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about me:
I have been cooking since I was three and putting dinner on the table since I was thirteen. I view food as a universal language. A few years ago I attended culinary school to earn my diploma in French Pastry Arts. I am a Graduate of L Academie de Cuisine. Well prepared food is a true joy of life.
favorite foods:
Seafood, fish, chicken, beef, pork chops, ham and bacon. Pasta is a biggie. Must haves are garden fresh fruits and vegetables. I adore frozen treats, French pastry, cakes, cookies, chocolate and pies. I do not care for hot, very spicy or extreme, unique foods. My palate is simple yet profound.
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
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My mom always made this Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe when I was growing up - we never had the boxed kind. Toss up a salad or steam some broccoli and you have a full meal that is delicious and very comforting.
Herb & Lemon Butter Tilapia
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I love to cook fish because it is so versatile and usually simple to make. This is one of my Mom’s creations that helped instill my love of seafood at a young age. Creamy, lemony, herb butter coats the Tilapia and gives it great flavor. You could substitute any fish you like: salmon, halibut, etc. Serve it with some fresh steamed vegetables and you have a quick, healthy, meal!
Focaccia Bread Pizza
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I love pizza but I do not usually have time to prepare homemade dough. Some packaged pizza doughs can be okay, but others are not that great. I figured out that store bought focaccia breads work great and create a very tasty crust for any pizza! Try this simple recipe out tonight and you may never order delivery pizza again.
Coconut Creme Brulee
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This coconut Creme Brulee is so delicious served with fresh berries and whipped cream. It's much easier to make than you might think!
Comfort Egg Salad
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Not all egg salads are created equal. Not enough ingredients and you have egg on toast. Too much and you've got a soggy tasteless mess. This recipe gets it just right - crunchy, springy, sweet, tangy. Perfect for staying in on a rainy day in front of the fireplace.
Lemon Cappellini with Grilled Chicken
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A lemony pasta seasoned with Parmesan and fresh herbs topped with grilled chicken breast.
Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos with Chili Onion Rings
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These chicken tacos are super simple to make, but man are they good! They have a fiery sauce that really gives them a lot of flavor, and the chili onion rings are a fun garnish. Try these tacos tonight and your family will beg you to make them more often!
Spinach Soup
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This is a simple and satisfying soup to have on a cold fall evening. Enjoy!
Perfect Strawberry Lemonade
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After searching for a recipe that had more than just slices of strawberries, I decided to create my own to ensure a strong strawberry flavor.
Fried Zucchini Flowers
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There have been books written on the zucchini blossom. The forerunner of the ever-burgeoning mottled cylinder, is edible. More than edible, it's delicious in an Earth Mother kind of way. That which some just chuck away as waste, can in fact become a delectable antipasto, or be part of a pasta condiment or even a salad element (I never disdain fresh flowers tossed in with my salad greens). Now that they're blooming on farmer's markets everywhere, gather those blossoms while you can and prepare for a true Roman tastebud epiphany.
Pad Thai Noodle
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Pad Thai is often called the signature dish of Thai cuisine. There are several regional variations, indeed it has been said that Thailand has not only a different curry for every day of the year, but also a different pad Thai for every cook in Thailand! For a very simple, fast, easy-to-prepare Pad Thai, please click here for an instant version--you can start with that and add more ingredients to change the flavor as well.
Banana Nut Muffins
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Every time I have a few overripe bananas, I whip these up. They are quick and easy to make, and are so moist and delicious that they don't last long. The recipe makes 18 muffins (fill muffin cups around 1/2 - 2/3 full) or four mini loaves. Today, we brought these to school for my son's birthday snack (we left out the nuts) and the kids loved them.
Stardust Chocolate Pancakes
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Heavenly, not only because the angels would decend to earth for them but also because they fall into the ”sin free” variety of chocolate pleasures. Maybe your honey will make them for you as a special breakfast in bed? Could this be where the sin comes in? *Update, the cocoa has been added at the end of the ingredients list. That was rather a serious omission. Thanks for the heads up Sugarpies.
Basil Pesto
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My delicious recipe for making pesto with you in mind. At the Farmer's Market the other day I happened upon a steal of a deal on a bunch of fresh picked basil. The smell was heavenly - I knew pesto was going to be whirling in the blender as soon as I got home.
Pots de Creme The Lazy Way
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This is positively YUMM-O. I say yumm-o because Rachael Ray made this on Oprah. I used to watch Oprah religiously (now, she may have jumped the shark… we’ll discuss that another time). Rachael was talking my language: Chocolate. Easy. Decadent. Mom’s Recipe (any TV cook who features a recipe of their mom’s means that dish is really good). She called this Chocolate Cups with Whipped Cream, but I was thinking, “looks like Pots de Crème.” Well, it's close enough and totally killer. Go for it!
Rice Krispy Treats!
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This is such a fun treat for the whole family and so much better than store bought. Enjoy!
Wild Mushroom, Spinach and Gruyère Frittata from Foster Harris House in Washington, Virginia, a BnBFinder listed inn
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Fancy looking, yet surprisingly easy to make. Breakfast eggs get a makeover as frittata with wild mushrooms, spinach and Gruyère cheese. Recipe courtesy of Foster Harris House in Washington, VA, a BnBFinder listed inn.
3 Ingredient Warm Orange Beet Salad!
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Only 3 ingredients in this fresh beet salad - the key is to use every ingredient to it's fullest: Beet tops and orange zest are used to make this a delicious and good for you meal!
Nutella Stuffed French Toast
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My boyfriend is a huge fan of french toast. As early on as our first conversations he’s been talking about french toast constantly. I hadn’t made french toast in such a long time so I had to re-learn the art of french toast just for him. I encountered too many recipes that were too eggy, others made the toast too soggy while others didn’t have enough flavour. After many trials and many people in the dorms coming up to me asking me what I was making that smelled so delicious, I finally came up with a recipe I could live with. Recently I adapted it to include Nutella stuffed inbetween. It's still a fairly simple process. French Toast can be very finicky sometimes. It takes some practice to find a recipe that works for you. If anything, use this as a guideline for your own version =)
Tortilla Omelette
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Make it an "om" morning with tortilla omlette from Bonshaw Breezes Bed and Breakfast in Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island, Canada; a BnBFinder listed inn.
Barbecueing Meat the Sicilian Way
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Here is an excellent lamb dish grilled the sicilian way. For those concerned about the health hazards of charcoal-grilling producing carcinogens called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), no need to worry. Use leaner meats that drip less fat. Fat, which burns, is the reason for the infusion of smoke that coat your meat. Also turning meat frequently results in fewer HCAs (heterocyclic amines) which is another carcinogen, caused by the charring. Wether you use propane or charcoals, trimming fat, using leaner meats, turning your food frequently on your grill and marinating food in lemon (a Sicilian favorite) will reduce both carcinogens by 90%.
Lentil Salad
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When it’s just to hot to cook, let alone eating a hot dish, like it is here in Naples, Italy. This main or side dish is perfect and nutritious. Also you can add more vegetables (there is no limit, go crazy!). Can be served with good crusty bread or garlic bread and treat yourself to a nice glass of wine.
Dinner Rolls
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Light and airy, these rolls are simply divine served warm with hot butter.
Red Wine Stewed Pears from the Pressure Cooker!
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Sweet and tart at the same time, no dessert stuns more with it's beauty than wine stewed pears! Just peel, stew and serve! From the Hip Pressure Cooking website, with permission.
