I often see interesting dishes that call for two ingredients that I hadn’t been very familiar with while watching the Food Network; Creme Fraiche and Mascarpone. Mascarpone seemed to usually been used in sweet dishes, but also sometimes in savory ones, but I always wondered just what it tasted like! I know I have had […]
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Baked Roasted Red Pepper Cheese Dip
I was inspired to make this dish after Bill and I recently went out to dinner at a new local place that we discovered… They had a great appetizer called “Fire Baked Cheese goat cheese and roasted red peppers” served with flatbread on the menu. We weren’t’ sure what to expect, but were pleasantly surprised […]
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This is a “go to” appetizer dish that I prepare quite frequently. It’s simple and it seems guests like it either with crackers or with crustini’s. I almost always have the ingredients on hand and will spruce it up from time to time by adding fresh spinach, but it’s delicious just as is. I add […]
Read the rest of this entry »Asian Chicken lettuce wraps
We were walking through Costco the other day and spotted the fresh live Butter Lettuce. We love PF Chang’s “lettuce wraps” but there isn’t one very close and I’m not sure just how healthy they really are. I told Bill I would give them a try to asked him if he was feeling like having […]
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I’m always thinking about how we can “change up” the chicken because we eat a lot of it… I had some Brie on hand, as well as beautiful red peppers, so I was inspired to create something that would fulfill us and even included some healthy ingredients! This dish is actually quite simple to make […]
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