Recipes
Entertaining/Holidays
Leftover Remix: Stuffed Pasta Shells
Entertaining/Holidays, Entertaining/Holidays, Pasta, Vegetarian
This recipe is made from leftover creamed spinach from your holiday party. The whole idea of turning your leftovers into something completely different, brings new life to a dish that would have otherwise have been tossed in the trash!If making this from scratch, simply use 1 package of thawed and...
Spaghettini Carbonara
Entertaining/Holidays, Entertaining/Holidays, Pasta
Pasta carbonara is a classic Italian dish that you will easily spend $15 for in a restaurant.
When you find out what the ingredients are used to make this dish; eggs, bacon or pancetta, Parmesan cheese and parsley, it seems ridiculous spending that much money on a meal!
Cranberry Lacquered Chicken
Poultry, Entertaining/Holidays, Entertaining/Holidays, Entertaining/Holidays
Having an excessive amount of leftovers during the holidays is unfortunately, the norm for most American families.
People often think of ways to creatively re-make leftovers like turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and more into new dishes. But what about Thanksgiving's favorite condiment, cranberry sauce or compote??
This elegant, yet surprisingly...
Mediterranean Turkey Meatballs
Entertaining/Holidays, Kid-friendly
My kids (and my husband) LOVE meatballs!
What’s great about meatballs is you can change up the flavors from
classic Italian, to Indian, Teriyaki or what this recipe, Mediterranean
style.
This recipe calls for 2 lbs of ground turkey,
maybe too much for one night’s sitting, but I make extra...
Breast Cancer Awareness: Smashed Berry Mascarpone
Desserts, Entertaining/Holidays
For Breast Cancer Awareness month, I wanted to share an easy and fun, and of course pink recipe.
Mascarpone cheese is widely used in Italy in
desserts and is a creamy, soft white cheese that is “sweeter”, very much
similar to spreadable cream cheese.
With the addition of frozen strawberries...
SIDE DISH: Brussels Sprouts w/ Applewood Smoked Bacon
Entertaining/Holidays, Entertaining/Holidays
This side dish is a classic Thanksgiving side.
There a couple different ways to make this. Some use pancetta, I used
applewood smoked bacon.
You can add dried cranberries and walnuts (at
the very end) to this if you want to fancy it up too! Some recipes call
to boil...
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Entertaining/Holidays
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Entertaining/Holidays, Vegetarian, Kid-friendly
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1. Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate
Ingredients:
1 lb Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp maple syrup
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup pomegranate seeds
¼ cup...
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Baked/Roasted, Entertaining/Holidays, Kid-friendly, Desserts
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