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Best Egg Salad Sandwich

This is the BEST Egg Salad Sandwich recipe ever, bar none!  It’s a yummy little twist on the classic rec...

Peach Streusel Muffins

Peach Streusel Muffins are fresh, ripe, juicy summer peaches baked in a sweet, moist cinnamon muffin, then sprinkled wit...

Pepperoni Pizza Chicken Bake

When you are craving low-carb, gluten-free and #Keto friendly Comfort food, you MUST try this simple and YUMMY Pepperoni...

Best Carrot Cake Recipe

You are going to love this incredibly soft, light and moist Carrot Cake with its ultra-creamy orange zest cream che...

Pecan Pie Muffins

These yummy, rich and flavorful Pecan Pie Muffins only take a few ingredients and are ready in minutes. Perfect for the ...

2 Ingredient Bagels

These Yummy homemade 2 Ingredient Bagels are low calorie, low carb and non-fat!  They’re Soft, Chew...

Cheesecake Stuffed Banana Bread

Everyone asks for this amazing, delicious and rich Cheesecake Stuffed Banana Bread dessert & breakfast recipe. &nbsp...

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes & Ham layered casserole dish features buttery potatoes and sweet hickory ham baked in a double...

Hot Dogs with Pineapple Bacon Chipotle Slaw

Grilled Hot Dogs with Pineapple Bacon Chipotle Slaw is the perfect summer holiday meal, combining sweet, smoky, cool and...

Zucchini Cashew Brownies

Zucchini brownies with cashews, dark chocolate and natural cocoa – sweet heaven! ...

Grilled Pork Medallions with Honey - Balsamic Glaze and Pasta Salad

GRILLED PORK MEDALLIONS with HONEY-BALSAMIC GLAZE and PASTA SALAD...Summertime and the grillin' is easy (apologies to Co...

Individual Fritattas

HOW to MAKE INDIVIDUAL FRITATTAS...We couldn't resist buying these individual sized cast iron pans. Cooking with cast...

The Ultimate Grilled Cheese {4 Cheeses, Bacon & Leeks}

The grilled cheese sandwich is no longer simply a childhood memory, oh no no no!!! This right here, this is The Ultimate...

Homemade Peach Pie

I am absolutely making the most out of local summer NJ produce! The kids have a fun time picking the fruit off the trees...

All American Apple Pie

Truth, I am on a pie kick! Lets be honest, there isn’t anything more American then Apple Pie! No that overly sweet, goop...

Tomato Braised Brisket

We try to celebrate all ethnic and religious Holidays by cooking the appropriate foods whenever there is the opportunity...

Orange Balsamic Salmon Over Pasta

This dish is made with wild salmon which we love! The complex flavors of the orange-balsamic sauce with anise complement...

Seafood Ramen Noodle Soup

Seafood Ramen Noodle Soup is traditionally made with pork, chicken or seafood. Today's dish has a base of our homemade f...

Black and White Pasta Salad

Having bought some tasty Italian White Anchovy Fillets and some fresh Kalamata olives, we decided to invent a new pasta...

Japanese Style Shrimp Stir Fry Noodles

Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes with Pesto on Farfalle Pasta

We often have a craving for a pasta dish. We start by searching the frig and pantry for ingredients. We found Farfalle p...

Cajun Seafood and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

This is another of the seafood stews that we love. It was introduced to us by Paul Prudhomme in his book, Louisiana Kitc...

Barbecued Baby Back Pork Ribs and Bush's Grillin' Beans

We are having some lovely weather this spring. The BBQ is out, cleaned up, and in full use here. All winter we've been c...

Grilled Rack of Lamb with Raw Vegetable Pasta Salad

One of our favorite meats is grilled, marinated rack of lamb or Rack-o as it is called around here. And now that we can...

Home Made Dry-Aged Sirloin Steak with Cheesy Roast Fingerling Potatoes

We received Cook's Illustrated - The Science of Good Cooking as a Christmas gift. One of the articles mentioned that one...

Cedar-Planked Salmon

It's barbecue time in Northern California! This is one of our favorites for cooking salmon. This is so delicious! ...

Home made organic maple granola with fresh fruit

Our Organic Yogurt, Home-Made Granola and Fruit Breakfast...Our weekday breakfast is a healthy combination of organic go...

Baked Corned Beef with Sauteed Cabbage and Baked New Potatoes...

After many years of perfecting our boiled corned beef dinner for St. Patrick's Day celebration, this year we decided to ...

Almond Crusted Salmon Fillets with Roasted Broccolini

We love salmon and like to cook it in many different ways. This time we chose to make an almond crust then saute it. We ...

Rosemary Braised Lamb Shanks and Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Lamb shanks are our favorite way of eating lamb. This recipe has evolved from us cooking lamb shanks for many years. It ...

Meyer Lemon Cheesecake

It's Meyer lemon time in northern California. This being one of our two favorite citrus fruits, we celebrate by immediat...

Whole Wheat Biscuits & Chicken Sausage Gravy

I am a lover of biscuits but they are so not the healthiest food especially while I am still working hard to get fit an...

Country Breakfast Potatoes

I am a carb addict! I can devour an enormous bowl of pasta no problem, huge mound of mashed potatoes, no problem... rice...

Grilled Chicken & Steak w Vegetable Medley

Grilling in all its forms (e.g., gas grill, wood, charcoal, tabletop, etc.) is something I try to avoid at all costs if ...

Beef Stroganoff w Bella Mushrooms

We made this semi-homemade beef stroganoff dish a while back, but these pictures are again reminding me of how much we r...

New York Strip Steak w Asparagus & Mini Bell Peppers

We started our Memorial Day weekend with steaks rather than our normal fish Fridays, but there were no objections from t...

Sockeye Salmon on Kiwi & Lemon Puree

This post is a little past due (as are many others waiting for narration) but here it is nonetheless. Salmon was our cho...

Wild Rice Stuffing with Cranberries and Hazelnuts - Gluten Free & Dairy Free

Mini German Chocolate Cakes for 2, Gluten Free

Funny story about German Chocolate cake. This 100% American recipe was created in 1852 and named for Samuel German who d...

Peach Baked Alaska

Notes: 1. It is best to use a metal or glass bowl when making meringue. Plastic bowls are more porous and tend to ...

New York-Style Italian Bread

Asparagus and Red Pepper Pizza

Serve with a mixed green salad, combining a mild lettuce with any fresh spring leafy green, such as arugula, watercress...

Mexican Chicken Pizza

Jamaican Jerky Marinade

Jamaican Barbeque Sauce

Mexican-Style Rice

Canadian Pea Soup

Advent Cookies

Pennsylvania Dutch settlers made these at Thanksgiving and stored them in a stoneware crock until Christmas. The cookie...

Easy Fried Pies

Serve warm or cold. ...

Enchiladas

Serving suggestions: top with lettuce, tomato and sour cream and serve with Spanish rice. ...