December 16, 2014

Rustic Chicken Recipe

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Rustic Chicken Recipe

We are a chicken family. I’m telling you, we eat so much we may start clucking soon and I’m totally okay with that. My husband and I share a love for cooking and eating, so it’s not rare for him to jump into the kitchen on any given night to try out a recipe he found. Not long ago, he did just this and thinking about it is making my mouth water. He reluctantly told me he was watching Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa and saw her make a delicious roasted rustic chicken with croutons. The way he was raving about…

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December 2, 2014

Pork Medallions with Cranberry Chutney

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Pork Medallions with Cranberry Chutney

It’s no secret that I am all about the easy recipes; preferably ones that take me 30 minutes or less. Lucky for me, my sister -who also loves to cook – shares that same affinity for quick meals. It might have something to do with her being a mom to 3 kids under the age of 3, but she has some hidden gems that are equally bad ass and delicious. Lately, she has been ranting and raving about an easy, pork medallions with cranberry chutney dish she has been making and her 3 girls have been eating it up. She had me…

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November 25, 2014

Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

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Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

I can not believe Thanksgiving is in 2 days…TWO! It is one of my favorite holidays to spend with family and enjoy being gluttonous! My family typically makes a million side dishes, because lets face it, the sides make the meal! Everyone has their favorites and if we don’t make them, someone will be mad! A few years ago, my mom didn’t make one of my favorite side dishes: biscuits (Only the Pillsbury kind)! She subbed it for a different brand of biscuits and I almost threw a tantrum – the kind a three year old throws when you don’t let them have…

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November 18, 2014

Fried Turkey Marinade

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Fried Turkey Marinade

Fried Turkey > Roasted Turkey. Yes, you read that correctly. Fried turkey is abundantly superior to a boring old oven roasted turkey. For the past 2 years, we have been frying our turkeys. My husband ran out a week before Thanksgiving 2 years ago to buy a turkey fryer and I thought he was insane. All you hear about are the explosions, fires and horror stories associated with turkey fryers. I made it perfectly clear to him that I would not be going near that thing, nor will it be in any close proximity to our home. He yes’d me…

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November 11, 2014

Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

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Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe

  There was a time when I ate chicken salad almost every day. Sure, I may have been pregnant and it was one of the only sandwiches I could eat but that stuff was my jam. Even though I was lazy and pregnant and ordered it from deli’s or Publix most of the time, there were a few instances that I actually made my own. When I did, I tried to make this healthy chicken salad recipe as opposed to the mayo-packed crap I’d get. Needless to say, 10 months of chicken salad pretty much made me take a long…

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November 4, 2014

Sweet Tea Pork Cutlet Sandwich Recipe

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Sweet Tea Pork Cutlet Sandwich Recipe

    When my husband has a recipe in his head to make, there is no stopping him until he makes it. He will literally think of something that morning then by 4 p.m. he is running out the door to get the necessary ingredients. He’s an impulsive gotta-do-it-now kind of person. The kind of person that will wake up one morning, get it in his head that he wants a new car, go to the dealership, find one and buy it by the time it’s dark. If only he got the impulse in his head that I need a whole…

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October 28, 2014

{Taco Tuesday} Turkey Lettuce Tacos

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{Taco Tuesday} Turkey Lettuce Tacos

  Tacos have been on my mind since I saw a recent rerun of Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives and Guy was chowing down on some killer tacos at some amazing little hole in the wall. I figured a Taco Tuesday was in order! We usually eat on the later side because my husband works till about 6:30 every night and then family time with the kids follow for an hour until their bed time. So dinner is usually after all of that madness. I didn’t want to feel bust-at-the-seams full, so I thought about switching up the usual flour &…

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October 10, 2014

4 Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dessert Recipes

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  When life hands you BOGO chocolate chip cookies, make a butt load of desserts! My husband fell victim to Publix’s Buy One Get One Free chocolate chip cookies, so we now have 2 dozen soft, delicious, chocolately cookies that call my name all hours of the day. I wanted to kiss him and punch him all at the same time for doing this! So to keep these tasty treats from growing hair on them or having my toddler sneak cookies and go bouncing off the walls till there gone, I thought of 4 easy chocolate chip cookie dessert recipes you will love. All…

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October 6, 2014

Drunken Peaches Recipe

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When I was a little girl, every peach season my dad would take the ones that were getting a little too ripe and soak them in wine. He would pile sliced peaches in a giant carafe then fill it with red wine. It was like a science project to me, as we waited and watch as the peaches began to turn maroon from sitting – for what seemed like an eternity – in the wine. As I got older and wiser, I realized these peaches were drunk! Typical Italians, right? Soaking some delicious fruit in even more delicious vino. It’s been…

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August 29, 2014

Easy Labor Day Recipes

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Easy Labor Day Recipes

  It’s Labor Day Weekend, bitches! There’s nothing like celebrating the working man with a party, great food and lots of drinks. If you are looking for some easy recipes for this holiday weekend, check out some of my faves. They are relatively easy to prepare, cook and will please a crowd. Here are 5 of the easiest and most delicious Labor Day Recipes: Corn & Bean Salsa Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Chicken Wings Cheesy Corn Dip Peach Cobbler Homemade Lemonade Hope everyone has a fun, safe and boozy Labor Day! What is your favorite Labor Day Recipe for BBQs?…

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