Springtime Minestrone Soup

A bowl of food with noodles and meat.

Ingredients 12 oz ground chicken (I love how light this tastes, but you could use turkey or beef) ½ cup panko (or fine bread crumbs) 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 2 clove minced garlic 2 Tbsp chopped chives 1 egg 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 1 Tbsp olive oil (more if needed…

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Springtime Minestrone Soup

A bowl of soup with meat and noodles.

Ingredients 12 oz ground chicken (I love how light this tastes, but you could use turkey or beef) ½ cup panko (or fine bread crumbs) 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 2 clove minced garlic 2 Tbsp chopped chives 1 egg 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp black pepper 1 Tbsp olive oil (more if needed…

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Squash “Pasta” Bowl

A bowl of meatballs and spaghetti on a plate.

Ingredients 1 lb ground, beef, turkey, or chicken 1/3 cup panko or dry bread crumbs ¼ cup buttermilk or cream 1 egg 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese – divided 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp each, dried oregano and basil ½ tsp garlic salt ½ tsp kosher salt 24 oz jar favorite pasta sauce 1…

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Squash Pasta Bowl

Meatballs in spaghetti squash with basil.

Is it okay to admit that cooking at home every night has gotten a little boring? And time consuming. If someone else would just invent the nightly menu, that would be a start. If you feel the same way here is a menu I think you will like. Remember there is nothing wrong with combining…

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State Fair Fudge

A plate with some chocolate covered marshmallows on it

Ingredients 12 oz package of milk chocolate chips (any brand you like) 12 oz package of bittersweet chocolate chips 3 cups mini marshmallows 1/3 cup chunky peanut butter (smooth is ok – but I never buy it) 1 ½ cups roughly chopped cashews – or nut of choice. (I used a salted nut – salt…

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Steak and Salad Dinner

Grilled steak and Caesar salad on a plate.

Sometimes we fall into a dinner rut. Mondays are for chicken, Tuesday is fish, Wednesday features leftover chicken, Thursday is meatless because no one went to the store. Do you ever feel that way? When you get to that place it can be as boring to eat dinner as it is to make it. I’m…

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Steak Salad with Thai Inspired Dressing

Steak salad with red peppers and herbs.

Arrrrggg. It’s October and our crockpots miss us. But it’s also ninety degrees in the shade and our crockpots are not ready to face that kind of silly heat. Can you blame them? The problem is that we are all craving cold weather treats, soups, stews, pot roast, chicken and dumplings – that good stuff…

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Steak Soup — Asian Inspired

A bowl of soup with chopsticks and lemon.

Asian Inspired Savory Steak Soup Ingredients 8 cups beef broth 2 cups water 4 whole star anise 1 cinnamon stick 1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced ¾ lb leftover grilled sirloin steak, thinly sliced 1 Tbsp sherry or mirin (rice wine) 4 oz rice noodles (can substitute thin spaghetti) ¼ cup sliced basil…

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Stick Cheese

A plate of food with cheese and sauce.

Put a wedge of Brie cheese in the food processor with ½ as much butter and blend it to combine. Add some well toasted almonds, a lot of rosemary and some cracked pepper and give it a quick spin to just get it all in there. That’s it. Yum.

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Sticky Buns

A close up of some pastries on a table

Ingredients 2 sticks of butter 1 c brown sugar 1/2 c chopped pecans 1 pkg puff pastry defrosted 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 c dried cranberries  cooking spray Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 12 cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Put 1 Tbsp butter in each cup. Top with 1 Tbsp brown sugar…

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