These Cinco de Mayo Favorites are the best of the best – totally delicious enchiladas, tacos, fajitas, sliders, soups, and more for your party menu. Mexican Street Corn Soup Mexican Street Corn Soup brings out the true flavors of Mexico – roasted corn,…
Dinners
Baked Halibut with Tarragon Cream Sauce
Baked Halibut with Tarragon Cream Sauce is a dish you would order in a fine French restaurant and yet it’s so easy to prepare. The inspiration for this dish came from Lavendou, a wonderful French restaurant in Dallas. No, I didn’t have halibut, I had Filet of Sole with a rich butter sauce and my…
Healthy Chicken Noodle Soup
Healthy Chicken Noodle Soup is rich, lemony and full of vegetables. This easy recipe is one you’ll make again and again. Who doesn’t love the comfort of chicken noodle soup? I think it’s the most popular of all the soups. I’m not sure exactly why but I suspect it’s due to the fact that a lot of…
Dublin Pub Chicken
Dublin Pub Chicken takes it’s inspiration from the warm and comforting pubs of Dublin where you can feed your body and soul at the same time. About Dublin Pub Chicken Ah, the Dublin Pubs. I mean, really, what could be better? In Ireland Public Houses aren’t just bars, they are welcoming places where people…
Baked Sea Bass
This Baked Sea Bass recipe is totally easy and super quick. Cooking time is only 8 minutes! About Baked Sea Bass Baked sea bass was an absolute favorite of my grandfather. When I used to go deep sea fishing with my Grandfather out of San Diego, we would catch halibut, tuna, bonito and barracuda. But…
Thai Chicken Salad
This Thai Chicken Salad is packed with healthy vegetables and since it calls for Rotisserie chicken, it’s super fast and easy to make. About Thai Chicken Salad I’m really hooked on this Thai Chicken Salad. First, because I absolutely love vegetables, especially when they’re wonderfully fresh and crunchy. Next, it’s fast and easy because…
Chile Rellenos
This Chile Rellenos recipe was inspired by a wonderful cook from Mexico and she made it look so easy.This recipe is creamy, tangy, crispy and full of flavor. About Chile Rellenos Chile Rellenos rank right up there with my top 10 favorite Mexican dishes. And actually it ranks way closer to the top spot….
Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce
This Pappardelle pasta with Lemon Dill Sauce is rich, garlicky, buttery and full of the fresh taste of lemon and dill and only 191 calories per serving. About Papparadelle with Lemon Dill When you want something rich and decadent – you know what I mean…Comfort food – nothing beats Pappardelle with Lemon Dill Sauce. The…
Roasted Lemon Chicken
This Roasted Lemon Chicken is packed with healthy vegetables like artichokes, carrots, potatoes and shallots all in a rich lemon herb sauce. I really love this variation of Roasted Lemon Chicken because it’s truly a one pan healthy meal in all its deliciousness. Ina Garten is really one of my favorite cooks. Most of us…
Smoky Spicy Tortilla Soup
This Smoky, Spicy Tortilla Soup is packed with all the flavors of Mexican cuisine including chipolte peppers and cumin all wrapped in a spicy broth. About Smoky Spicy Tortilla Soup Tortilla Soup is a standard at most Mexican restaurants, but I think the best tortilla soup I ever had was in Scottsdale at…
Quick and Easy Naan Pizza
This quick and easy naan pizza is so much better than delivery. What really makes it delicious is the garlic basil base. About Quick and Easy Naan Pizza I’ve discovered naan pizza. I know, I know…I’m late to the game. But to me this has been a game changer. I absolutely love this pizza. On…
Roasted Brisket
This Roasted Brisket recipe is amazing. Instead of roasting it at a low temperature, you roast it at medium high for a long time and the result is perfection! About Roasted Brisket I actually should have called this Forever Roasted Brisket because the truth is, depending on the size of your Brisket, it takes anywhere from…
Bourbon Roasted Chicken
This flavorful Bourbon Roasted Chicken is not only juicy and tender but also so easy because it makes it’s own glaze out of a dry rub. About Bourbon Roasted Chicken Ah, Sunday roasted chicken. There’s so many ways to make it. Lemon Pepper Chicken, Herb Chicken, Barbecue Chicken or like Ina Garten does with 40…
Easy Restaurant Pork Chops
Why go out to dinner when you can have these juicy Restaurant Pork Chops ready in under 10 minutes? There are restaurants and then there are great restaurants. If you’re interested in pork chops, then look no further than Perry’s Steakhouse. The most amazing two rib pork chops I’ve ever had. If there’s a…
Halibut with Lemon Cream Sauce
Halibut with Lemon with Lemon Cream Sauce is rich, moist and creamy. The sauce with a touch of fresh dill compliments the flakiness of the flaky halibut. Halibut with Lemon Cream Sauce Halibut is wonderful fish served in countless ways…broiled, grilled, baked, sautéed, it’s all good. When thinking of how to cook this wonderful…
Pork Piccata with Tarragon and Rosemary
This Pork Piccata with Tarragon and Rosemary is tangy, totally melt in your mouth delicious and is ready in under 15 minutes. One of my favorite dishes at Brio Tuscan Grille is Chicken Limone, which is basically Chicken Piccata. My version of this dish is Lemon Chicken with Capers and I can’t seem to get…
Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Spinach and Artichokes
Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Spinach and Artichokes is quick, easy, totally delicious and perfect for a special company dinner because you can prep everything ahead. About Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Spinach and Artichokes I’m absolutely in love with this wonderful dish. How much? Well, let’s just say I could easily eat it night after and night and…
Shrimp Scampi
This easy Shrimp Scampi recipe is rich, totally delicious and super quick to make in only 10 minutes. I’ve loved Shrimp Scampi for years and I’ve had it prepared at restaurants in a variety of ways. Some good. Some, not so good mainly due to the fact that the chefs drowned the shrimp in the…
Green Tea Yakisoba with Chicken and Vegetables
Green Tea Yakisoba with Chicken and Vegetables is total health in one dish. About Green Tea Yakisoba with Chicken & Vegetables Both my husband and I Love Asian food. Me, because it’s just so wonderfully healthy. And he loves it because, although he has flown all over the world, he really enjoyed the food of…
Asian Wings with Orange Sauce
These Asian Wings with Orange gives a special sweet and savory twist on chicken wings by adding soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey and orange marmalade. About Asian Wings with Orange Glaze I’m a huge fan of chicken wings. And, I’m a real fan of unfried food. You know what I mean, food that’s baked but…