Strawberry Poppyseed Salad

My favorite summertime salad. This Strawberry Poppyseed Salad is a recipe I adapted from my sister-in-laws mother. It is a light crisp salad and the dressing makes all of the flavors come together perfectly. Perfect for a summer barbecue or picnic.

Ingredients:

Strawberries

Romaine lettuce

Honey roasted peanuts

Store bought poppyseed dressing - Marzetti brand is my favorite

Red onion (optional)

Mix together ingredients proportioned as you see fit.

Turkey Meatloaf

I love meatloaf and this particular recipe brings back great memories. In college every Wednesday a good friend of mine and I would spend the night trying out new recipes, often ones that we loved with a healthier spin. We came across a recipe for turkey meatloaf in Real Simple magazine and got hooked. It is incredibly simple to make, has half the fat content and is simply delicious! This is a dinner that will last the week and for me brings back great memories of time spent well with friends.

Get recipe here: Turkey Meatloaf Real Simple

Master Chef

We were hooked on this past seasons Master Chef. One episode contestants were asked to make a six layer cake to prepare for the judges.In a perfectly executed cake contest, Ben Starr (show contestant) made the judges drool over his beautifully crafted Pumpkin Carrot Cake. In a love for all things pumpkin and carrot we decided to take on this endeavor. Though our cake only ended up as three layers on one try and five the second time, both times this cake disappeared so quickly all that was left was the sugar high and a constant want for more!

Get recipe here: Pumpkin Carrot Cake

It Doesn't Get Much Easier...

Justin and I attended a Taste of Home Cooking School a while back and were shocked at the never ending goody bag that came with our little cooking extravaganza. Included in our goody bag was a McCormick Recipe Inspiration card McCormick in an amazingly brilliant idea has new recipe cards that contain the attached amount of spices for what is an easily simplistic and delicious Quesadilla Casserole. In what can easily be considered the quickest preparation I have ever experienced, McCormick delivers a delicious dinner for a very busy person.

Get recipe here: McCormick Quesadilla Casserole

Food. Good Food. - The Beginning

The often-asked question what’s for dinner has a vast array of answers. Around here that question is frequently answered with a simple one-word answer, food. To this the question is always raised, “What kind of food?” The answer, good food. Food. Good Food is the makings of two people with a common love for cooking/baking and a taste for food from many diverse flavors. You can consider it almost a challenge set within us to out do the other when creating and adapting recipes from our favorite shows and blogs. It only seemed natural to start documenting our love for food and the experiences we enjoy when spending time in the kitchen.