Chocolate Covered Strawberries

We’ve got a chocolate and strawberry situation going on here. I might need an intervention…I confess to eating some of these for breakfast! Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching so how about we skip all the

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Chocolate Mousse with Grand Marnier

Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching. I don’t know about you, but to me saying “I love you” is even better when chocolate is involved. Most people don’t realize how easy it is to make luxurious

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African Peanut Stew

Get ready for a big bowl of vegetable goodness! African Peanut Stew is another wonderful recipe from my new Oh She Glows Cookbook. You might remember that my friend Barb gave me this cookbook and

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Thomas Keller’s Roast Chicken

Look at that beautiful bird! It might surprise some of you to know that I don’t have any problem admitting when I am wrong. I like being right well enough, but if someone has a

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Mushroom & Pea Risotto

Risotto, in any form, is one of my favorite dinners to make. It’s another one of meals that you see in fancy restaurants but until you make it at home, you don’t realize how easy

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Picadillo

Mmmmmmm! Picadillo…Cuban Comfort Food. You might not know that I’m a big fan of Cuban food. It helps that I now live in Florida and get to visit and work in Miami somewhat frequently. However,

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Perfect Chickpea Salad

It’s a new year so it’s time to add a new favorite funky salad… Perfect Chickpea Salad is that salad! How good is this salad? Usually I have a couple of recipes in the pipeline

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Beef Stew with Brandy & Dijon

Beef Stew with Brandy & Dijon is the dish I WISH I had made for Christmas dinner. Yes, this beef stew is better than prime rib. In fact, it blows prime rib away. I’m a

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Steamed Crab Legs

Looking for something festive for the New Year? How about some Steamed Crab Legs? Crab legs were part of our Christmas dinner compliments of our neighbors Darrin & Jody. It was Jody’s suggestion to add

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Cranberry Chocolate Cake

Cranberry Chocolate Cake is the answer to your last minute holiday baking issues. Issues is putting it mildly around here. Prior to making this cake last night, I’d done NO baking. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

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Shrimp Bisque

My family has a tradition of having soup for Christmas Eve Dinner. Usually we have Kansas City Steak Soup (recipe from the Plaza III for those of you KC folks) but this year we celebrated early and

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Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Mexican Stuffed Peppers  – One of our favorite weeknight dinners. Colorful and sweet bell peppers hold a variety of savory and spicy ingredients which you can customize to your own tastes, preferences, and what you

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