Mediterranean Inspired Fresh Pasta Sauce

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What’s better than a delicious fresh pasta sauce?  Put your hand down; I’ll tell you.  What’s better is a delicious fresh pasta sauce that is even more delicious as leftovers a day or two later.  Continue reading

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Cheese-Stuffed Broiled Monster Bacon Burger

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Stuffed burgers are all the rage these days.  This is the recipe I keep up my sleeve for the times when I want to spoil the pants off a burger lover.  There’s really no other justification for a half-pound ground beef and bacon patty stuffed with melted cheese. Continue reading

Creamy (Greek Yogurt) Tomato Habanero Sauce

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Sometimes your taste buds need a kick in the pants.  They get a little too confident in themselves taking on white bread, milk, and vanilla day in and day out.  Give them something that fights back.  Like a classic creamy tomato pasta sauce laced with fiery habañero peppers. Continue reading

Greek Style Chicken and Potatoes

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If the only Greek food you’ve ever had is a gyro, you are missing out.  Big time.  Nothing beats homemade when it comes to Grecian Chicken, and I’ve swiped this recipe from my near-lifelong-friend’s Greek family.  Do you know what that means?  It means it’s as authentic as it gets.  The gentle seasonings let the flavor of the fall-off-the-bone tender meat come through.  This recipe is easy enough that it can make a regular appearance at your dinner table.  Read on to learn why. Continue reading

Ridiculously Easy Baked Chicken!

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I know what you’re thinking: “Baked chicken. Ho hum.”  But this is a surprisingly tasty dish for all its simplicity, I promise. You probably already have in your pantry/cabinet/spice rack everything you need in order to make this dish.  Don’t believe me?  Read on. Continue reading