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Brie, Prosciutto, Pear & Apricot Grilled Cheese

Grilled Cheese, Brie, Prosciutto, Pear, Apricot Chutney Grilled Cheese

Why yes I am on a Grilled Cheese mission. A mission to come up with as many different grilled cheese sandwiches as possible. That are all to die for and delicious. In case you missed my other melted cheese masterpieces, you can check out my Grilled Cheese Goddess which is jammed packed with white truffle butter, [...]

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Grilled Cheese with Prosciutto & Gruyere

Grilled Cheese with Prosciutto- Gruyere

I have been on a Grilled Cheese Sandwich rampage lately. I mean who doesn’t like melted cheese? I love to play with different flavor combinations. And of course I love to pair these yummy flavor combinations with wine. Besides my Grilled Cheese with White Truffle Butter, Jarlsberg & Grana Padano, Cremini Mushrooms & Baby Arugula, this [...]

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Filed Under: Main Courses, Recipes · Tagged With: Baby Arugula, Baby Spinach, Cibatta, Grilled Cheese, Gruyere Cheese, Main Courses, pesto, Prosciutto, Recipes

Grilled Cheese Goddess

Grilled Cheese with White Truffle Butter, Jarlsberg, Grana Padano, Cremini Mushrooms, Baby Arugula

Who said a Grilled Cheese Sandwich has to be boring? My Grilled Cheese Sandwiches are anything but boring. In fact, they are down right delicious. Heaven on earth. I will be sharing a handful of Grilled Cheese recipes with you over the next few weeks. Your palate will thank me and perhaps you will even [...]

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Filed Under: Main Courses, Recipes · Tagged With: Baby Arugula, Cremini Mushrooms, Grana Padano Cheese, Grilled Cheese, Jarlsberg Cheese, Main Course, Recipes, White Truffle Butter

Mediterranean Pizza

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You made it through another week, so you know what that means right? PIZZA!!!! With wine of course! We have pizza every Friday night in this house. It’s fast, easy and delicious. Not to mention there are so many different kinds of pizza, the possibilities are endless. Although we love my Barbecue Chicken Pizza with Crispy [...]

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Barbecue Chicken Pizza with Crispy Shallots

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Every Friday night in this house is pizza night. By the end of the week I am ready for something fast, easy and delicious. I love experimenting with different flavor combinations for pizza and creating new favorites. Not to mention, making your own pizza costs drastically less than picking it up from your local pizza place [...]

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Mexican Lasagna

Mexican Lasagna

Lasagna does not always have to include mozzarella cheese and your favorite tomato sauce. Sometimes it includes your favorite salsa, Mexican cheese and fresh cilantro. Mexican Lasagna Ingredients: 1 Tbls. olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 lb. ground turkey (or beef if you prefer) 2 tsp. cumin 2 tsp. [...]

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Turkey Pasta Bake

Turkey Pasta Bake

As promised, I am giving you my beloved Turkey Pasta Bake recipe. Mmmmmmm….turkey….pasta….baaakkke. It is delicious and EASY. In case you missed it, even some kids like this recipe. Tyler had it everywhere and dug in fast here. Turkey Pasta Bake 1 lb. of ground turkey meat (or beef, whatever you like!) 1 small onion, chopped [...]

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Filed Under: Main Courses, Mommy Needs a Vacation, Recipes · Tagged With: pasta, recipe, Recipe of the Week, Recipes, turkey

Old School Tacos

Old School Tacos!

I didn’t do a Recipe of the Week last week so I am kind of having withdrawals about it because I love sharing easy, family friendly recipes! This week I thought I would share one of my favorite family recipes: Old School Tacos. You know what I am talking about… little bowls filled separately with cheese, [...]

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Filed Under: Main Courses, Mommy Needs a Vacation, Recipes · Tagged With: Recipe of the Week, Recipes, tacos

Summer Chicken Stir-Fry

Happy Memorial Day! I hope everyone has enjoyed a fabulous long weekend with family and friends! Thank you to everyone who has sacrificed for our freedoms!   Guess what is finally here in Nor-Cal. That’s right…SUMMER!!! This weekend the weather has been glorious!!! Sunny, warm, 80 degrees, with a slight breeze. What I like to call [...]

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Filed Under: Main Courses, Mommy Needs a Vacation, Recipes · Tagged With: chicken, recipe, Recipe of the Week, Recipes, stir-fry, summer

Asparagus Pesto Pizza

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As always, I like to post my favorite recipe of the week. Usually it will be something that I made sometime during the last week that ROCKED. This week is no exception. I made the BEST asparagus pizza EVER. Not to brag or anything but it was DELICIOUS!!!! As you know from previous posts, I love asparagus. [...]

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Filed Under: Main Courses, Recipes · Tagged With: asparagus, pesto, pizza, Recipe of the Week, Recipes
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