26Mar/14

Chicken Pasta Primavera

March 26, 201460 Minutes or Less, Grains, Rice & Pasta, Main DishBell Peppers, Brocolli, carrots, Cream Cheese, Featured, One Pot Meals, onions, Parmesan Cheese, Pasta, Pasta Dishes, Sun Dried Tomatoes, zucchiniKristine Cocchiarella

We love pasta in our home. I’m sure being married to an Italian has absolutely nothing to do with it at all. Because of our love for fresh pasta, I someday hopeRead More…

07Mar/14

Real & Simple Homemade Pizza

March 7, 201460 Minutes or Less, Italian, Main DishCheese, Featured, Pizza, Pizza SauceKristine Cocchiarella

Pizza night!  Who doesn’t look forward to homemade pizza night? I know we sure do.  Once I got over my aversion to making my own organic fail-proof pizza dough, I started playingRead More…

08Jan/14

Creamy Parmesan Garlic Linguine

January 8, 201460 Minutes or Less, Cheeses, Grains, Rice & PastaCream, Cream Sauce, Creamy Garlic Parmesan Linguine, Dairy, Featured, Garlic, Herbs, Italian, Linguine, Parmesan Cheese, Real Food Girl Creamy LinguineKristine Cocchiarella

Pasta. We love our pasta here Casa de Stud Muffin y Real Food Girl.  I’m sure it has everything to do with the fact that The Stud Muffin is Italian.  He’s alsoRead More…

06Jan/14

Skillet Chicken with Mushroom and Onion Cream Sauce

January 6, 201460 Minutes or Less, Main Dish, One Pot MealsChicken, Cream Sauce, Entree, Featured, Mushrooms, onions, Parsley, Skillet Chicken with Mushroom and Onion Cream Sauce, skillet dishes, White WineKristine Cocchiarella

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Wanna know something funny?  I don’t like mushrooms.  Well, I do, but I won’t eat them. That’s not entirely true either. I’ll eat some of them asRead More…

23Dec/13

Real Food Tex-Mex Pasta Bake

December 23, 201360 Minutes or Less, Main Dish, Quick & Easybaked pasta, Casseroles, Cheddar Cheese, chipotle, Cumin, Featured, green chiles, green peppers, Ground Beef, Pasta Dishes, real food tex mex, skillet dishesKristine Cocchiarella

 I had a tough time naming this dish.   It looks like a Goulash, but not only is it not Hungarian, it’s also not a stew.  My grandmother used to make something similarRead More…

21Feb/13

Chicken Salsa Verde with Cornbread Dumplings

February 21, 201360 Minutes or Less, Chicken, Entree, Ethnic & Regional, MexicanComfort Food, Featured, GMO-Free, Organic, Salsa VerdeKristine Cocchiarella

Pretty much everyone loves chicken and dumplings.   And almost everyone loves Mexican food.  So why not combine the two and come up with a welcomed departure from the norm?  I couldn’tRead More…

19Feb/13

Out of the Box Hamburger Helper (GMO-Free)

February 19, 201360 Minutes or Less, Entree, Grains, Rice & PastaBeef, Featured, Kid Friendly, Mushrooms, Recipe RemakeKristine Cocchiarella

Today I wanted to bring back one of my earlier recipes where I felt if it just got a little more face time that you guys would fall in love with itRead More…

15Feb/13

Cheddar Bacon BBQ Meatloaves

February 15, 201360 Minutes or Less, Cheeses, Entree, Freezer MealsBacon, Barbeque, Cheddar, Featured, GMO-Free, Ground Beef, Organic, Quick & EasyKristine Cocchiarella

Today I have a fun twist on your everyday meatloaf.  The Stud Muffin and I like meatloaf.  Don’t believe me?  Just look (Here) and (Here) and you’ll see just how much.  IRead More…