Dinner tonight is going to be simple and delicious! It is also going to be a quick fix dinner. We are having cheese ravioli with vegetarian marinara sauce and a nice big salad. On Friday I made eggplant parmesana, chicken parmesana, and fettuccini topped with vegetable marinara sauce. It was scrumptious and I made a [...]
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31Mar
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18Mar
You gotta love a crock pot! I love corned beef brisket, but it takes a long time to cook on the stovetop or oven. So, I don’t do it that way. I use my crock pot to cook my corned beef. It is so easy and so delicious! I hope you give this recipe a [...]
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10Mar
Why garlic and onions? Whole books have been written about garlic, an herb affectionately called “the stinking rose”. A member of the lily or Allium family, which also includes onions, garlic is rich in a variety of powerful sulfur-containing compounds including thiosulfinates. While these compounds are responsible for garlic’s pungent odor, they are also the [...]
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18Feb
Years ago my friend, Caridad, taught me to cook a few Cuban dishes. One of my all time favorite meals is Cuban style pork with lots of lemon and garlic, served with black beans and rice. That is what’s for dinner tonight!
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03Feb
It’s been really cold here and we have all been sick. It just seems like the right time of year to load up on really good, hearty soups and stews. This one is one of my favorites!
SAUSAGE LENTIL SOUP
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
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22Jan
Tonight my daughter and her family are coming over for dinner. I don’t want to spend the whole night cooking. I want to spend time with my grandsons, so I will use one of my favorite quick fix recipes for dinner. I am going to pick up some fresh french bread on the way home [...]
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21Jan
It’s a beautiful morning, but the sky is full of clouds. The weatherman is predicting rain by tonight. That means it is time for my favorite chicken soup recipe! This chicken soup recipe is super simple, like most of my recipes. My chicken soup recipe has lots of vegetables in it, is delicious and is [...]
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16Jan
Last night, as promised in the crock pot post, I made “beef stroganoff” with some of the London broil I cooked on Monday. I know that this is not a traditional beef stroganoff, but it is a quick, easy and tasty everyday version. With the beef already cooked, it only took me 20 minutes to [...]
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13Jan
Organization is the key to my survival. With a little bit of organization, my days go much smoother. Yesterday was my first day back to work after a three week holiday break. I knew I was not going to be on track in any way shape or form. I decided to get some help from [...]
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08Jan
With all the cold weather we’ve been having, I am ready for some comfort food. One of my favorite cold weather comfort foods is definitely Minestrone Soup! Here is my recipe for a very quick version.
MINESTRONE SOUP
Ingredients:1/2 pound ground beef
1 onion chopped
4 cloves of garlic finely minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon oregano
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