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Tortellini & Peas with Mascarpone Alfredo Sauce

Tortellini with Mascarpone Alfredo Sauce and Peas is an easy pasta dish that features mascarpone instead of the traditional heavy cream. Mascarpone is an Italian cheese from the Lombardy region. It is a thick, triple cream cheese with a texture more like butter or custard than the slightly grainy texture of ricotta. It’s made in […]

Honey Harissa Fried Chicken Fillets

With a jar of Harissa paste, sauce, or seasoning in your pantry, you will never have to endure a bland meal ever again. Harissa is spicy, smoky, and peppery. It is a mix of spices used in Middle Eastern and North African cooking. The difference from a harissa seasoning, paste or sauce, is the later […]

Baked Cheese Tortellini with Bacon Vegetables & A Rosemary Alfredo Sauce

Alfredo sauce has many faces. You can go the simple route, and make it with only three ingredients: butter, cream and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Or you can do it like Jamie Oliver did for Goldie Hawn and add egg, nutmeg, and truffle oil. You can also go the Olive Garden route, in which case you’ll […]

One Skillet Chicken Sausage & Pasta – Gluten-Free

This amazing deliciously yummy gluten-free creamy cheesy pasta dish comes together in less than 30 minutes in just one skillet. And even the pasta gets cooked right in the pan. Other than a cutting board for some prep work, only a single skillet ends up in the kitchen sink. Oh, did we say this is […]

How To Successfully De-Bone Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs are a favorite cut of dark meat poultry with chef and home cooks alike thanks to their flavor and tenderness. As dark meat contains more tendons, chicken thighs are a tough cut, but because they contain more fat than white meat, they become tender and juicy when cooked properly. Chicken thighs also boast […]

Mango Thai Noodle Salad With Sesame Ginger Dressing

If you like Asian noodle salads, then you’ll love this fresh and bold deliciously yummy Mango Thai Noodle Salad. It features gluten-free rice noodles, fresh crunchy vegetables, ginger, cashews, sweet chunks of mango and fresh herbs like Thai Basil, mint and cilantro. This visually appealing and delicious salad is remarkably low in calories and fat. […]

Orange Chicken & Peppers

Orange chicken my be considered Chinese cuisine in North America, but the dish is rarely found on a kitchen table or in a Chinese restaurant in China. The dish has been credited to Andrew Cherng, owner and founder of Panda Express. Cherng says that orange chicken is just a variation of General Yao’s Chicken, another […]

Parmesan Roasted Broccoli & Cauliflower

This is a one skillet recipe. It contains deliciously yummy smoked bacon, parmesan cheese, broccoli and cauliflower. Hold on though, the smoked bacon with parmesan, including lemon juice, garlic and Italian herbs add great flavor that make this dish palatable to eat those cruciferous vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in nutrients, including carotenoids, like beta-carotene, […]

Sesame Roasted Orange Chicken Thighs

This Sesame Roasted Orange Chicken is deliciously yummy. It’s drenched in a sweet Asian inspired orange sauce then coated with black sesame seeds. It’s an easy to make finger licking chicken thigh dinner that you and your whole family will love. Read More Here About Cooking with Chicken Thighs Sesame Roasted Orange Chicken Thighs 8 […]

Crispy Asian Chopped Salad with Ginger Dressing

An Asian Chopped Salad is a crispy healthy meal. It is crispy and healthy because only fresh ingredients are used. It is also a bit savory and sweet, with a whole lot of color and crunch. This very easy to prepare Asian salad is fresh and made to be a delicious side dish. It is […]