Lemon Chicken Pasta

April 20, 2022

Easy and quick, this flavorful pasta dish is a great way to stretch one chicken breast into two satisfying servings. Chicken is cooked through in a skillet and set aside, then a pan sauce made with a bit of butter, garlic, lemon and seasoning. Fresh cooked pasta is added, and the chicken is sliced and […]

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Ham and Cheese Scones

April 14, 2022

Scones sometimes can be a little tricky to make, but these come together quick and easily. They make for a savory breakfast treat or snack; or even along side a bowl of soup. And would be great for Easter! My one mistake was to forget the last step – serve warm! They were fine at […]

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Pesto Chicken

April 9, 2022

This cheesy delicious chicken starts in a sauté pan and then finishes baking in the oven to melt the mozzarella. The pesto, garlic, a bit of wine and little tomatoes make for a deeply flavorful sauce and is ready in half an hour. This is from a website called Salt and Lavender, and the leftovers […]

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Ground Turkey Stir Fry

March 31, 2022

This healthy, quick stir fry is full of vegetables, and the tasty Asian sauce and ground turkey give it loads of flavor. The recipe is from Natasha Bull’s comfort food website Salt and Lavender (Salt and Pepper was already taken). She lives in Alberta Canada, which she describes as “basically, the North Pole.” So I […]

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Kale, Mango and Blackberry Salad

March 24, 2022

Last month beloved San Diego caterer and cafe owner Mary Kay Waters retired after 33 years and closed up shop. Famous for her quiches, mulligatawny soup and pot pies, she will be sorely missed. She had planned to work into her 90’s but when the pandemic hit in March 2020 all her catering events cancelled. […]

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Mediterranean Chicken Dinner

March 17, 2022

This is an easy sheet pan dinner infused with classic Mediterranean flavors. The delicious sauce brings everything together, and is wonderful whether or not you have time to let the chicken marinate. Potatoes, red onions and cherry tomatoes bake along with the chicken. Because your oven is set at a moderate temperature of 350 degrees, […]

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Kale Salad

March 9, 2022

I brought this home from a Super Bowl party, and made it again within the week. Kale isn’t my favorite green, but when combined with apple, carrot, almonds and cheddar cheese and tossed with a lemony vinaigrette it’s really special. A new favorite from the great website Cooking Classy! Thanks Terri. 1/2 cup olive oil […]

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Roast Chicken with Dijon Sauce

March 3, 2022

This recipe from Deb at Smitten Kitchen was adapted from Gourmet magazine back in 2008. A bit of cream combined with Dijon, wine and shallots makes a tasty sauce for the crisp skinned chicken pieces. My hot oven got a little smoky , but the result was well worth it. 3 pounds chicken parts (thighs, […]

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Samin Nosrat’s Olive Oil and Maple Granola

February 19, 2022

Credit for this wonderful granola really goes to Nekisia Davis, who adapted it slightly from Early Bird Food’s Farmhands Choice Granola. But when Rock Star of the Food World Samin Nosrat published it as the best granola ever, it became famous. In her words “Let me clarify something though: I don’t really like granola to […]

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Chicken and Rice Soup

February 12, 2022

I made a pot of this today to share between two most worthy recipients; Brittany’s family who all have Covid (even Baby Sofia!), and beloved Uncle Stan who is recovering from a massive dental surgery and is on a “no-chew” diet for the foreseeable future. Wow. The Covid family is feeling almost fine; just bored […]

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