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Chocolate Lava Brownies

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Are you staying at home this Valentine’s Day for dinner? It’s all the rage you know. The perfect dessert for a perfect evening? Chocolate Lava Brownies A creamy, moist and rich brownie cupcake that will have your taste buds begging for more. You won’t just be able to have one. Top each chocolate brownie mountain with whipped cream [...]

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Pear, Brie & Arugula Quesadilla with Sancerre Wine

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 The Food Want to make a unique appetizer that will impress any party or dinner guest? I think a rich and delicious triple cream Brie quesadilla will do the trick. Not only is this quesadilla appetizer easy and fast to make, it is full of flavor and texture. The pear adds a little sweetness and crunch, [...]

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Garlic lemon prawns and summer squash capellini

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Another boring shrimp pasta dish? Not this one! Transform that basic shrimp scampi into a dish loaded with summer squash, lemon and fresh garden basil. Bursting with garlic and lemon flavors, this easy and elegant dish is a real catch! You will love this pasta dish, loaded with delicious flavors. It’s also super easy to [...]

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Drunken Fruit Salsa

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Spice up your dinner with this zesty tropical fruit salsa. Spicy hot and not too sweet, this drunken fruit salsa is jammed packed with fruits, avocado, grilled peppers and tequila. Perfect for dipping tortilla chips and even better over grilled fish, chicken or pork. What’s not to love about tequila in your salsa? It gives this sweet [...]

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Chunky pearl tomato and cucumber salad

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One thing is for sure; there is no shortage of delicious tomatoes and cucumbers in the summer. My garden is fully loaded with these summer time veggies and I take full advantage of them throughout the season. Whether or not you get these abundant veggies from your own garden, local farmers market or grocery store, [...]

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Minestrone Soup

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I love soup. I love vegetables. Therefore, I love vegetable soups! Especially my Minestrone Soup! My rendition of this classic soup is full of flavor and healthy vegetables. Kale, cabbage, carrots, zucchini and tomatoes! Topped with a little sprinkle of Grana Padano cheese on top and you have a winner. Minestrone Soup Ingredients: 2 Tbls [...]

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Grilled Cheese with Prosciutto & Gruyere

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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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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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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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Roasted Winter Vegetable Soup

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My absolute favorite way to cook vegetables is by roasting them. Roasting vegetables brings out all of their natural, delicious flavors. All while keeping the nutrients. I roast vegetables during all seasons of the year. Roasting vegetables in the winter is my favorite because I serve them as a side dish or turn them into [...]

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