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Farro with Chickpeas, Tomato and Mozzarella

Farro with Chickpeas, Tomato and Mozzarella

Deciding what was to go alongside our chicken dinner,  I was once again reaching for the rice. But I am sick of rice. Are you sick of rice? After a quick pantry check, I spotted some farro. Have you ever tried farro?

3 Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Hi all! What’s cooking today? For me, it’s stuffing more stuff. This time its large Potobello mushroom caps. These guys are so versatile.

Quick Bacon & Peas

I’m always searching  for a quick side dish. You know, just something you can throw together in a flash with the rest of dinner is cooking, or almost done. Isn’t that the way it is?

Mini Meatball Soup – My version of Italian Wedding Soup

So it’s technically fall right? This means we can start making soup right? Good. I have a lot of soup recipes. Soup is a hit around here. It’s big flavor, little cleanup. Yes please!

Homemade Beef Jerky

Everyone is trying to eat better these days. I know I am. I really do try to feed the family real food everyday.  I know this is hard for a lot of you out there. Some days you just can’t help it! It’s life. But 

Chicken Parmesan

It’s tough making a meal the whole family will enjoy. I struggle with that one too! But I think this one fits the bill. It’s hard to find something to dislike with this recipe! Who doesn’t love fried chicken? No. One. Here’s the thing, this 

Polpettone

Stuck with that ground beef in the fridge huh? No idea what to make for dinner right? Well, we love meatloaf here, but meatloaf can get a little boring (not mine of course). Well how abut you add this one to that meatloaf rotation?

Stuffed Eggplant

I like to stuff things! Eggplant is no exception. These babies are delicious. Its kind of like eggplant Parmesan in a cute little boat. Here’s the thing about eggplant. I’ve heard you are supposed to salt your eggplant before cooking.This is when preparing your eggplant 

Salmon Dip

So you made the One Pan Salmon and Potatoes and now you have leftover salmon. Well that’s kind of the idea! I always buy extra salmon so I can make salmon dip the next day.  This works with most leftover salmon. I have made salmon many 

One Pan Salmon and Potatoes

So we all love it when we can make a meal and have next to no clean-up right? Here’s one for you! I usually make salmon with Asian inspired flavors, but this time, I wanted to try something a little different. Everyone knows lemon is