Chicken Parmesan made with breaded and fried boneless chicken breasts topped with your favorite marinara sauce and shredded Mozzarella cheese; then baked until hot and bubbly. As much as my kids enjoy trying all of my daily experiments, my oldest daughter hasn't been feeling well and wanted what she calls "normal" food for dinner the other night. To her, that...
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Making homemade sun dried tomatoes is a great way to utilize those vegetable bounties; then store them in EVOO to use in recipes for months. I first posted this recipe back in 2011 and found it in the archives. At the time, I wanted to make sun dried tomato pesto, but I didn't have any sun dried tomatoes in my...
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This creamy risotto made with Portuguese chourico, peas, Colby Jack cheese and fresh rosemary makes a tasty side dish. I was at a loss for dinner ideas the other night when I made this Chourico and Pea Risotto My head was reeling from complete multi-tasking with house projects, decorating decisions and calendar synchronization that when I realized I hadn't taken...
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Brown butter & fresh sage make these buttermilk mashed sweet potatoes nutty, creamy and delicious. Makes a tasty side dish all year round! My taste buds must be changing as I get older because though I never cared for sweet potatoes, they really do have such a nice flavor. Now, I actually prefer them over regular potatoes. Since I had...
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These burgers made with ground chicken, Kalamata olives, Havarti cheese, garlic and fresh rosemary are healthy and super flavorful. Grilling season is upon us and burgers are certainly a staple; especially during the Summer months. However, beef burgers can be a little heavy; which is why we like to mix it up and make chicken burgers like these made with...
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