North African Chicken with Spicy Green Sauce

I prepared this dish last night, the recipe was in the New York Times.  It was a bit complicated, BUT, BUT, it was delicious and I took some shortcuts that I will share with you.  And we ate the leftovers tonight, even better! I’m going to write out the recipe the way I made it [...]

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Pan-Steamed Cauliflower with Barilotti

TASTY TIDBITS TUESDAY The other night I made a really tasty pasta dish, the perfect Sunday night supper.  The recipe which came from Wegman’s and called for using a pasta called Barilotti which is a thick twisted curl of macaroni.  It’s also a little pricey so I opted to use Gemelli or Cavatelli.  This is [...]

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Marinated Zucchini with Mint-Tasty Tidbit Tuesday

It’s only Tuesday but my OCD is in high gear and I think today I made at least 2 new lists concerning the Fourth of July holiday weekend.  We are expecting my sister-in-law and brother-in-law, our friends Susan and Jim and Murray too for barbeque on Sunday – along with possible other couples showing up [...]

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Tasty Tidbits Tuesday – Summer Tortellini Salad

This seemed like the perfect Sunday night supper, however that never happened! It turns out that this very night, this Tuesday was the perfect night for this meal.  I made the components of the dish during the day and put it together when we got home from the movies.  The time spent is all in [...]

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Tasty Tidbits Tuesday- A Day Late BUT then again…

A very dear and old friend of mine poked me and cheered me on and up about my blog.  So this one’s for her, Susan Celtic Lady! This side dish is perfect for  a quick meal.  Well in NYC, you know it’s pretty easy to order in and also very easy to buy a Roasted [...]

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A Very Simple Weekday Dinner

Tasty Tidbits Tuesday So many of  my Tuesday recipes are actual tried and true recipes and most often not original.  However, tonight I worked until 7:40 pm and needed to make a quick and healthy meal.  I have to admit that I had planned ahead for a couple of late evenings by purchasing an assortment [...]

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Red Pepper & Pine Nuts Quinoa – Side Dish

TASTY TIDBITS  TUESDAY First I had to learn how to pronounce it, then how to cook it and then I found a LOT of Quinoa recipes.  This delicious, heart-healthy, natural starch is gaining in popularity.  Quite frankly, I don’t know why I’ve never made it before.  It’s on this diet I’m trying to follow and [...]

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Tasty Tidbits Tuesday-Dijonnaise-Crusted Cod

DIJONNAISE-CRUSTED COD 4 Cod fillets 2 TBS olive oil – divided Coarse salt and ground pepper 2 crushed garlic cloves a few sprigs of thyme 3 TBS Dijon mustard 1 cup fresh bread crumbs 2 TBS minced chives Heat 1 TBS olive oil in saute pan over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Season fillets with salt and pepper.  [...]

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Dinner Under $10 – La Famiglia Tonight

This evening the kids were here and had dinner.  To define kids: I’m referring to my daughter and her husband Tom, my son Joel who is visiting from San Diego and my nephew Justin, who is home from Japan for a visit and his mother, Juanita.  With Peter and me, that makes 7 and besides [...]

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Harvest Whole Wheat Pasta with Escarole and Butternut Squash

What was going to be our Sunday night supper turned into a tasty side dish when we were invited to dine at Susan and Jim’s house.  Susan made what I thought was salmon but in fact it was Ironhead Trout! Very interesting since it looks like salmon, smells like salmon and tastes like salmon and [...]

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