recipes

By Laurenda Marie Bennett One thing my husband, Dan, has a knack for is creating appetizers that are irresistibly delicious. I’m talking finger-licking good. I can’t label everything he makes as healthy, but these Crab Stuffed Mushrooms make the cut! They're loaded with veggies, fresh herbs, parmesan and plenty of lump crab.

By Laurenda Marie Bennett Hello everyone! I’m Laurenda Marie Bennett, or Ren for short. I like to make mouth-watering recipes made from real, clean and nutrient-dense food. I share recipes and healthy living advice via my blog, Laurenda Marie. Good health is extremely important to me, but yummy food is, too! So, why not have them both? My food philosophy is quite simple: Just eat real food! It’s n

I always like to share recipes with you when I find one I've done and it's worth every bite.  This one is worth every bite.  It's Red Beans and Rice.

Okay, it's Monday, Easter was yesterday, and you probably have a dozen or so colored eggs around.  You don't want them to go to waste.  And, just eating a hard-boiled egg is boring. So why not make one of my favorite foods, deviled eggs?  Now you're talking. We all have our special recipe for deviled eggs, but I thought I'd share two of my favorites.

What are we having for dinner tonight? Fair enough question.  Most of us look forward to dinner, and you'd like to know what to look forward to.  It makes the day so much more fun. Since I'm the chef of the house most of the time, my wife works and I'm home early, it's up to me to meal plan...

Hey, guess what?  Not only is it the first day of Spring, but it's National Ravioli Day!  Whoopee!! And, you don't have to be Italian to celebrate National Ravioli Day today.

This was a great day! I always have such fun with John, Frank and the whole darn family at John Russo's Wine Warehouse and Deli! So many facebook friends stopped by today to say hello. One nurse cornered me at the front of the store who read my post on facebook about taking a fall and knocking my head out on the pavement last night on a patch of ice.