​​…day after the holiday, no one wants anymore bbq, first day back at work was crazy, and, oh yeah, the kids are out for the summer and attack as soon as you step foot in the house with, ‘Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, WHAT’S FOR DINNER?!?!?’  YES, you could scream, turn and walk back out.  But come on now, that’s just not how we Superwomen do it, now is it?  Well let me help take some of the edge off with a super simple-getter-done-dinner that’ll put a fork full of goodness and mercy in everyone’s mouth!  So grab a glass of red and lets get in and out of that kitchen in about an hour- ready……LET’S GO!

​SUPER SIMPLE SPAGHETTI BAKE
Ingredients:
Preheat oven to 400°
1 lb ground turkey
4 cups cooked spaghetti 
2 tbsp dried basil
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp Abstract Spice
4 cups marinara
1/4 cup olive oil
1 cup grated parmesan
2 cups mozzarella 
Procedure:

1. Brown ground turkey and season with garlic powder, onion powder, Abstract Spice, and basil, set aside.
2. In a greased 8 inch pan, layer cooked noodles, olive oil, parmesan, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella, ground turkey, and sauce- mix well in pan.
3. Top with remaining mozzarella and bake on 400° for 20 minutes, when cheese is browning and bubbly.

* Make it veggie: sub 2 cups each chopped fresh spinach and mushrooms in place of ground turkey.

Tis’ the season for delicious deviled eggs!  You don’t have to know how to actually cook to boil an egg though, right?  It’s a simple as boiling water, right?  WRONG!  A simple process yes,  however, it’s all about timing.  In the spirit of the first un-holiday-kick-off-prequel to summer, let’s get these bad boys right, as not to ruin the entire summer with crazy looking eggs…maybe.  My new found love food52 has done an awesome job in diagnosing what’s gone awry in basic egg boiling, as well as giving a prescription on correcting the issue! This article even suggests tasty recommendations for your not-so-perfect little balls of sunshine that’ll make your guests think you meant to do that. ​

​So to devil an egg, or not to devil an egg, that is the question, and now we have the answer!
https://food52.com/blog/19620-what -went-wrong-the-hard-boiled-eggs-edition
Enjoy!

​Ingredients:

• 4-8 oz. of your favorite prepared tuna salad
• Approximately 2-4 oz. of Gruyere/Swiss (enough for 2 layers in the sandwich)
• 1 roma tomato, thinly sliced
• 1/4 sliced avocado
• 1/2 cup fresh spinach
• 2 slices of  sourdough bread
• 2 tbsp of butter

Process:

1. Heat skillet on medium and add 1 tbsp butter
2. Place 1/2 of the cheese onto the bread
3. Scoop and spread tuna onto cheese layer
4. Add tomato on top of tuna
5. Add avocado on top of tomato
6. Add spinach on top of the avocado
7. Add remaining cheese
8. Top with remaining bread slice
9. Spread remaining butter on top of final bread slice
10. Place built sandwich in the skillet
11. Flip sandwich after approximately 4-5 minutes, or until toasty brown.
12. Press sandwich down with the spatula, and let remain for approximately 4-5 minutes.
13. Plate sandwich and let rest for 2 minutes. Cut in half and serve.

….when you learn how food is medicine for your body, you love what you eat because you’re eating for life.  My focus is to make that life taste good.
                                                              –AC Art of Food
Had an awesome time yesterday afternoon teaching a beautiful group of fellow Mocha Moms how taking care of themselves and their families can be healing, simple, and delicious.  These leaders learned about using fresh herbs and citrus to reinvent the most basic of dishes and how processed foods have absolutely no place in the human body.  This group participated and received a hands on approach to techniques that will literally ‘cut’ their kitchen time in half!  My main objective yesterday was met.  While it’s therapeutic for me to ‘give fish’ for all to enjoy, being able to ‘teach others to fish’ is the most rewarding of all.
http://www.acartoffood.com