pleasure? Hot Dogs. Love em. Can't live without em.
Fruit-topped dessert arranged with blueberries, strawberries, and bananas in a flag-like pattern on a countertop.

Bye Bye Miss American Pie! No Sugar Fruit Tart

This Summer Show Stopper dessert is actually easy - a Truvia sweetened almond shortbread cookie, spread with no sugar jam and vanilla cream, as a base for the American flag inspired fresh fruit!

Grilled beef patty served on slate with roasted peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, mustard, and herbs.

Weekend BBQ at Home! Burgers RULE.

This is a simple one. The art of the BBQ Burger Plate. Everyone eats the same way. Everyone LOVES it. It is fast, it is delicious, it is good for a budget - and best of all, its great for weight loss.
Plate with corn on the cob, barbecue chicken, and a small tomato salad with dressing.

Grilled Chicken Dinner - with steps in Real Time!

BBQ Chicken Corn and Tomatoes spell SUMMER! All home made as fresh food tastes the best. Here are the steps for cooking chicken on the grill with our two favorite sides.
Grilled minced meat skewers arranged on a black slate plate with tomatoes, herbs, garlic, and chili around them.

Lamb Kebabs with Cucumber Dipping Sauce

This seasoned Grilled Lamb Kebab dish has one of my favorite flavor profiles- lamb, lemon, garlic, cumin!
Close-up of creamy potato salad with chopped chives, red onions, and pickles.

Alison's Fauxtato Salad

"Potato Salad is a wonderful thing, a great side for a barbecue or weekend meal. I decided to make a potato salad with a twist: cubed rutabaga, radish, egg, celery, and spices, and not a spud in sight!" ~~ Alison Meacham

Romaine lettuce leaf filled with seasoned ground meat and drizzled with creamy dressing on a decorative plate.

BBQ Chicken Slider

We call these sliders in our house, but thats simply code for BBQ. This snappy creole version is faster than a frozen pizza and a whole lot better tasting!
Plate of buffalo chicken skewers with bright orange sauce served beside creamy coleslaw and celery garnish.

Buffalo Tenders with Blue Cheese Slaw - Best Super Bowl Platter Ever!

One of my favorite flavor combinations, hello... Buffalo Wings and Blue Cheese! Ahhh, but this version keeps us in skinny jeans!
Bowl of baked beans in rich sauce topped with chopped chives.

Boston Style Baked Beans

Rich with tomato and molasses - good old fashioned New England style baked beans. Delicious with a backyard burger!

Plate of cucumber, tomato, and red onion salad with herbs beside a larger bowl of the same salad.

Tomato Cucumber Salad

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES... they are important to your life!

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