Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken with rice) (with video)

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This recipe is from Chef John at foodwishes.com Ugh, I’m miserable right now.  I am reminiscing about this wonderful recipe and I don’t have any on hand.  I need to fix that….stat. What is not to love about a mouthwatering recipe that’s easy to make.  Yes, the ingredient list is long, but once you have [...]

Vegetable Tom Yum Soup (can be vegan)

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This comes from allrecipes.com. Truth time…I have never had Tom Yum soup before, but my hubs LOVES it so he asked me to make it for him.  At first I was intimidated since so many recipes I found, called for ingredients I have never heard of ( I mean, what in the world were kaffir lime [...]

Basic Tomato Sauce

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This recipe* is from Jonathan Sara.  The recipe was featured on My Family Recipe Rocks. Plan to give this recipe approximately 6 hours.  The recipe in itself is simple to put together, you just need time for all the flavors to simmer and marry together.  I love waking up and making this sauce on Sunday’s in [...]

Pasta Fazoolish Soup

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So what in the world is Pasta Fazool soup?  Pasta e fagioli, meaning “pasta and beans”, is a traditional meatless Italian dish.  Us America’s commonly call it Pasta Fazool, but I call it Pasta Fazoolish because I decided to add meat..,  Following my  logic?  No? No worries, ignore the name and just eat this marvelous, [...]

Patatas Bravas – Fierce Up Your Fries (with video)

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This recipe is from Chef John at foodwishes.com OH MY FREAKING GOD…….MAKE THESE LITTLE POTATOES OF AWESOME HAPPINESS! Seriously, these little fried potatoes are pure joy to the mouth.  I have made these for dinner parties and football game parties.  Each and every person who tries these little puffs of happiness contacts me the next [...]

Cheesy Cauliflower Breadsticks or pizza (can be vegan)

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This recipe comes from centercutcook.com. As much as I love to indulge, I want to be healthy too.  This recipe has best of both worlds!  You get the ooey gooey cheese factor but delivered on healthy vegetables.   Cauliflower is like a chameleon, it’s taste transforms into whatever you mix with, or put on it. [...]

Cream of Cauliflower w/ Video (can be made vegetarian or vegan)

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This recipe is from Chef John at foodwishes.com. I have made this amazeballs recipe 10 times now.  Both my husband and I LOVE it!!!  Imagine eating a healthy soup that tastes just like fattening, overindulgent, potato soup……now go get the ingredients and make your imagination into reality! This recipe also includes a bacon gremolata, but [...]

Healthy Mac & Cheese (could potentially be gluten free)

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This recipe is from Janie at janieskitchen.com. I was turned onto Janie by watching an episode of “My Family Recipe Rocks”, hosted by Joey Fatone.  Her motto is “everything in moderation” and she loves to tweak recipes to make them healthier.  She also loves to make things from scratch, vanilla extract, buttermilk, ect.  Personally, I [...]

Asian Chicken Noodle Soup

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Thanksgiving is only a couple days away!  As much as I love Thanksgiving, I’m not 100% in love with Thanksgiving food.  I know, I know, let the rolling of the eyes commence, but it’s kinda bland and boring to me.  This year, since I’m a newlywed, I decided I wanted to stay home for the [...]