Ordinary Recipes Made Gourmet

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Ordinary Recipes Made Gourmet is a site dedicated to my mom for teaching me to cook by my just watching her in the kitchen. Now I share how everyday ingredients can turn into exciting and tasty meals!

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May 21

4 for 4 - 4 recipes in 1

Today, it's like to going to a Thursday all you can eat for $4! LOL! Well, not quite cause these recipes are all free! You just have to try them each. I've got two seafood dishes, one pasta dish, and a dessert and you can't beat that! Forgive me for (read full article)

seafood, pasta, dessert, shrimp, crab, carrot cake

May 17

Onion Soup

This is a quick post, because I'm hungry! But, I love onions. Well...now I love them. Vidalias are my favorite but I also love the green onions too. Hubby's not big on onions so this soup's all for me! hee hee!Ingredients:4 to 5 med. onions4 tbsp. bu (read full article)

onion, soup, lunch, food

May 13

Wild About Rosemary! The Garden Palette Debut

Well, the day is finally here! The Garden Palette's first post! In case you don't know, one of my very good friends from Twitter, @rascallyjen, and I decided to come together to post information, photos, and recipes once a month using fresh plants. W (read full article)

rosemary, salmon, sweet potatoes, focaccia, herb

May 10

Hearty Potato Soup for Mom

Happy Mother's Day to you all! My last little tribute to this year's Mother's Day is this wonderful creamy, chunky potato soup. It is so warm and even on a hot day in sunny Florida, I'd make this anytime and sit in front of fans to enjoy it! My mothe (read full article)

soup, potato, cheese, Mother's Day

May 09

Chicken Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast

Celebrating my mom and Groggy (my grandma), I remember one ingredient they both loved to cook - bacon. Whether it was bacon and toast, bacon and pancakes, bacon and waffles, it didn't matter. They loved bacon and I can't resist its aroma when I grill (read full article)

chicken breast, bacon, cheese, poultry, food

May 05

The Good, The Flu, and The Chicken Soup

What is it about chicken soup that seems to make me feel better? Does it really have medicinal properties or was it just the sound of my mother's voice telling me this would make me feel better when she brought it to me? I think it's more the latter. (read full article)

soup, chicken noodle soup

May 03

Welcome to My Kitchen: May's Video!

Finally!!! I've made my next video folks! Please go easy on me as I am still learning how to do this. Hopefully you can see everything on your screen but you'll have to forgive me for any errors as we are learning about shooting live food videos. Man (read full article)

Welcome to My Kitchen, gravy, biscuits, appetizer

May 02

Mother's Country Fried Steak

My mommy (yes!, I called her Mommy all through my life) was an extraordinary woman. Our best memories together were centered around food especially desserts baby! I know you know I learned to cook simply by watching her. But before then, I just enjoy (read full article)

Mother's day, country fried steak, gravy

May 01

Vegetarian Beet Soup for Kassandra

Kassandra (Kassie) is my best friend in the whole wide world next to my hubby! She and I go back a long way and over the years we both have tried to improve our diets. She has become a vegetarian recently and when I started this blog, I have to admi (read full article)

veggies, beet soup, vegetarian, food

Apr 29

No Words Wednesday: Pierogies with Turkey Bacon

No Words Wednesday!!  Just a Yummy Dish! ENJOY!!! Ingredients: 2 c. flour 1/2 tsp. salt 4 potatoes 3 slices American cheese 2 eggs 3 to 4 tbsp. water 2 tbsp. butter Salt and pepper to taste OR use Conte's Gluten Free Potato (read full article)

pasta, pierogi, bacon, food, cooking

Apr 25

Green Bean Soup - For Deb's Souper Sunday

My mom would make this dish for me when I was very young and always around the holidays. Though I wasn't big on veggies back then, nobody could stop me from that bowl of green beans and potatoes and I mean nobody! I adore green beans and I make them (read full article)

green bean, soup, potatoes, veggies

Apr 23

Chocolate Fudge Marble Cake for Hubby's 51st Birthday!

I was supposed to have written this post yesterday on hubby's birthday but as you can see, I'm a day late! hee heee! It wasn't because I was lazy either, I was just plum tired! LOL! We had a very good day yesterday in spite of my tiredness! Let me te (read full article)

desserts, chocolate, cake, fudge, marble

Apr 20

Lemony Butter Sauce over Toast

I think making sauces and spices are fun and I love to do this when I have a little extra time in the kitchen for storing away and using later. Some sauces like this one I just use for the moment and I was feeling like I didn't want the average toast (read full article)

lemon butter, toast, sauce, breakfast

Apr 20

Eggplant Parmesan Casserole

When my best friend turned vegetarian, I thought that I needed to have more dishes up for her to cook and enjoy because both of us were big meat eaters (though I still love poultry) but we didn't really pay as close attention to eating more veggie di (read full article)

eggplant, parmesan, casserole, veggies

Apr 18

Processed Ravioli THIS IS NOT! Product Review: Buitoni Wild Mushroom Agnolotti

  WOW! I've had my share of ravioli dishes before, AND they don't come close to this! Foodbuzz announced their partnership with Buitoni to us last month and when I found out that all the Tastemakers would get a free sample of their pasta pro (read full article)

buitoni, pasta, ravoili, marinara sauce, food

Apr 17

For Deb's Souper Sunday: Minestrone Soup

Mmmmm....soup! Love the aromas that go throughout my whole house every time I make a soup. There's nothing like enjoying a bowl of "yumminess" after a long day! This minestrone soup hits the spot! I was one of those who grew up on Campb (read full article)

soups, minestrone, veggies

Apr 16

An Asian-Inspired Dinner Menu

Good Morrow! It is 6 AM here now as I prepare to wake up my sleepy eyes, how in the world am I typing right now? LOL! Anyway, I'm in the mood for something different tonite, so I opted to serve this Asian dinner menu: Chicken Stir Fry with all kinds (read full article)

asian-inpired, chicken stir fry, chinese cabbage

Apr 15

Artichoke Crab Dip

A few years ago, I went to a friend's dinner party and she served this artichoke crab dip. Well, at that time I had not even tried artichokes so my first thought was that I didn't think I'd like them, I mean just consider the name, "Arti - Chok (read full article)

artichoke, crab dip, appetizer

Apr 14

Chicken Pesto Open Face Sandwich to Celebrate 1 Task off my To-Do List!

Wonderful announcement today! I finally got tired of doing all the blog administrative work and converted to Blogger! YEAH! This is a day of rejoicing and so with that being said, I think I shall reward myself with this fabulous Open Face Chicken (read full article)

sandwiches, chicken, tomatoes, pesto

Apr 12

Happy Easter: Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup

Happy Easter everyone! I was busy pondering what I wanted to post for the day and I decided on a light soup. Easter is the day for me where my hubby and I attend church to celebrate our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and we always enjoy our ministr (read full article)

broccoli, cheddar cheese, soup, food

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