Peanut Butter Salmon with Butternut Squash, Apples, and Brussels Sprouts

Originally published April 14, 2016 Hey Everyone. These roast veggies are great on their own and made even better when you put salmon on top! I was working on homework and inspiration struck. I’ve had some apples in my refrigerator for weeks now and haven’t been craving them. I was planning on roasting my butternut squash…

Strawberry Rhubarb Grill Pie

Originally published June 27, 2016 We’ve been getting delicious, fresh strawberries and rhubarb from our farm share and I needed a dessert to bring to Sunday dinner at my parents. I wanted to make a strawberry rhubarb pie but my mom always gets mad if I turn the oven on during the summer. Thus, the…

Seedy Summery Salad

The perfect light healthy dinner or lunch! Inspired by a favorite recipe of a good friend of mine who loves to cook and also happens to read the law books! Thanks for the inspiration Ash! INGREDIENTS: 2 cups raw wild rice (I boil mine in 5 cups liquid) 8 cooked chicken drumsticks (seasoned with cumin,…

Greek Stuffed Chicken Breast with Broccolini

The BEST part of this meal is that it is baked on one tray! I hate dishes, so this goes far in my book.  INGREDIENTS: 4 large chicken breast sliced hassleback style 2 cups baby broccoli 2 cups raw spinach, cooked Mediterranean spice blend and smoked paprika 1/8 cup chopped parsley 1/3 cup crumbled feta…

Baked “Ziti” and Turkey Meatballs 

Guys I am SO sorry for my long hiatus. My loving boyfriend got me a squarespace website for my birthday (last year) and I am not tech savvy enough for that. So I am back at WordPress and couldn’t be happier.  So if you are new to LawBooksAndCooks allow me to introduce you to my…

Beef Bolognese 

If I can only teach my readers one thing it will be to MAKE YOUR OWN TOMATO SAUCE! It’s so easy and much healthier than those sugar-filled processed jars. So this is one of several sauces I make. You can make it on the stove top, I made mine in my crock pot, because that’s…

Italian Butternut Squash Bisque with the fixins’

 I would start by apologizing for posting 2/3 soup-like recipes but it’s Fall and I don’t care! 🍁🍁🍂🍂 I love Fall and this recipe allows me to multi-task which is great for a working student! Secondly, I would apologize for the wait for this post but this is typically how my blog will run as…

Herb Roasted Whole Chicken with roasted vegetables

The best part about that picture is… Well there’s a few. First, all that delicious came from one pan/cookie sheet. Second, there is SO MUCH MORE left! And third, that whole chicken is going to feed me and my wonderful boyfriend for two more meals and then a third counting the chicken stock recipe I…

Black Bean and Corn Chowder

This delicious soup packs sweet and spice and everything cozy that we want to end the first beautiful day with. Happy Fall everyone from my Monday to yours. Ingredients: 3 cans black beans 1 can corn 1 jar medium spice salsa (I used Trader Joes) 1 jar black bean and corn salsa (I used Trader…