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Hash Brown Breakfast Tostada with Smoked Salmon
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Hash Brown Breakfast Tostada with Smoked Salmon

Keep things healthy, crispy and delicious with this hash brown breakfast tostada.  Topped with salty smoked salmon, a cucumber salsa and a runny fried egg, this is the perfect breakfast when classic breakfasts are a bore. I am not a morning person.  At. All.  However, even knowing this…I still make grandious plans for myself every…

Arroz con Pollo…One Pot Mexican Rice and Chicken
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Arroz con Pollo…One Pot Mexican Rice and Chicken

Arroz con Pollo is literally translated to Rice and Chicken in Spanish.  Arroz con Pollo is popular among almost all Latin countries and it is a classic feel good meal for me.  Full of aromatics, tender rice and succulent chicken on the bone, this dish is my go-to comfort food.  Plus when it’s a ONE…

Whiskey Soy Marinated Flank Steak
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Whiskey Soy Marinated Flank Steak

This incredibly tender marinated flank steak is the ultimate combination of sweet and tangy.  The whiskey and soy in the recipe is the perfect combination of east meets west! I am a full believer in buying the best possible meat and produce that I can afford and that can get my hands on.  It may be…

Roasted Lamb Loin with Mint Chimichurri
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Roasted Lamb Loin with Mint Chimichurri

Everyone needs to have a great signature dish in their artillery and this is IT!  A simple and elegant one pan roasted lamb and potato recipe cooked to perfection and drizzled with an herb infused chimichurri. When I am not inventing new recipes in the kitchen, I find my favorite way to enjoy an evening…

Vitamix Ground Chicken Cutlets… котлетки
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Vitamix Ground Chicken Cutlets… котлетки

Juicy ground chicken cutlets mixed together with dill, onion and an egg all in a Vitamix then pan fried to golden perfection.  This is Russian comfort food made even easier! These little ground chicken cutlets are not new to the blog.  Not one bit.  I blogged about them several years ago, however I have deleted…

One Pan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
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One Pan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

An incredibly easy one pan stuffed portobello mushrooms recipe full of spinach, garlic and topped with a gloriously runny egg.  The perfect addition to a last minute brunch! My husband loves mushrooms.  I have mentioned this several times on here.  I however, am not a fan of this fungi.  Sorry, none of them are my…

Easy Restaurant Style Crispy Brussel Sprouts
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Easy Restaurant Style Crispy Brussel Sprouts

Learn the secrets of how to make the easiest and the crispiest brussel sprouts just like in the restaurant! I as it turns out am extremely difficult to surprise.  My poor husband wrecks his brains every holiday, vacation and birthday on ways to surprise me with events and gifts.  And typically I manage to ruin…

Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Steak with Burst Tomatoes and Balsamic Pearls
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Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Steak with Burst Tomatoes and Balsamic Pearls

An elegant and gourmet steak dinner that is super simple and bursting with flavor and color.  The best part is that there is practically no prep involved!  So you can cook and eat all in 30 minutes!!!  It’s accompanied by balsamic glazed onion pearls and burst cherry tomatoes to add vibrant colors and superb flavors!…

Provencal Vegetable Soup with Pistou
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Provencal Vegetable Soup with Pistou

 A classic French country vegetable soup loaded with fresh good for you veggies and finished off with an unforgettable nut free French pesto.  Comfort food that is both healthy and hearty! Several times a year, I host public cooking classes.  They always have a theme and they are always BYOB…which of course always guarantees a good…

Rustic Turkey Sausage and Kale Soup
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Rustic Turkey Sausage and Kale Soup

My rustic turkey sausage and kale soup is a hearty and healthy soup full of savory flavors and is the perfect way to warm up your soul on those frigid winter days. My days “off” are few and far between. And I say “off” with quotations because they are not days “off” at all. Every…

Chocolate NO BAKE Cookies “Perozhina Kartoshka” …Картошка
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Chocolate NO BAKE Cookies “Perozhina Kartoshka” …Картошка

These delicious little chocolate no bake cookies are what my childhood dessert dreams were made of.  They are sweet and melt in your mouth like all good chocolate should.  The best part they take less then 10 minutes to make and fill everyone’s heart’s with happiness.  Pure joy in a cookie!  This ladies and gentlemen…