This single-skillet chicken and mushroom dish is packed with flavor from sweet marsala wine, smoky bacon, and mascarpone cheese. Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you love the romance of the holiday or think it’s over-commercialized and silly, I hope you’re having a great day. My Duck Breast with Cherry Sauce and Duck Fat Fried Potatoes…
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Perfect Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries are romantic and fun. Two easy methods, plus all my tips and tricks to get your strawberries to come out perfect! Happy February! I love this month for all the Valentines’ inspired recipes floating around, all the chocolate in stores, all the extra emphasis on dessert. Honestly, I don’t make homemade…
Salmon with Passion Fruit Sauce
Salmon with Passion Fruit Sauce is made with pan-seared salmon and passion fruit sauce, sweetened with honey. Bold romantic flavor, easy recipe. Have you ever had passion fruit before? I’m not the biggest fan of tropical fruits. I don’t like mango, papaya, dragon fruit, etc. But I love the unique tart flavor of passion…
Steak with Homemade Potato Chips
Center cut strip steak with fresh crispy homemade potato chips is great for Valentine’s Day or any romantic occasion. Hi friends, Today’s recipe is really about the side dish. You can make these potato chips with any main course, or by themselves. I think steak goes great with fried potato dishes, so I made…
Smoked Salmon and Asparagus Fried Rice
Smoked salmon and asparagus add a fancy touch to fried rice in this 20 minute meal. We eat a lot of rice in our house, thanks to Jonathan. When we first moved in together, his parents bought us a rice cooker and a big bag of rice. Prior to that, when I’d cook for…
Cassoulet (French Pork and Bean Casserole)
White beans slow-cooked with bacon, pork shoulder, sausage, and chicken thighs pick up tons of flavor in this cassoulet, a hearty French casserole. Hi folks, I have a few things on my mind this time of year, recipe-wise. With Valentine’s Day coming up, I’m thinking about some romantic dinner for two type meals. I…
Korean Barbecue Flavor Beef Bowls
Sweet and smoky Korean barbecue marinated steak, steamed vegetables, and rice make a quick, easy, healthy meal. Happy New Year! So, I do try to come up with a list of goals for the year in January, but I don’t call them New Year’s Resolutions. These goals are not related to weight loss or…
Roast Rack of Lamb with Rosemary Fried Potatoes
Tender rack of lamb, roasted with herbs and paired with rosemary fried potatoes, makes a quick and easy fancy dinner. Hi friends, Hope you had a great holiday! This past weekend, my parents and my sister came up to visit us. They met Jonathan’s parents and sister for the first time. We also visited…
Mushroom Stuffed Shells
Mushroom Stuffed Shells are made with porcini, cremini, and shiitake mushrooms and three cheeses. Baked just right to get crispy edges on the cheese. Anyone who likes mushrooms will enjoy this vegetarian dinner. This is not a recipe for my mom. She doesn’t like mushrooms, of any type, well except for those paper thin…
Lobster Thermidor
Lobster Thermidor is a French dish made with fresh tender lobster in a cream sauce, baked in lobster shells and topped with gruyere cheese. Want people to talk about your next dinner party for months? Maybe even years? I’ve got a recipe for you. Where did I get the idea to make Lobster Thermidor?…