Sole Meuniere
Meuniere is French for ‘the Miller’s wife’ and Sole meunière is a classic French fish dish consisting of sole that is dusted in flour, pan fried in butter, and served with the resulting brown butter sauce, parsley, and lemon. It […]
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Italian Sausage & Tortellini Soup
My sister loves soup and loves to make soup. She served her vegetable soup with tortellini, and it was hearty and delicious and everything you want a soup to be. Her soup inspired me to try a variation of a
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Duchess Potatoes
Duchess Potatoes are an elegant side dish that adds panache to any meal and wows guests. They are a classic French side dish and first appeared in cookbooks in the mid-1770s. The origin of the name is uncertain but what
Black Bean and Smoked Ham Soup
My friend Carol asked for more healthier recipes so this one is for you, Carol. All the vitamins and goodness in black beans support heart health. The fiber helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease
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Chicken Tortilla Soup
In the 90s, I spent a week in Acapulco at a quaint casa de invitados. Around the corner was a small family-owned café and on my first day I stopped in and had a cup of their Chicken Tortilla Soup.
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Whatley’s Sloppy Joes
Whatley’s Drug Store was downtown on the square when I was growing up. It looked just like a shop from the fifties. Doc Whatley was the owner and sold everything from medicine to dusting powder. But the main reason I
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Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhana)
When I was working, I would usually take the previous night’s dinner for lunch. One day when Holley and I were lunching, she asked what I was eating. I said it is supposed to be Chicken Tikka Masala, but I
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Gnocchi with Sausage and Spinach
My dear friend Milena introduced me to Gnocchi during my Philadelphia days. Back then, I had never heard of or had Gnocchi. She explained that Gnocchi was an Italian potato dumpling and rolled out before it is cut into small
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Lemon Chicken with Capers
This recipe may remind you of Chicken Piccata, but I prepare the chicken slightly different and make the sauce less tart. I find the chicken in the traditional recipe needs a little oomph and the sauce is often too tart
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Pasta with Breadcrumbs
This is another recipe from my dear friend Milena during my Philadelphia days. I believe she had it growing up in Yugoslavia. When I asked her what it is called, she said “poor people’s food”. I feel anything but poor
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