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Mexican Tortilla Soup with Cast Iron Corn Bread

Mexican Chicken Soup Cast Iron Corn Bread

Breaded Chicken Breasts, Garlic Green Beans and Brown Rice

Breaded Chicken Breasts Garlic Green Beans: Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add minced garlic and sautee for 1 to 2 minutes. Add green beans and 1/2 cup water. Cook until the water evaporates and beans are tender. Brown or Wild Rice

Breaded Chicken Breasts

Simple and easy, pair these yummy breaded chicken breasts with roasted vegetables, rice or pasta. I use the thin fast-fry chicken filets from the grocery store but it’s not that much harder to buy chicken breasts, place them between two pieces of saran wrap and beat them thin with a meat mallet. Ingredients: 1 lbContinue reading “Breaded Chicken Breasts”

Chicken & Olives

Inspired by simple Italian cooking this can be translated into “Pollo e Oliva”. If you’re Italian you would, of course, serve this with pasta, but I opted for a wild rice blend. Ingredients: 2 lbs chicken thighs, bone-in 4 Tbsp olive oil 1/4 c onion, sliced thinly 6 cloves garlic, sliced thinly 2 tsp freshContinue reading “Chicken & Olives”

Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

This recipe takes my super-easy “Best of the Brownies” recipe, which I’ve copied below so you don’t have to flip back and forth, and a decadent peanut butter swirl to make these “Better than the Best of the Brownies”. I mean, peanut butter and chocolate is really the best thing on earth, isn’t it? BrownieContinue reading “Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies”

Mexican Chicken & Rice Casserole

I put this under “Big Batch Cooking” since it makes enough to feed my crew of 6 (including 3 adult-sized teenagers). Ingredients: 4 c brown rice, cooked 4 c chicken breast, cooked and shredded (I buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store) 2 c sour cream 2 c salsa 2 tsp cumin 2 tspContinue reading “Mexican Chicken & Rice Casserole”

Lebanese Lentils & Rice (Mujadara)

A great vegetarian dish, or serve with a side of fried steak or Kofta. Ingredients: 4 Tbsp olive oil 3 onions, sliced 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp allspice 1/4 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 3 c brown rice, cooked 2 c brown lentils, cooked Directions:Continue reading “Lebanese Lentils & Rice (Mujadara)”

Tortellini, Sausage & Kale Soup

I love this recipe, it’s in regular rotation in my house. I love to heat it up in the morning and throw it in a thermos for lunch at work. I use the fresh, packaged 3-Cheese tortellini available in the refrigerated deli section at the grocery store. Ingredients: 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 lb turkeyContinue reading “Tortellini, Sausage & Kale Soup”

Anzac Cookies

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Anzac Day is a National holiday down under commemorating Australian and New Zealanders that served. As for the Anzac cookie, it is debated whether they were baked by women to send to the men fighting, or if they were baked and sold by women to raiseContinue reading “Anzac Cookies”

Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Make sure you let these cool completely before removing them from the pan, they will be very soft!! Ingredients: 1 c smooth peanut butter 1 c packed brown sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the ingredients then drop into 6 large cookiesContinue reading “Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies”