I’ve been dying to make this recipe since I saw it and finally last night I had the perfect excuse…a small dinner party for my daughter’s friends after the office scavenger hunt to raise money for…
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Simple Dinners…Minestrone Di Romagna
Right about this time of the year I dig deep into my recipe box and pull out my recipe for Minestrone. I also spend a good ten minutes searching inside my freezer for that old rind of Parmesan…
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Sunday Family Dinner…Braised Beef Brisket
This is great comfort food for a cold evening.
If you want something inexpensive that feeds an army and is easy to make, there is nothing better than a beef brisket. Even though it takes time in…
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This Weekend’s Family Dinner…Beer Braised Beef With Onions
I remember my mother making this recipe when I was a teenager. It was one of our favorite meals. Since in those days we sat down to dinner as a family every night, we didn’t consider this…
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A Casual Oscar Night…Baked Rigatoni With Tiny Meatballs…
When I saw this in Smitten Kitchen’s blog last week, I knew I had to try it…soon. Well tonight I did and both of us gave it two thumbs way up. I also thought it would be a fitting main dish for…
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Chicken Piccata
Still unpacking, but eating better.This is one of those recipes that you can have on a week night or dress up if you are having another couple for an inpromtum dinner. We just happened to have it…
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London Broil…Dinner at the New House
It has been pouring ever since I got to the new house which is good for unpacking but certainly not for the grill. Usually when we move, we eat off the grill the first couple of nights, but not this…
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Zesty Lemon Chicken
Had this for dinner tonight. Simply sensational. I bought the wrong cut of chicken, thinking it was boneless chicken breasts instead of skinless chicken tenders. My original intention was to make…
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Grilled Eggplant with Mozarella & Marinara Sauce
This recipe was inspired by my son Ted, the grill master- in -waiting in our family, after my brother, of course! He was the one who taught me to marinade the eggplant in olive oil AND balsamic…
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Dinner from the Pantry…Gnocchi with Spinach Bacon & Mozzarella
I’m still cooking from the pantry, trying to prepare for hurricane season. Today I discovered way in the back of the food closet something I must have bought years ago and never used. It was gnocchi…
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