15 Thursday Jan 2015
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artichoke hearts, chicken, chicken broth, eggplant, fresh oregano, fresh spinach, lemon zest, mushrooms, onion
For the most part, our pantry staples are pretty common. We keep canned tomatoes and beans, dried pasta, boxed broths, baking supplies, etc. However there are a couple of other unique items I like to keep on hand just in case.
Just in case a recipe for Greek Chicken & Eggplant Stew crosses my path. Continue reading »
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30 Tuesday Dec 2014
Posted in chicken, healthy choices, love to cook, Mediterranean
I am a self proclaimed lover of all meatloaves and meatballs. I can’t recall a meat-loaf combination that I didn’t love. I’m rather proud of our Greek Meatloaf recipe. We use ground chicken, which on it’s own is fairly bland. No worries. Here’s how we bring full blown flavor to this dish. Continue reading »
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12 Sunday Oct 2014
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, love to cook
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eggs, flour, goat cheese, lemon zest, rosemary, sour cream, spinach, thyme
Let me tell you about Spinach & Goat Cheese Quick Bread. Sautéed spinach and goat cheese are the signature ingredients yet there’s so much more happening here. Fresh rosemary and thyme, cracked black pepper, garlic and lemon zest are swirled throughout this moist and tender bread. Continue reading »
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12 Sunday Oct 2014
Posted in breads, breakfast & brunch, love to cook
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eggs, flour, lemon zest, parmesan cheese, rosemary, sour cream, thyme
This month’s issue of Food Network Magazine is all about Quick Breads. Fifty to be exact. I had to throw my hat in the ring and have a go at it. So I made two of them. Two savory breads with fresh herbs and cheeses and aromatics. My kitchen was a swirling aroma happy place. Continue reading »
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14 Tuesday Jan 2014
Posted in love to cook, Mediterranean, soups, stews, chili
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chicken broth, dried oregano, fresh rosemary, fresh spinach, garlic, ground chicken, lemon juice, lemon zest, tortellini
Have I got a great new soup recipe for you. If you LOVE Italian Wedding Soup as much as we do, you’re going to adore this Lemon, Tortellini & Meatball Soup.
After enjoying Greek Whole Roasted Chicken seasoned with lemon, garlic & oregano it seemed only fitting to turn the yummy homemade chicken broth infused with those flavors into a Greek inspired soup aka Lemon, Tortellini & Meatball Soup.
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23 Sunday Dec 2012
Posted in gluten free, love to cook, Moroccan/North African, sauces, spice exploration
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Our new love of North African flavors has led us to discover a unique blend of spices and ingredients. This Spicy Green Sauce from City Kitchen,called chermoula offers just that. A slightly spicy pesto-like sauce that infuses the heat of serrano peppers, with the very bright and green flavors of lots of fresh cilantro and scallions, and finishes with a hint of tart lemon zest. Continue reading »
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30 Tuesday Oct 2012
Posted in love to cook, pasta
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bacon, brussels sprouts, cavatappi pasta, garlic, lemon zest, lemony thyme, onion, panko, pine nuts
I love a fall harvest dinner made with a star ingredient like Brussels sprouts. Once the only vegetable on my won’t-eat-foods list, the Brussels sprout has soared to the top of my favorite-food list. In the fall-winter months we seriously have them multiple times per week. I was flipping through my new Cooking Light magazine and without even reading the recipe I bookmarked the page for Cavatappi with Browned Brussels Sprouts and Buttery Breadcrumbs. Continue reading »
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23 Tuesday Oct 2012
Posted in B is for Braising, chicken, gluten free, love to cook
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chicken, cinnamon stick, fresh sage, garlic, lemon zest, milk
To quote Jamie Oliver, Chicken in Milk is “a slightly odd, but really fantastic combination that must be tried.”
A couple years ago we began what’s now a weekly ritual of cooking a whole chicken. Not only do we enjoy a mouth-watering chicken dinner each week, but we then turn bones into broth, and broth into amazing soups and stews. It was B who first discovered Chicken in Milk by Jamie Oliver. In an attempt to change it up each week (Ooo I like that…the “Chicken Change Up”) he began to read endless websites searching for new and interesting whole chicken recipes. There are a ton of them to try….but none that got our attention quite like this Chicken in Milk recipe. Continue reading »
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07 Friday Sep 2012
Posted in dressings & marinades, herbs, oils & spices, love to cook
Creating wonderful vinaigrettes or marinades is so easy when you have these beautiful ingredients to work with. I started with Peppercorn & Balsamic Poached Pears which yielded a wonderful balsamic reduction to use as the base for my vinaigrette. Continue reading »
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