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Two Great Summer Sides: Cucumber Feta Salad and Roasted Potato Salad with Crispy Proscuitto & Mustard Vinaigrette

Two Great Summer Sides: Cucumber Feta Salad and Roasted Potato Salad with Crispy Proscuitto & Mustard Vinaigrette

We are on the Jersey Shore until Labor Day.  It’s been a great getaway — there is nothing I find more relaxing than the beach!  This weekend we had some friends visit us and we had lots of good food — grilled pork chops, grilled 

Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks with Warm Tomato, Basil, and Olive Salad

Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks with Warm Tomato, Basil, and Olive Salad

Here is a super quick and healthy summer meal!  The dish has lots of flavor from the tomatoes, olives, and lemon juice.  What a fresh and summery combination. I used sushi-grade tuna from my favorite fish store — The Lobster Place — and served it 

Five-Spice-Glazed Salmon with Sesame Green Beans

Five-Spice-Glazed Salmon with Sesame Green Beans

Here is a a quick and easy Asian-flavored salmon dish.  The simple marinade — honey, soy sauce, Chinese Five-Spice Powder, and garlic — is packed with flavor. Five-spice powder is a mixture of — you guessed it — five spices.  Typically, it contains cinnamon, cloves, 

Salade aux Lardons Pizza

Salade aux Lardons Pizza

Yes, I know…it has been a very long time since I posted.  I was on vacation on the Jersey Shore and then went back to work full time last week so it’s been tough to find time to blog.  I have been cooking but it’s 

Weeknight Chicken: Pan-Roasted Chicken with Olives and Lemon

Weeknight Chicken: Pan-Roasted Chicken with Olives and Lemon

We had this delicious chicken dish last night.  The recipe packs a ton of flavor into the chicken from the lemon, olives, shallots, and sage!  Plus, the chicken, which was browned on the stove and finished in the oven, was perfectly cooked — not dried 

Braised Short Ribs Recipe: Create Your Own – Fine Cooking Recipe Maker

Braised Short Ribs Recipe: Create Your Own – Fine Cooking Recipe Maker

A couple of friends (thanks Cameron & Suzanne) recommended Fine Cooking Magazine to me, so I bought the most recent issue.  I really enjoyed the magazine and think I might have to add to my growing list of cooking magazines! One of the articles I