easy recipes for everyday busy lives

Recipes

Explore a delectable collection of recipes at Nicole’s Tasting Spoon! From mouthwatering classics to innovative culinary creations, our recipe cards offer a delightful journey for every food enthusiast. Unleash your inner chef and savor the joy of cooking with step-by-step instructions and flavorful inspiration.

Simple Chimichurri Sauce

Simple Chimichurri Sauce

Simple chimichurri sauce is such a vibrant way to level-up your steak, chicken, fish or even breakfast eggs. The most beautiful green sauce adds the perfect zingy brightness to any dish. With a few simple ingredients it can be made in less than 10 minutes. 

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad Pizza

Grilled chicken caesar salad pizza is an easy weeknight dinner that is perfect for the summer. Keep the kitchen cool with perfectly grilled chicken tenderloins, crispy fresh romaine lettuce, off-the block nutty Parmesan cheese and the most delicious homemade caesar dressing all tossed on top 

Everyday Side-Salad Lemon Dressing

Everyday Side-Salad Lemon Dressing

Everyone needs a quick and easy side-salad lemon dressing, this one is a game-changer. My best kept secret is out – I use this side-salad lemon dressing every week, for every side-salad. It’s the easiest salad dressing to use for everyday weeknight dinners or when 

Hummus Crusted Chicken and Rice Bake

Hummus Crusted Chicken and Rice Bake

This hummus crusted chicken and rice bake is officially one of our favorites and in the weeknight dinner line-up for the foreseeable future. Perfectly baked chicken with the warm flavors of creamy hummus, topped with toasted breadcrumbs on a bed of fluffy seasoned rice. It’s 

Greek Panzanella Salad

Greek Panzanella Salad

Greek panzanella salad is the perfect weeknight dinner. The salad of all salads. It’s a little bit traditional panzanella, a little bit Mediterranean and a little bit antipasto. Fresh vegetables, spicy pepperoni, brine-y olives, homemade croutons and chunky feta all tossed in a flavor-bomb of 

Creamy No-Bake Banana Pudding Pie

Creamy No-Bake Banana Pudding Pie

Banana pudding pie is the perfect summer-event treat. With a buttery sweet vanilla wafer crust, creamy whipped filling and naturally sweet bananas, it’s always a crowd pleaser. Easy to prep ahead.  Banana Pudding Pie It all started when I was a little girl, running around