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New potatoes or small assorted potatoes Kerrygold garlic & herb butter Salt & Pepper Boil the potatoes until soft when poked with a knife. Drain the potatoes. In a large skillet, melt the butter. Pour the potatoes into the skillet. Use the bottom of a Read More
Ingredients Butter lettuce, bagged or a head washed and dried 1-2 avocados 1-2 grapefruits For the Vinaigrette: 1/4 cup lemon or combo lemon and grapefruit juice 1 Tbs dijon mustard 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp 1/2 cup olive oil 1 tsp honey Arrange the lettuce Read More
Chicken: 1 bottle of Stubbs Sweet Heat Legendary BBQ Sauce 4 – 6 chicken breasts Brioche Hamburger buns Pickles, optional Put the chicken breasts into the crock pot. Cover with the Stubbs BBQ sauce. Put the cover on and cook for 3-4 hours on high. Read More
Lamb Chops in herbed olive oil with Simple salad and smashed tiny potatoes (Easter Meal) Lamb Chops: 2 packages of Lamb Chops, cut individually 1 bunch Italian Parsley 1 Tbs Lemon Zest Juice of ½ of a lemon 1 Tbs dried Oregano ¼ cup Olive Read More
2 packages of tortellini you like, Gluten Free or regular 1-2 pouches of LeGrand Pesto from Whole Foods or 1 jar of Pesto from Costco Chicken from 1 Rotisserie Chicken, shredded or chopped up left over grilled chicken ½ cup grated parmesan cheese Preheat the Read More
1 white onion, cut in half and sliced 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 package sliced mushrooms Fresh thyme 1 ½ lbs of beef stew meat Salt and Pepper to taste on the meat 1 cup beef broth 2 Tbs whole grain mustard ½ cup Read More
2 3/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (room temp) 1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs, room temperature 3-4 teaspoons vanilla extract, you can use Read More
Chicken Enchiladas – Verdes and Rojo For the Filling: 3 cups rotisserie chicken meat 1 ½ cups of shredded monterey jack cheese 1 cup sour cream 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper The juice of 1 lime ¼ cup chopped cilantro Extra Read More
1 box or bag of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and all of the liquid taken out 1 15 oz container of part skim ricotta ½ cup of grated parmesan 1 egg Salt & pepper to taste 1-2 jars of your favorite Marinara, I love Rao’s Read More
Ingredients 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted 3/4 cup butter 1 cup of sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 4 eggs 1 baked pie shell, cooled Directions: Melt chocolate and set aside to cool. In a small mixer bowl, cream butter. Add sugar, melted chocolate, and vanilla. Beat Read More