Practical Recipes from a Personal Chef
What do you say we shake up two classic dishes and combine them? Chicken Scallopini with Roasted Vegetable Ratatouille is a twist on Italian Chicken Parmigiana and classic French Ratatouille! As I was writing this, a beautiful thing happened. We finally got rain! ...
Special thanks to Simply Organic Spices and Seasonings for sponsoring this post. All opinions expressed are my own. Whole Wheat Ancho Chili Brownies will add some spice to your life! Intensely chocolatey, they also pack a little heat with a touch of smokiness for a seriously delicious combination! I. Am. Hooked! ....Hooked on adding a touch of ancho chili powder to brownies after giving it a try in this variation of a recipe I've been making for years! ...
Not your average pasta salad, Whole Grain Pasta Salad with Cucumber Dressing, Peas and Fresh Dill is one of our all-time summer favorites! We're keepin' on with the fresh dill theme! Dad gave us plenty so we're putting it to good use! This whole grain pasta salad is one of our summertime favorites. My husband found this recipe on the internet long, long ago when the internet was in its infancy. It's so old, we can't find the source any more. Yeah, that's going back awhile, but when ...
Elegant enough for guests, Scandinavian-inspired Roasted Hasselback Beets with Dill Dressing will become your new favorite way to enjoy beets! We recently visited my family in Wisconsin over the Independence Day holiday. Late August is a more opportune time to visit there because you can make off with bushels of tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, new potatoes, corn and almost anything you can imagine. Because it stays so cold up there into June, my father's vegetable garden hasn't yet ...
Spice Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Peach Chipotle Barbecue Sauce is spicy, sweet and smoky! This delicious dry rub is great on any cut of pork. Ahh... Southern summer days. What happens a lot is, you've got a dish planned to cook and photograph, you set everything up and then whammo. A late afternoon thunderstorm rolls in and the skies turn black, the wind picks up and hello thunder and lightening. It's suddenly night-time in the afternoon. ...
Chicken BLT Salad with Spicy Avocado Ranch Dressing is fresh, cool, crunchy and the perfect way to use up grilled chicken! I hope you're all having a great Independence Day holiday weekend! Don't you love when Independence Day falls on a Tuesday or Thursday? Four-day weekend! Woohoo! No doubt you're doing a lot of grilling and chilling this weekend. If you have chicken left over from a grilling extravaganza, this Chicken BLT Salad with Spicy Avocado Ranch Dressing is the perfect ...
Rosemary Garlic Crushed Potatoes with Lemon Chive Aioli is a beautiful side dish with country French elegance! Buttery Yukon Gold Potatoes are cooked, crushed, then brushed with an herb-infused olive oil and baked again for the ultimate "twice-baked" potato! These are the ultimate twice-baked potato you're going to love. These crushed potatoes bring back some beautiful memories for me. Eight years ago, I had the amazing opportunity to cruise down the Canal du Midi in the South of ...
This post is sponsored by Tyson Foods. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Hey, Friends! Have I got a great dessert for you! Grilled Pound Cake with Balsamic-Macerated Strawberries and Mascarpone Cream is easy, elegant, crazy good and will make you look like a culinary genius. Grilled Pound Cake with Balsamic-Macerated Strawberries and Mascarpone Cream is an Italian twist on classic American strawberry shortcake. You may have noticed I don’t do a lot of desserts because it’s ...
Potato Green Bean Salad with Olives and Feta Cheese is a lovely Greek-inspired twist on traditional potato salad! It's potato salad season and how's this for a beauty! It's also green bean season! Summer. Is. Here. It's becoming oppressively warm here in the South but we're starting to pick some beautiful young green beans from our garden and my herb bed is becoming established. I'm excited about having fresh herbs again that don't cost an arm and a leg for a measly sprig that ...