Soups, Salads and Sides
Spicy Tuesday – Menestra! A Spanish Dish of Green Beans, Asparagus and Artichokes – Black Pepper
Its ASPARGUS season! For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the slender stalks are popping up everywhere. We love the combination of flavors in this easy to fix Spanish veggie dish called Menestra, and how impressive it looks on the table. Menestra is not only...
Drink Wine and Get Organized – Happy Spring Edition!
https://www.facebook.com/nancy.waldeck/videos/10216048758794494/ Happy Spring! If you didn't get a chance to see the Facebook Live Video - here's a copy! We had a super time drinking wine and getting organized on Thursday! You can check out Carrie's NeatSmart...
Simply Sensational Spring Salads with Atlanta & CO Today!
Missed the show? Click here to watch it! http://www.11alive.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/atlanta-and-company/scrumptious-spring-salad-recipes/85-532186510 Easter, Passover, Spring Break – all these holidays and more are a super opportunity to serve up...
Friday Four 032318: Happy Spring! Kale Caesar Salad
Its Salad season! Here’s a twist on the traditional Caesar that’s made with Kale – along with a yummy plant based dressing and fun sweet potato croutons! Bring on Spring!
Spicy Tuesday – Slow Cooker Gumbo – Bay Leaves
No matter whether you call it a slow cooker, crockpot or even an Instapot – recipes that you can “prep, set and forget” are some of our favorites! We presented this one to raving fans at a class at the Thomas F Chapman Family Cancer Wellness Center last week. More of...
Happy St Patricks Day with Rumplethumps and Atlanta and Company
Cheers to St Patrick’s Day! Hold the Corned Beef This Year and serve up these fun recipes to celebrate St Pattys Day. Pub Salad is a salad served up in the local pub, simple and delicious, often with the bar garnishes topping a salad of chopped lettuce. The green...
Friday Four 030918: Slow Cooker Chickpea and Butternut Squash Stew
Not only is this stew gorgeous with brilliant colors of orange, yellow and red, it’s agreat way to make a vegetarian meal that is so hearty no one even misses themeat. The leftovers freeze great and a pita pocket stuffed full with the stew and a little shredded Napa cabbage makes a super lunch the next day.
Spicy Tuesday – Arugula Salad with Roasted Pepper Dressing – Smoked Paprika
During the “comfort food” season of winter, its so nice to have a hardy salad that we can serve up for dinner. One plate – dinner done. This salad is the perfect antidote to heavy soups and stews, the arugula with the crunchy cabbage won’t weigh you down! We often say...
Spicy Tuesday – Cumin Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes – Cumin
Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? Soft, warm, creamy and delicious – they taste great but more than a little bit are not great for us. Here’s a switch-a-roo for the potatoes that is easy, fast and super delicious. Oh yeah, we think that these cumin cauliflower...
Spicy Tuesday – Red Lentil and Butternut Squash Soup – Chili Flakes
Red Pepper Flakes are simply dried peppers that have been ground up just enough to leave you with a mix of flakes, seeds and ground pepper. Any kind kind of peppers can be used, most often cayenne, but sweeter peppers like ancho, guajillo or even bell peppers can be...
Drink Wine and Get Organized – Valentine’s Edition
Loved sharing chocolate and wine with Uber Organizer Carrie Peoples this afternoon on Facebook Live! If you didn't get a chance to view it live - here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/nancy.waldeck/videos/10215642826206433/ Warm and Rich Chile Sopa de Chocolate 4...
Friday Four 020218: Flavorful Black Bean and Turkey Chili for the Big Game
Its time for the BIG GAME! Whenever I think about about this time of year – I think Chili! This is one of my favorites – hardy and easy and a BIG crowd pleaser! The National Syndicated column – the 7 Day Meal Planner’s Susan Nicholson thought so too, its today’s recipe!
Spicy Tuesday – Winter Citrus Spinach Salad with Rosemary Yogurt Dressing – Rosemary
When the wind is blowing and the sky is that winter color of gray, soup is in order. We hear you! But we’re not featuring soup this week; cause its time to shake it up with a wintery citrus salad. After all that warm comfort food, the taste of bright oranges and...
Happy National Oatmeal Month! Fun Recipes on Atlanta & CO!
MISSED the SHOW? Click HERE to watch the Video! Oatmeal’s not just for breakfast! Christine and I will use this easy-to-find delicious and nutritious ingredient in two recipes. Five Reasons to Love Oats Easy to make Great source of soluble and insoluble fiber Good...
Friday Four 012618: Slow Cooker Indian Inspired Cauliflower and Sweet Potatoes
Although I use it all year round, winter is my favorite time to plug in the slow cooker and make warm rich foods that won’t slow me down!
Spicy Tuesday – Moroccan Roasted Beets with Yogurt Dill Sauce – Dill
Beets are one of those dividing veggies – typically you love them- or NOT! If you’ve never roasted beets before, here’s your chance to taste the rich roasty toasty warm flavors of the beets, so easy to make! A yogurt dill sauce accompanies the beets, a typical side...
Drink Wine and Get Organized – The Five Building Blocks of Soup and Awesome Organizing Tips for Soup and MORE!
It's the soup time of the year - Anyone can make delicious soup! Neatsmart's Carrie and I had a blast talking wine, soup and organization yesterday. If you missed the Facebook LIVE, here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/nancy.waldeck/videos/10215437123623997/...
Friday Four – South American Inspired Seafood Soup – 011918
Its most definitely soup time! And there’s nothing like a fabulous easy recipe filled with seafood, herbs and spices to make us all want to get in the kitchen and cook.
Happy National Spicy and Hot Food Day!
It's the soup and salad time of the year – and what better way to celebrate National Hot and Spicy Food day than with a warming African inspired soup and a bright and tangy slaw? YOU can check out the segment on Atlanta and Company right...
Drink Wine and Get Organized – Three Things To Lighten Your Drawers and Three Kitchen Ideas We Can’t Throw OUT!
Its the time of year that we love to think about ways to lighten our closets! And since I'm a healthy chef, and I always cook lighter - I'm turning that idea on its head and giving you NEW recipes that you can use to replace foods or recipes you may want to throw out....