Not Your Grandma’s Egg Salad

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It’s not your grandma’s creamy egg salad because it is my dad’s infinitely more flavorful, mayonnaise-free, paprika-dusted egg salad.  And you’re gonna love it. Continue reading

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Mini Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Stuffed French Toast

Mini Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter French Toast

Starting this blog has made me realize that I have a thing for cramming food inside of other food. Like, I really do. Really, really do. A lot. So today we continue with tradition (obsession?) by slipping some chocolate and peanut butter into slices of mini french bread. Continue reading

Feta-Stuffed Spinach Lamb Meatballs

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This is the time of year when lamb is at its best.  Grass-fed (as opposed to off season grain-fed) being the key to why “in season” lamb is better.  Ask the butcher at your grocery store whether you’re buying grass-fed lamb – I promise that, like, 98% of butchers are really very friendly. Continue reading

Peppery Garlic Asparagus Pasta

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When it comes to pasta, Springtime means lighter, crisper dishes.  This simple dish gets its appetizing speckled look from a generous sprinkling of pepper.  Serve as a stand alone meal or as a side to grilled beef or chicken. Continue reading

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