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Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters

Stephanie — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:51:17 +0000

Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters is a dish that is economical to make, and it tastes like you spent hours on this dish. This dish is perfect for when you are running out of a paycheck, or even went you want something that will remind you of comfort food.

I love to roast chicken leg quarters, they are so easy to prepare. You can put prepare these in just about an hour. You can roast these with a variety of vegetables, here I have roasted these with red potatoes, garlic, carrots, radishes, lemon, and I added a little fresh rosemary. You can use anything root vegetables that you have on hand.

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Figs Wine and Goat Cheese Tappas

Stephanie — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:13:00 +0000

Figs Wine and Goat Cheese Tappas are my answer to a new party appetizer. Figs that are simmered in a red wine with lemon, cinnamon, and black peppercorns is spooned over a crisp baguette with melted goat cheese gives a unique taste that will have you reaching for one after the other.

Figs Wine and Goat Cheese Tappas

If you had to ask me what was my favorite part of the meal is, my answer would be an appetizer. I believe that it is with the appetizers you get to have the most fun when creating a meal or an experience. Here I gently simmer figs in a nice red wine, and I add a few ingredients that are already in your spice cabinet. The cinnamon and black peppercorns add a nice spicy touch so the figs aren’t too sweet. I served this over toasted baguettes that I have added a sprinkling of goat cheese. I think these are wonderful. But I think you could also use Stilton or even a really nice sharp cheddar cheese for this appetizer.

If you don’t want to serve the figs with goat cheese, I think they would make a wonderful addition to French toast, or even warm English muffin.

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Olive Garden Roasted Butternut Squash

Stephanie — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:58:25 +0000

To my surprise the Olive Garden Roasted Butternut Squash was a dish you could order along with your meal. I always think of pasta when I think of the Olive Garden. Imagine my surprise when they were serving up roasted butternut squash. They make roast theirs with a sweet wine sauce, and it is wonderful. I am going to show you how to make this side dish just like they do.

Olive Garden Roasted Butternut Squash

Yes, the Olive Garden serves up many wonderful dishes, their salad, their Alfredo sauce, their famous soups. Recently when I was dining at the Olive Garden you could get roasted butternut squash as a side dish. You can make this at home now, it is very easy to make. If you find it difficult to cut butternut squash I find that both Costco and Trader Joes sells butternut squash already cut up and ready to use. I recommend Riesling wine for this recipe, but honestly any sweet wine will do. I wouldn’t use an expensive white wine in this recipe, personally I would choose something under ten dollars that is drinkable.

You may want to serve this dish with a roast or a roasted chicken. I love making the oven do double duty when I am roasting meat. This way I have less to clean up later. You can enjoy this butternut squash roasted just like the Olive Garden tonight.

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Luby’s Fried Cabbage

Stephanie — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:04:29 +0000

Luby’s makes some of the best cabbage, their fried cabbage is good, and easy to make. Why is this cabbage so good? It is perfectly cooked with bacon, and just the right amount of seasonings.

So often I think cabbage is the forgotten vegetable. It is inexpensive, and can be bitter if not cooked right. It isn’t hard to cook cabbage. I want you show you how you can prepare cooked cabbage that people will ask you for the recipe. Luby’s is known for their great tasting side dishes, and this one is no exception. So the next time there is a big sale on cabbage be sure to pick up a few extra heads of cabbage and enjoy this dish.

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Steak Marsala

Stephanie — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:04:08 +0000

This steak is a combination of Steak Marsala and Steak Diane. I have always wanted to make Steak Diane but I didn’t have all of the ingredients that I needed. So this recipe is a happy accident. I used Marsala instead of the brandy that most steak Diane recipes require.

If you have never had either recipe this steak is quickly seared in butter, then shallots are added. Then a creamy rich sauce is made with wine and finished with Dijon mustard. The result it a perfectly cooked steak with a creamy rich sauce. While I made this recipe with tenderloin you could easily do this steak with sirloin, rib eye, or even chicken breasts. If you are going to use chicken breasts you must cook the chicken thoroughly.

Be sure to serve this steak with something that will soak up the extra sauce. Mashed potatoes, rice, or even buttery noodles make a nice addition to this steak.

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