What is Creamed Spinach?

Creamed spinach is a popular recipe in the Unite states that's commonly served at steakhouses. It is made with an abundance of cooked wilted spinach that's coated in a cream based béchamel sauce and often includes flavorings such as onions and cheese.

It is served as a side dish and can be made with fresh or frozen spinach.

Here we went with all the best upgrades including sticking to fresh spinach for the freshest flavor, and using two kinds of cheese along with a fair dose of cream and butter.

It's very easy to make and one of the best ways to use up an abundance of spinach! It's elegant enough for a holiday gathering yet easy enough for a weeknight meal.

Who knew spinach could be this good?

Who doesn't love a recipe that makes the mark to be tasty enough for the holidays with a hint of gourmet elegance, yet it's easy enough for a weekday? This chicken Florentine is just that!

It comes together quickly since it's pan-fried on the stovetop but it tastes impressive enough to serve to guests.

You'll find that the sauce has layers of flavor thanks to the white wine, shallot, parmesan cheese, garlic, and an abundance of spinach. Plus there's plenty of sauce so you can have extra for dipping with fresh bread or pairing with pasta alongside the chicken. You can even feel good about it since there's so much fresh baby spinach to balance the carbs and creamy sauce.

A helpful tip and reminder whenever cooking chicken breasts, just cook them right to 165 degrees in the center so you end up with juicy, tender chicken breasts (if overcooked they become dry and chewy, I highly recommend using an instant-read thermometer to test for doneness).

Sautéing Green Beans

I think for many the go to ways to cook green beans are to boil, steam and roast them. But after trying this simple skillet method though you'll probably realize sautéing green beans hasn't gotten the attention and praise it deserves.

I'd say it's easily one of the best ways to make them! Once you try them you may likely be thinking "Who knew green beans could be so good?" And you can have them crisp-tender and ready in under 15 minutes! It's the perfect side dish.

Even the kids might come to enjoy "those green things" on their plate rather than turning their noses to another vegetable. Nutrition for the win!

It's amazing what that lightly browned flavor of sautéing can do, along with a hint of butter. This is such a tasty way to upgrade to fresh green beans!

Chicken Marinade Recipe with Triple Citrus

Every summer it's all about those chicken marinades right? Because who likes bland and boring chicken without some extra flavor?

This marinade is incredibly easy to make! Don't be intimated by that list of ingredients, you can see in the ingredients photo below it's actually not much and you probably have a lot of what you'll need already.

Thanks to using all that fresh citrus, both juice and zest, you get a deliciously summery marinade you'll want to make time and time again.

You'll love that it's not overwhelming like some of those vinegar based chicken marinades can be. The splash of citrus is a nice welcome touch that always enhances the flavors of chicken.

Another fun way to use this marinade is to make grilled chicken skewers, instead of using whole chicken pieces cut into 1-inch cubes, marinate then thread onto skewers and grill.

Just be sure to plan ahead with this recipe because you'll want to let the chicken soak for at least one hour to absorb that flavor.

Easy Spinach Salad with Cranberries and Almonds

This salad is a breeze to make and the only chopping required is for the shallot, gotta love that!

Fresh spinach is layered with chewy dried cranberries, crisp sliced almonds, and a sweet and simple toasted sesame seed vinaigrette.

One of My Favorite Chicken Recipes

This is one of my favorite chicken recipes because the chicken is just so tasty. The delicious flavor comes from the use of bone-in, skin-on thighs and a quick garlic herb marinade.

I love the way the veggies and apples compliment the chicken. And since everything is roasted together the flavors have a chance to meld during that cook time.

This meal just has fall written all over it with it's seasonal veggies and the fact that it's just total good for the soul comfort food perfect for a cool breezy fall day.

Brussels Sprout Salad with Pears and Bacon

With this delicious salad you get those thinly shredded Brussels sprouts that have just the perfect crunch, along with soft sweet pears, salty crispy bacon, a slight bite from the shallots, nutty crunchy pecans, creamy tangy gorgonzola cheese, plus just a hint of herby freshness from the parsley.

And it's all finished off with a bright lemon bacon maple dressing. Talk about one delicious salad! And something new for a change.

It's a salad that will give you one more reason to look forward to fall every year and all those delicious pears this time of year.

This salad is the perfect reminder that everything is better with bacon. But really, I do love the way the pears and bacon compliment each other here.

It's a match meant to be and a flavor combination I should be using more often.

Ingredients Needed for the Salad

• Bacon
• Fresh Brussels sprouts
• Fresh parsley
• Pecans
• Pears
• Gorgonzola cheese
• Shallot

Ingredients Needed for the Dressing

How to Make Brussels Sprout Salad

Can I Make This Salad in Advance?

Once you add the dressing the salad will hold up well for about an hour - but keep in mind the pears edges can brown so if you want to add dressing to soften up the Brussels sprouts a little first just wait to add those pears until later.

You can definitely shred the Brussels sprouts one day in advance though and make the dressing a day in advance (then gently rewarm as the bacon grease will solidify.

Can I Use a Different Kind of Cheese?

Goat cheese would work well hear or feta would be another good option.

What Should I Serve with This Salad?

• Garlic Roasted Chicken Thighs
• Roasted Chicken
• Slow Cooker Rotisserie Chicken
• Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
• Dinner Rolls

The Perfect Thanksgiving Salad

This would be a perfect salad to serve at a party or at Thanksgiving but it's also so delicious that you should be waiting for a celebration to roll around.

You should be making it today. And enjoying every delicious bite!

Sun Dried Tomato Chicken in Skillet

You can never have too many easy chicken recipes for a quick weeknight meal! The great thing about this Skillet Chicken with Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Sauce is that it's simple enough for a weeknight meal yet it's fancy enough to serve to guests on a weekend.

It's packed with bright and delicious Italian flavors that will leaving everyone craving it and requesting it be made again and again! 

Butternut Squash Salad with Spinach

You may not think of adding butternut squash to your salad but it really just works, especially when you add it to a spinach salad along with toasted pecans, pomegranate arils, and tangy goat cheese.

Then you coat all of that with a honey shallot red wine vinaigrette and incredible things just happen! I'm telling you I just can't get enough of this salad!

I made it once this week and loved it so much that I deemed it worthy of my party this weekend and made it again. I'm guessing just about anyone could eat three platefuls of it.

All the flavors of this salad just meld so well together, plus it has fall and winter written all over it.

You can never have too many salmon recipes, right? I could eat salmon every day, if only they could sell it for the same price as chicken. I have been trying to eat more fish lately, and salmon is definitely my favorite type of fish so it's almost always my go to choice. I should expand my horizon and broaden my palate and cook with different types of fish like swordfish or tuna, but salmon is just my favorite so I don't venture out much. Plus I've finally gotten my kids to love it.

Salmon and Summer Veggies in Foil

This salmon is packed with flavor, full of nutritious ingredients, it's easy to make and clean up is a breeze! I love cooking with ingredients that are in season and we all know this summer everyone will be overflowing with an abundance of zucchini, squash, and fresh from the vine tomatoes so why not make a dish that combines all of those? In the past I've always thought tomatoes and salmon were such a strange combo (who knows why), then I finally got over that and tried it and I totally love it, as long as things are seasoned right. This is like an Italian spin on salmon in foil and you are totally going to love it! My picky 4 year old couldn't get enough of it!

You could also experiment with potatoes, asparagus, carrots, red onion, and cherry tomatoes. The options are limitless!