Italian Burgers
Italian Burgers. Sometimes you come upon a new favorite dish by having leftover ingredients from another one. This time, I had some leftover hamburger from […]
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Truffled Mashed Potatoes
Truffles are in season for a short time in the Fall. The delicate truffles are in high demand and can command extremely high prices. Truffle-infused […]
Strawberry Almond Goat Cheese Salad
It’s a chilly winter day today here in Virginia. We’re still digging out of the 18+ inches of snow we received a few days ago. […]
Smoked Pork Tacos
Smoked Pork Tacos. Hard shell tacos or soft tacos? That’s the question. What do you prefer? I generally eat more hard shell tacos depending on […]
Roasted Tomato Ricotta Pesto Pizza
Pizza is usually an easy Friday night meal. I say “usually” because you can either pop a frozen pizza into the oven, call your pizza […]
Fish Provencal
Fish is one of my favorite foods. A nice succulent white fish draped with a provencal sauce is a very satisfying meal. Whether you use […]
Kale and White Bean Soup with Smoked Beef Brisket
Kale and White Bean Soup with Smoked Beef Brisket. A popular vegetable these days is kale. Raw or cooked. Either you love it, or you […]
Colorful Confetti Salad
Grandma and Mom were always saying to eat your vegetables! The more colorful your meal, the more nutrients you are ingesting, or so they say. […]
Garlic Chicken Pesto Pasta
Garlic Chicken Pesto Pasta. Every summer, I like to grow basil in my outdoor kitchen herb garden. Basil is one of my favorite herbs. And […]
Wild Rice Salad with Dried Cranberries and Apricots
Wild Rice Salad with Dried Cranberries and Apricots. Whole grains are an important part of my diet. From whole grain bread to whole grain cereal […]
Smoked Pork Quesadilla with Green Chiles
Smoked Pork Quesadilla with Green Chiles. My husband likes to smoke meats outside in his smoker in the back yard. It’s an all day process […]
Garlicky Creamed Spinach and Arugula
Garlicky Creamed Spinach and Arugula. One of my favorite sides to a juicy steak is creamed spinach which I love to order at local steakhouses. […]
Chicken BLT Salad
Chicken BLT Salad. What to do with leftover roasted chicken? Many ideas came to mind, including my Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas with Green Chiles, my […]
Spicy Bean Soup with Andouille Sausage
It was a pretty cold day outside, and snow was expected later in the evening. The weather forecasters were surprised that the snow started to […]
Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts
Roasted Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts. You either like beets or you don’t. Some people think that beets taste like dirt. I […]