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I am so backlogged on Blogging I had to consolidate some of these. Sorry, hopefully next time I won’t allow myself to get so behind. Life was happening and for mental health I needed a break. Soft Pretzels Homemade from scratch soft pretzels…. Move over Aunt Annie’s. Mine also have some garlic infused in the […]

Chicken Parmesan Feta using Calamarata pasta Chicken breast feta/parmesan with a homemade chunky tomato basil sauce With spinach (call it Florentino style) And calamarata pasta Topped w mozzarella,  crumbled Feta and for texture and good health pine nuts. Delicious! Chicken was marinated for about 3 hours prior. You’ll need about 10-15 tomatoes to cook down, […]

So we actually went out to dinner at St. Cecilia ATL in Buckhead on the actual day of her birthday.  However, I cook my kids favorite meals for them on their birthdays. I started that back in like 2013 and I have continued it to the best of my ability each year as long as […]

This was simply a great and beautiful way to use the leftovers created by Trinity’s sweet 16 meal. I made fresh sauce and fresh noodles. Sauce: Cheese Sauce Oregano Green onions 3 sticks of butter 1 cup buttermilk 1 large can of cream of mushroom soup 3 tbsp ketchup seasoning 1 cup garlic Garlic Powder […]

Loaded Potato Wedges,Panzanella Salad and Gourmet Ramen LOADED POTATO WEDGES: Homemade potato wedges Topped with seasoned Basmati Rice,stewed chicken in the Arugula infused Beschamel sauce. Topped with Shredded MozzarellaJust comforting and delicious. PANZANELLA BREAD SALAD (NON TRADITIONAL STYLE): Believe it or not.. this is my idea of a meal on the fly! Just making something […]

My take on the Applebee’s Veggie Patch Pizza! Who remembers this delicious appetizer item from their old menu. By the way it is a secret BUT theywill still make it for you if you ask them to. Most of the copycat recipes you see online are ok, and closer to Applebees original. This recipeis mindblowing […]

Fun Meals in Wraps or Pockets: These two were dishes I also made this week. To use the sauce from the Squid Ink Pasta I made last week. I used the remaining veggie and shrimp from the sauce, along with a leftoverbatch from an earlier meal of Chicken Curry and warmed them together. I made […]

Squid Ink Pasta and Seafood I have been wanting to try making Squid ink Pasta for a while now. However, I thoughtit best to finally taste some and see how I liked it and what paired well with it first.So I ordered some already made fresh and dried from an Italian grocery store in New […]

Let’s make some crisy beer battered fish. To Make my beer battered fish I used Louisiana Brand beer batter seasoned flour mix… But you can make the same mix withSome cayenne powderSaltPepperGranulated GarlicAll purpose flour I ADDED smoked Paprika, old bay and garlic powder to the store bought batter mix. I also added jerk seasoning. […]

Sea Bass and Pork Chops I made this wonderful meal a few days ago. This is another one of my takes on Surf and Turf. If you follow my blog youknow I have done it a few ways. Well this time I did it with Sea Bass and thick cut Pork Chops. First things first […]