Category Archives: Dinner

A Little Different Pasta Salad

During the hot days of summer I find that a lot of times I do not want to cook. The thought of heating up the house anymore is enough to send me running to a restaurant for dinner when the … Continue reading

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Fritelli – Fried Squash Flowers

I blogged about this last summer – but this summer I was fortunate to make them with my neighbor and get the recipe – yeah!!!  These are so delicious – I could probably eat them until I am sick.  I … Continue reading

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Easy To Make Ahead Beef Burritos

This post is compliments of my aunt.  We are mostly a vegetarian household here, but we do eat fish.  I have thought about adding meat back into my diet, but I cannot convince Stella to do the same -therefore, we … Continue reading

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Good Food, Good Friends, Great Evening!

One of my all time favorite things to do is to cook a great meal and share it with friends.  This just brings me so much pleasure.  I have enjoyed this since I was out on my own – just … Continue reading

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Terriyaki Salmon and Zucchini

Salmon is Stella’s favorite fish – mine, not so much – but I know that it is good for me and I want to get fish into Stella since she will eat no other meat.  I am always experimenting with … Continue reading

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Cornmeal Crusted Tilapia With Pico De Gallo and Rice

Our neighbor’s grandma makes some of the best pico de gallo I have ever had and I have been asking for a year for her to show me how to make it.  The other night we had dinner over there … Continue reading

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When In The South, Must Cook Southern

I decided that since I was in the South I needed to have the new recipe of the week, well be a Southern recipe.  I love Southern food, fried, sweet, bread, sauces – yum, yum, yum!! This is the time … Continue reading

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Parmesan Cheese Coated Flounder with Kale Chips

They had some beautiful flounder at the market, so I bought it, but wanted to do something different than what I usually do.  Usually I grilled the flounder with some butter and lemon – but not wanting to grill I … Continue reading

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Delicious! Asparagus Risotto

I love asparagus, sauteed, baked, grilled, you name it – delicious!  When I came across this risotto recipe and with the first of the asparagus in the stores – I knew what I had to do – make it!  Making … Continue reading

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Almond Crusted Salmon With Parsnips and Kale

Being the month of the parsnip, found another recipe I had to try!  Decided to pair with salmon, Stella’s favorite fish.  We went to the fish counter at the store and looked over the salmon and of course checking my … Continue reading

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