Marinated Flat Iron Steak with Kale and Basil Sauce
I can never go wrong in our house serving a flat iron steak for dinner. I normally make a very traditional chimichurri sauce but the other night I was out of a few items for the chimichurri and decided to invent something new. As my family is looking for green sauce...
Chicken & Feta Wrapped in Prosciutto with Baked Onions & Tomatoes
Admit it you love prosciutto, we all do. It’s salty, rich and wonderful especially when it crisps up a little in the oven. Wrapping plain old basic chicken breast up in this porky goodness is a good idea but add some creamy feta chesses to the roll-up and it’s a great...
Ginger Whole Wheat Strawberry Banana Muffins
We have all looked at the fruit bowl in the house and found the brown bananas and then opened the fridge only to find some over the hill strawberries too. My ginger whole wheat strawberry banana muffins are an invention on just such a day. I love fruit bread and make it often but these little muffins
Balsamic Chicken with Hearts of Palm & Avocado Salad
Simple and healthy dinners of grilled boneless skinless chicken breast can get pretty boring. Adding rarely used ingredients like hearts of palm and rich flavors like balsamic vinegar can help make a normal Tuesday night meal into something much more exciting. My...
Steamed Mussels with Chorizo Sausage & Tomatoes
Mussels are probably the biggest value at the seafood market, at about four dollars a pound steamed mussels are a “fancy” dinner that will not even dent the family food budget. Do get your mussels at good fish market or other reliable seafood purveyor, for me Whole...
Country Style Pork Spareribs Carnitas Tacos
At every Taquería I have been in from the hills of Mexico to the dust roadsides of Texas my favorite taco is always the pork Carnitas. It is the most prefect pork taco you have every dreamed of: juicy yet crispy and flavorful but not too spicy, bliss in a tortilla. I...
Avocado Mango Salad
Its summer and strangely enough this year South Florida is actually one of the coolest places in the country this year. That being said it’s still really hot outside and the last thing I am wanting to do is turn on the big oven so we have been doing a lot of dinners...
Wild Rice with Mandarin Oranges & Grilled Vegetables
Wild rice with mandarin oranges and grilled vegetables is such a simple side dish that is an ideal accompaniment to everything from beef to fish or chicken. The wild rice I use in this dish is a brown & wild rice mix that also has rye and wheat. Adding the woody...
German Mustard Crusted Chicken
The inspiration for these flavorful mustard crusted chicken thighs was a leftover bottle of pub style horseradish sauce. It was a week so after I made a prime rib and the half full jar of horseradish sauce was just languishing in the refrigerator door and I was...
Creamy Bacon and Chard Pasta
Bacon and pasta makes my family happy, and Swiss chard is healthy so this cream bacon and chard pasta is a compromise dinner. A little bit naughty because of bacon and heavy cream, a little bit healthy because of the vitamin packed Swiss chard and I also sneak in...
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