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While at Whole Foods the other day Christopher and I spotted some yummy looking marinade in front of the meat counter and figured “what the heck, let’s give it a whirl.”  So, we picked it up along with a great looking piece of flank steak.  It was SO good!
(I have not been compensated for recommending [...]

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Another entry for the WC Ingredient Challenge – this week the special ingredient was Parmesan Cheese.   Yum!
My Grandparents were visiting from Illinois this week.  We had them over to see our new house and for dinner one evening.  I decided to try and re-create a dish I had a few weeks ago at a local [...]

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Yes, yes, I know, the dish should be Chicken with 40 Cloves, but the heads of garlic I had in the house weren’t that great and only yielded 32 good cloves.  So, here you have Crock pot Chicken with 32 Cloves (recipe from A Year of Slow Cooking).
I thought this dish was very tasty!  The [...]

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I was never a big fan of squash or zucchini, but when my Grandmother made this for lunch a few weeks ago I tried it again and really liked it.  I’m so happy to have another veggie to add to our rotation!

INGREDIENTS
1 Yellow squash, cut into half-moons
1 Zucchini, cut into half-moons
1 Shallot, finely diced
1T. Olive [...]

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Another gem from LovesToEat!  This was super simple and deilsh!  Perfect for a weeknight meal.

INGREDIENTS
1lb. Thin-sliced chicken breasts
1/4C. Fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/4C.  Basil, chopped
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
3T.  Grated Parmesan cheese (I used soy parm.)
2T. Vegetable oil
S&P to taste
1.5C. Cooked broccoli
Angel hair pasta
DIRECTIONS
Mix together lemon juice, basil (reserve a small amount to stir into the cooked [...]

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Cilantro Lime Steak

My husband loves cilantro.  Probably more than any person should.  So, when I saw this recipe on Recipezaar I knew I had to make it.  The steaks were delicious and would make excellent fajitas!  We’ll definitely be making this again.

INGREDIENTS:
2-4 Steaks (whatever cut of meat you like is fine.  Our butcher had some good looking [...]

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Garlic Lemon Pork Loin

I had a pork loin laying around the house that I needed to use.  I knew I wanted it garlicky, so I Googled “Garlic Pork” and found this recipe here.  My pork loin was only 1lb, so I cut all the ingredients in half.  YUM!  This was delish!  We’ll definitely be making it again soon.

INGREDIENTS:
2-3 [...]

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Basil & Lemon Grilled Swordfish

Swordfish is, without a doubt, our favorite fish (so much so that we served it at our wedding).  This marinade was thrown together randomly one day and we’ve stuck with it ever since.   It’s super simple and very tasty!

INGREDIENTS
1lb Swordfish Steak
1 1/2 T Olive Oil
2 Cloves Garlic, pressed
1 1/2t Dried Basil
S&P to taste
Juice of 1/2 [...]

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This was my contribution to our Thanksgiving feast this year.  I got the recipe from Tyler Florence and, as usual, it didn’t disappoint!  Just look at that mound of fluffy, garlicky deliciousness!!

INGREDIENTS
4 to 6 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup heavy cream (I used whole milk, and it was still [...]

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For some reason, when looking at this picture I just want to start singing Christmas carols.  “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” … in my bowl 
Anyway, this is one of Hubs’ favorite dinners.  It was another Sunday evening creation that has made its way into our regular rotation.  Enjoy!

Ingredients
1lb pasta – [...]

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