Breakfast Salad
This is hands down our favorite salad ever. We eat it for a light dinner, but it would be great for brunch, or to accompany a main dish. For kale…
Chicken with Dijon Sauce
This is a fairly simple and fuss-free dish with an elegant flavor. I like to serve it with roasted potatoes and broccoli. -3 lbs chicken parts, with skin and bones…
Roasted Vegetable Baked Quinoa
I make a lot of varied quinoa bakes and salads and Jeremy and I both agreed that this is the best one I’ve ever made by far. It’s a great…
Baked Chicken Parmesan
This Chicken Parm has all the flavors of the classic Italian dish, but with less fat and less fuss due to baking rather than frying the chicken. The recipe is…
Orange Chicken
Love Chinese takeout, but trying to eat on the healthier side? If so, this recipe is for you! It has all the crispness of fried Chinese takeout chicken, without the…
Carrot Salad with Lemon Tahini Dressing
This salad was inspired by, and is slightly adapted from, this Smitten Kitchen recipe. I found this combination of flavors unexpected, light and refreshing. To make this #dinnerdoneby9am I make…
Red Curry Vegetable Soup
I created this soup to use up leftover veggies and noodles I had on hand from Vietnamese Noodle Bowls. -1 Tbsp canola oil -1 onion, sliced -6 c chicken or…
Slow Cooker Carnitas with Pickled Onions
To make this #dinnerdoneby9am I throw everything in the slow cooker in the morning, and turn to warm once the meat is done. -1 (3-4) pork loin, shoulder or butt,…
Meet Shannon
Hi - I'm Shannon! I'm a stay-at-home wife, mom to 3 boys and lover of all things culinary. I enjoy nothing more than a good meal paired with conversation with good people. With 3 kids and a busy home I like to prep dinner first thing in the morning (#dinnerdoneby9am) so that regardless of what happens during the day we have a delicious and nutritious meal ready to enjoy together. I want to provide you with simple techniques and nutritious recipes that will remove your dinnertime stress and free you up to enjoy healthy, delicious home-cooked meals with the people around you.
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