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Menu Plan Monday: May 1, 2017

Get the latest happenings at Small Bites by Jessica, this week’s Link Love, and Menu Plan Monday all in one place! Latest Happenings: Hey everyone! Hope you had a fantastic weekend! It felt like summer here on Saturday, and boy did we enjoy the nice weather! (Did you catch our dance party on my Instastory? Make sure you follow me on…

Menu Plan Monday: May 2, 2016

Cinco de Mayo recipe inspiration, Link Love, and this week’s Menu Plan Monday! Happy May everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are having a great – and stress-free – Monday so far! If you are trying to combat some of those Monday-back-at-work blues, be sure to check out my post from Saturday, The Best and Worst Foods…

Corn & Black Bean Quinoa Salad

Corn and Black Bean Quinoa is a light, summery gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan-friendly salad that’s great as a side dish or for lunch on it’s own. Try it with fresh corn before summer ends or enjoy all year round with frozen corn!   I’ve had this recipe sitting on my desk since I made it for our first barbecue of…

Soy-Marinated Steak Tacos with Nectarine Corn Salsa

Enjoy the nutrition and health benefits of lean beef with these juicy soy-marinated steak tacos topped with a colorful and nutritious nectarine corn salsa brimming with the flavors of summer. Pin the Recipe By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by The Beef Checkoff and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of May 4, 2015

Celebrate May with nutritious and delicious recipes and links you’ll love! Happy May everyone! We’re starting the first week of May with 70-80 degree weather here in NY! So happy it’s finally nice out. Now if only this darn cold would go away  😕 There’s a lot to celebrate in May: National Celiac Awareness Month, Cinco de Mayo, International No…

Menu Plan Monday: Week of May 5, 2014

Last week’s menu was a winner with the whole family. My kids couldn’t get enough of the fish tacos – they didn’t even ask for fruit after dinner that night! The herbed lemon chicken was super easy to make, light, and flavorful. And my lightened up mac n cheese was such a hit there were no leftovers! (Look out for…

Fish Tacos

A couple of weeks ago was Cinco de Mayo, a day when people were out having tequila shots, chips and salsa, and all sorts of Mexican food. Unfortuantely I didn’t get to celebrate that day, but reading blog posts about the day definitely put me in the mood for some Mexican food of my own. So the next night I whipped up some fish tacos for a fun, interactive dinner. The next time you’re in the mood for Mexican, make some at home and try this recipe! … read more »

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Today people are celebrating Cinco de Mayo, a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride and a commemoration of the cause of freedom and democracy during the first years of the American Civil War (according to Wikipedia). As part of the celebration, you may be going out for Mexican food and having a margarita (or two). But before you do, you…