New Recipes

This summer, I fell into a bit of a dinner slump. A heat index of 110 degrees added to the task of figuring out how to juggle 2 kids left me with absolutely zero motivation to cook. I found myself recycling the same, comfortable recipes which eventually became quite boring to cook (and eat)!! A few weeks ago, I decided to make myself try at least one new recipe each week. I have a few cookbooks that I like, but perusing foodie blogs is much more fun. I love all of the pictures and the readers comments on how they tweaked the recipe a little to make it even better. I have ended up finding some really great recipes to add to my list of old standbys!

There are 2 sites that I am frequenting the most right now. My Kitchen Cafe is my favorite. I could spend the rest of the year making Melanie's recipes - they are quick, easy, and tasty! Here is a list of a few of the things I have recently made. I would recommend them all!

Baked Pasta with Chicken Sausage
Cornbread
Foil Packet Chicken with Carrots and Snow Peas
Classic Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Cookies
Lemon Sugar Crusted Blueberry Muffins
Italian Chicken Pastina
Best Baked Manicotti

Sugar and Spice is another favorite. Celeste definitely has some more labor intensive recipes that I just don't have time to do right now, but I still like to look at them and dream of a day when I will eventually have more time to cook! For now, I make her easier recipes and they are still delicious!!

Slashed Chicken with Herbed Butter
Chicken with Cranberry Sauce
Easy Spinach and Ricotta Tortelloni with Meat Sauce
Tuscan Pasta with Basil Cream

I also really like Allrecipes.com when I know what I want to make but need a recipe for it. They have a ton of reader reviews, so I know that a dish rated 5 stars will probably taste pretty good!

I'd love to know where you guys find good recipes at!