June 2012

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Bars

June 29, 2012 Chocolate Dessert

Six ingredients. No oven. These are too simple and delicious NOT to make! Seriously, I whipped these up in 20 minutes this morning in my pj’s with no caffeine whatsoever in my system. Make this homemade sweet treat for everyone and then relax through the heat wave New England is expecting knowing you did something good Yes, there is [...]

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Chicken Burgers with Oven “Fried” Onion Rings and Smoky Beer Cheese Sauce

June 27, 2012 Burgers

Check out this pub-worthy, mouth-watering burger bonanza!! I’m not usually one to toot my own horn - BEEP BEEP - but I am truly amazed I pulled this off last night. THREE new recipes, all in the same meal? Motivated by pure desire and propelled by hunger, I decided to go for it. There’s only one good explanation as to [...]

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Green Bean, Bacon, and Pasta Salad

June 25, 2012 Bacon

It’s been a bit since I’ve shared a new bacon recipe. Check this out!  You’ve got pasta, red grapes, and green beans all mingling with crisp bacon and nutty pecans, tossed in a tangy/sweet cole slaw type dressing. Delish!  This hearty salad is perfect for summer and great with grilled anything. We had it along side teriyaki [...]

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Streusel Can Fix Anything!

June 20, 2012 Breakfast/Brunch

Streusel is like bacon. It can make anything better. Cakes, breads, muffins, sweet potatoes, pies, cheesecakes — you name it, it’s better topped with a sweet crumb topping. So, if you’re pancakes are looking just a little bit flat — more flatjack, than flapjack – smear some streusel over the top. That’s what I did Sunday morning, and it all turned out [...]

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

June 18, 2012 Cake

Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads out there!  I spent the day cooking up some of my mate’s favorite dishes, including a new cinnamon-apple pancake with streusal topping (posting later this week!), guacamole with feta, and chili-rubbed tenderloin with apricot ginger glaze. But the big finale, anticipated by all, was definitely this decadent double-frosted chocolate [...]

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Taco Tuesday! Chicken Tacos with Mango Salsa

June 13, 2012 Chicken

Thank you, Food Network magazine, and your article on 50 Tacos. It could not have been timed better!  A friend and I have been brainstorming new taco ideas. [She has been holding Taco Tuesdays for several months, and her kids are starting to get bored with the same old taco.] And then – BOOM – this magazine lands in my life outta nowhere. [...]

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Fast Lane: Avocado, Bacon, and Egg Muffin

June 11, 2012 10-minute Meal

“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” Today’s quote is brought to you by Adelle Davis, a well-known nutritionist and cookbook author. She believed there wasn’t much that could not be solved by a healthy diet.  An influential voice in the 60′s and 70′s, her then-controversial ideas about avoiding excess sugar and [...]

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Indian Grilled Chicken

June 8, 2012 Chicken

Looks like I’ve found my new fave grilled chicken recipe! Move over, Crazy Lime Chicken , there’s a new dish in town!  Aromatic, savory, tender, and so, so tasty – it smells divine from the second you put together the marinade. Don’t be daunted by the long list of ingredients. Most are everyday spices and the rest is unexotic stuff [...]

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Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower with Shrimp

June 6, 2012 Broccoli

At the most unlikely of times, I managed to hit a home run yesterday. I was unprepared and uninspired, and had only a 45 minute window in which to make dinner. I needed it to be quick. I needed it NOT to require a 10-mile round trip to Market Basket. And, I needed inspiration. So, with shrimp and [...]

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Banana Walnut Yogurt Bread

June 4, 2012 Bananas

I’m back. Did ya miss me? It’s been way too long since I posted anything. You know what that means — there’s been nothing new and exciting going on in my kitchen for a while.  (I did, however, get a high-five from my oldest tonight for this quick and easy supper featuring turkey sausage, peppers, and [...]

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