I love warm goat cheese. It’s ooey-gooey melt-in-your-mouth delicious with a perfect crunch to contrast from the creamy goodness. And with bacon? Well, we all know everything is better than bacon. And as a not-so-recovering goat cheese and bacon addict, this beauty of a salad certainly gave me my fix. Not to mention, a perfect…
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Brussels Sprouts with Smoked Balsamic Vinegar, Shallots and Slivered Almonds
I do love me some brussels sprouts. And you should too. Because these babies are delicious. You get the perfect zing from the balsamic vinegar, crunch from the almonds and just flavor. flavor. flavor. from the shallots and garlic. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Okay, well, no lemon squeezes – but this is super easy and…
Old Bay Salmon-Corn Cakes with a Cayenne-Horseradish Remoulade
These are uh-maze-ing. Nothing short of it. Seriously brilliant. When I first suggested the idea of making salmon cakes my sous chef was completely averse: he was dead-set on crab cakes and wasn’t looking back. While we’ve made amazing crab cakes, there is no harm in experimenting – and friends, these babies are proof. Now,…
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Bell Peppers and Red Onion
These past couple of weeks I’ve been bogged down in school work leaving little time for cooking; luckily, it’s all over Saturday – I’ll be graduating – and will happily return to the kitchen to share more yummy creations with you. Now don’t be fooled, while I couldn’t make cooking a priority, I assure you…
Chipotle Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro-Lime Crema
Hello, Cinco de Mayo! Maybe my favorite holiday only second to Christmas. Simply because I’m unabashedly obsessed with tex-mex food (always have been, always will be) and it’s the perfect excuse to make exorbitant amounts of it. Perhaps it’s because everything is served with a sinful amount of condiments or perhaps it’s the spice of…
Julia’s Best Banana Bread
Friends, you’re in luck. This moist, delicious banana bread is low-carb, low-cal, zero sugar, and cholesterol free. Just kidding, but it is moist and delicious. So you really are in luck. My sous chef continues to hint at the fact that my cooking has allowed him to more fully fill out his clothes, if you…
Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
My sous chef has an enormous sweet tooth. Eight o’clock crept around last night and he had a hankering for something sweet. I know, I know. All of the dessert-like things I make have peanut butter and chocolate. That’s simply because I don’t plan these out and I have to use things I already have…
Sesame-Soy Grilled Asparagus
Asparagus is one of those vegetables my sous chef and I routinely have as a side dish for dinner. And they’re so easy to dress up whatever way you like to fit your main dish perfectly (because nobody likes naked asparagus, right?). We made the oh so delicious Honey-Soy Chicken Thighs for dinner and wanted an…
Basil Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Tomato and Mozzarella
I love chicken salad. Always have, always will. What’s not to love? It’s condiment-galore. The chicken is just the side-show, right? And you can get creative and add everything you love: a splash of mustard, a dollop of relish, seasonings, herbs – you throw in all of these delicious add-ins and you call it chicken…
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
It was a gorgeous weekend and I was so looking forward to a beerfest-filled weekend with my sous chef and his brother who was in town for a few days; and nevertheless, Saturday morning welcomed me with the joys of a stomach virus. Luckily, it was short lived and by 3 p.m. or so I…
Sauteed Shrimp with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Green Peppers and Spaghetti Squash
This recipe brings me way back – growing up, my mom would make pasta with this sun-dried tomato and green pepper mixture and I just loved it. And as I try to steer-clear of pasta these days (I reserve those calories and carbs for wine, of course, which luckily, I didn’t have to do at…
Sun-Dried Tomato, Goat Cheese and Arugula Chicken Roulades
Goat cheese can be a bit polarizing – kind of like cilantro – you’ve got lovers and you’ve got haters. Now, if you’re a goat cheese lover, you’re in for a serious treat (and if you’re not, try it out with a cheese of your liking: feta, boursin, or even pimiento – oh, pimiento. Why…