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Colorful Confetti Salad

January 24, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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

January 22, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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

January 19, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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

January 14, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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

January 11, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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. […]

Herby Buttermilk Dressing

January 8, 2014 The Food Lover 0

Herby Buttermilk Dressing. This dressing goes great on my Chicken BLT Salad. It also goes well on a regular field greens salad, or even a […]

Chicken BLT Salad

January 8, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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

January 5, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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

January 2, 2014 The Food Lover 0

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 […]

Winter Pear Martini

December 26, 2013 The Food Lover 0

What’s your favorite fruit in the winter? Orange? Apple? My favorite winter fruit has always been the pear. Pears signify the winter holiday season. My […]

Chicken Rosemary Rigatoni

December 19, 2013 The Food Lover 0

My Chicken Rosemary Rigatoni is a hearty and tasty dish that’s wonderful for a weeknight meal or even a special Saturday night dinner. Sauteed cubed […]

Christmas Cheer Cocktail

December 18, 2013 The Food Lover 0

The holidays bring all sorts of parties and get-togethers. Festive cocktails are all the rage. My husband concocted his Christmas Cheer Cocktail for me just […]

Stuffed Mushroom Caps with Brie, Ham and Dried Cranberries

December 15, 2013 The Food Lover 0

My tasty bite-sized Stuffed Mushroom Caps with Brie, Ham, and Dried Cranberries are an easy appetizer that your guests will love. Make some extras to […]