Cooking Recipes Category - My Suburban Kitchen

Weekly Menu Plan Ideas

July 31, 2013 By Shannah Coe 4 Comments

Deciding what to make for dinner each week gets tougher and tougher because the weather is so beautiful that the last thing on my mind if making a weekly menu plan. BUT, I know when I don’t make a plan, we eat out way too much and end up eating stuff that isn’t good for us. Holding myself accountable for my own menu plan is one of the main reasons I started featuring menu plan ideas here on the blog. Sure, I may not cook everything featured here but it gets me focused on planning out my meals for the coming week. Hopefully, it helps you all along the way too 🙂

Sunday: I’ve never really thought about making a dish with braised bacon but this one caught my eye so I knew I wanted to make sure I saved it.

Monday: Couscous doesn’t have to be relegated to side dish status. Throw in some chickpeas for protein and you’ve got a main course worthy dish.

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S’mores Pizza Recipe

July 30, 2013 By Shannah Coe 75 Comments

S’mores are the perfect summer treat. But, with hot temperatures, you may not always want to light a fire to make them. Or, if you are like me, you don’t really have a place to light a fire that won’t get your arrested. We were sitting around one night craving some s’mores and the recipe for s’mores pizza was born.

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A Non-Bakers Dessert: Biscoff Cake Pops #BiscoffSpreadsLove

July 24, 2013 By Shannah Coe 13 Comments

I am so excited to be working with Biscoff Spreads on this recipe project. I have been compensated for this post but this the recipe and all opinions below are my own.

Baking is hard, ya’ll. There is all kinds of exact measuring and making things look pretty. It doesn’t matter how good an ugly cake tastes if it is still ugly. So, what is a non-baker like me to do when she needs to take a cake to friends?

Make cakepops instead.
Biscoff Cake Pops

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Let’s Get Cooking

July 24, 2013 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

Wednesday is back again and I am holding my head just barely above water. I started working in the office again this week and it has been quite a shock to my system. Commuting + working + therapy + all the other stuff in life has definitely kept me busy and exhausted. Fingers crossed it gets easier really soon! You aren’t here to hear me ramble on though…you are here for recipes so let’s get cooking!

Sunday: Seared Asian Salmon with Caramelized Onions and Lemon Cilantro Edamame Puree

Monday: Pea toast

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Liquid Gold Cheesy Party Potatoes

July 22, 2013 By Shannah Coe 20 Comments

We have a new person that recently joined our household {don’t worry, you’ll get to know more about her later} and she is a vegetarian. You can totally tell from the recipes I share here that Mathlete and I pretty big meat eaters so I am excited for the challenge that cooking for a vegetarian will bring. One of the first things I decided to make for her was something that I knew the whole family would enjoy: cheesy party potatoes made with delicious Velveeta cheese.

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The Perfect Summer Side Dish: Zucchini Carpaccio

July 10, 2013 By Shannah 12 Comments

Summertime meals call for fresh flavors and lots of produce. At our recent parent’s day out, one of the couples brought a dish I fell in love with and had to figure out to make once I got home. For me, the combination of flavors made it the absolute perfect summer side dish. I hit up the farmer’s market to make sure I got the freshest produce I could find.

Carpaccio is typically a dish that consists of raw meat that is sliced or pounded thin and served as an appetizer. I took a little different approach though and sliced zucchini extremely thin to make my carpaccio. I did keep the traditional flavors of lemon juice, olive oil and pepper though.
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What to Cook Wednesday

July 10, 2013 By Shannah 2 Comments

Hi guys! Yes, I am actually here. So, I know this blog has been a little bit more sporadic than usual but recovering from surgery was far more involved than I really expected. Crutches, physical therapy, getting help to put on shoes…yeah, it has not been pretty. Bottom line: I am on the road to recovery so things should start to get back to normal around here soon. Thanks for hanging in there with me 🙂

Now, let’s get on to some delicious food ideas in the regular What to Cook Wednesday post.

Sunday: Chicken pockets are one of Mathlete’s favorite meals. These stuffed chicken pillows look like they are sure to please.

Monday: Meatless doesn’t have to mean boring. How about some sweet potato and black bean tacos to keep your taste buds awake?

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Comfort Food Made Easy: Grilled Ham and Cheese

July 3, 2013 By Shannah 9 Comments

I’m a Southern girl by birth. Comfort food for me is fried chicken, mashed potatoes and chocolate cake. All that stuff takes forever {and a lot of work} to make the “right” way. While I was away in Utah, we visited a place called Melt Away and the delicious grilled cheese there definitely helped erase my home sickness/missing my family.

Comfort food in a sandwich is a novel idea for me but I decided to try and recreate recipe so I had an easy go to at home.

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Easy and Healthy Lunch Recipes

July 3, 2013 By Shannah 9 Comments

I always struggle with lunch. It is the meal of the day that gives me the hardest time when I am trying to eat healthier {which, honestly, needs to be more often}. I work full time so whatever I have for lunch needs to be easily transported to work and be microwave friendly. Easy AND healthy lunch recipes, besides a traditional salad, that fits into the work friendly category can be difficult to come by.

After a recent trip to the doctor to follow-up on my surgery, we stopped at Harris Teeter and I grabbed a few magazines to keep me entertained during recovery. The cover of the July issue of All You grabbed my attention because it advertised 31 family meals and ways to kick start your metabolism {something I desperately need}. I love finding new recipes for family meals because I can usually turn the leftovers into lunch ideas.

As I was flipping through the issue of All You, I found an entire article on healthy eating that included some great ideas for lunch.

Sandwiches are a great option for lunch but can often be high in calories and fat. The magazine had a great recipe for a tuna salad that wasn’t full of mayonnaise and other high fat ingredients. What I loved is that it is easy to customize too.

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20 Last Minute July 4th Ideas

July 2, 2013 By Shannah 12 Comments

Ok, it is T minus 2 days until July 4th. Are you ready? Maybe you are looking for a few more ways to celebrate the holiday? Well, I’ve got you covered with 20 July 4th ideas that are easy to do at the last minute.

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