Category: FOOD

Pegasus Taverna – What a treat!

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Funny thing, we were recently in Michigan visiting family. We ran to a cool pottery place (more on that in a future post) and passed this fabulous restaurant on the way home. We love Greek food but some places are far better than others and this is one of those places. We were there early and quickly the restaurant filled up with people. It was a weekday, most all were older, gathering around and having a good time. I loved seeing what they ordered, everything looked fabulous – including the “oompah cheese” as I used to call it, which is SO fun and delicious – I didn’t order it this time, but it was fun to watch.

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Alexandra Stafford’s Carrot Ginger Soup with Coconut Milk!

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This soup is FABULOUS! It warms the house and smells divine. I LOVE soups with coconut milk (especially versus heavy cream!) – the coconut milk adds such a nice, subtle wonderful taste and the spices that go with coconut milk… #ohlala! Once you get all set up (chopping, etc.) this goes fairly quickly… it’s not an all day soup.

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Crispy Oven Fries & Oven Baked Chicken!

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Crispy Oven Homemade Fries & Baked Chicken

My husband loves baked chicken. “What would you like for dinner?” Baked chicken. Nearly every time. He loves the crispy skin which tastes like fried chicken. I use bone in/skin on chicken breasts. Rub with olive oil S&P and pop into the oven at 350℉ for an hour. But what to go with it? Oooh! I know! Crispy baked potato fries – they were as gorgeous as they were delicious. Here’s how:

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Recipe Reminder: 15 Bean Soup!

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15 Bean soup soaking – an important step – overnight or quick method…

We’ve had a few cool days/cool evenings – and that prompted us to find a recipe that was more fitting for this time of year. We have had four+ months of grilled food and salads. Now is the time for wonderful homemade soups and recipes that actually utilize the stove/oven. Woohoo!

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Homemade Granola with Coconut & Walnuts!

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Homemade granola is a heavenly treat. If you’ve never had it now’s your chance to whip a batch together, share with friends, or freeze for later. I put it in Ball canning jars and it stays fresh until it’s gone (about a week?) – pictured I have my lunch: plain Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and mango with a sprinkle of granola (and sometimes a few dark chocolate chips, like maybe 7) – whoa! A power meal that keeps me full for a long time!

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Mini Meatloaves with Green Beans and Potatoes!

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Too good for words!

I like to keep recipes on the healthier side at least a majority of the time, it’s why I’m such a big fan of Eating Well’s recipes. They are over the top good and in most cases they’re quick to put together. This recipe makes four servings, so I usually freeze two meatloaves that are partially baked, then either only make 1/2 the potatoes and green beans OR I use the leftover veggies for a different meal.

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CHICKEN HUMMUS PITA inspired by Eating Well

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First pictured as written in Eating Well. Second image in a pita. Same ingredients can be used. In the pita for this version I did not use chicken. The pita is still full of protein and veggies, so as a quick lunch this is the best! This is so similar to something we’ve been eating for the last few years now. At least one meal/day seems to be filled with hummus/pita/veggies. When I do add chicken to the mix, I usually just use olive oil/S&P. The additional spices in the Eating Well recipe were nice as was the lemon. This recipe is bursting with flavor as well as numerous health benefits. (Recipe link below) – I always make a recipe the first time as written and another time or two before writing my Sticky Note version with the changes I made and ways to simplify the process. They will be strikingly similar, either way, you can’t lose. Absolute heaven in each bite – you will long for this day after day. Trust me.

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A New Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe – WOW!

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Owie! I love when I find something that can be a game changer when cooking. This “recipe” is beyond delicious, it came together fairly quickly – we made a disaster of the kitchen, but that’s to be expected first time around – I think. You can substitute a different protein if you like, but shrimp works so nicely with this… Here are the details:

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Fresh Food Never Tasted So Good!

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I always feel hurried when I’m taking photos of my breakfast/lunch/dinner to share with y’all. Mostly, because Fred is sitting at the dining room table ready to eat. So forgive the thrown together plate – this was fabulous. Fresh food after several days of leftovers, thanks to Tropical Storm Debby. Not complaining, the leftovers were good, but we were really looking forward to something fresh!

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A quick and delicious ZITI recipe!

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Ziti. Especially a quick ziti is pure comfort food. Comfort food when you need it like during the threat of 20-30″ of rain from a tropical storm. I figured if I whipped this together, we would have dinner for the week (it’s supposed to rain for days). Pulled it out of the oven and AHHHHH. Yum! Too good! (There is another recipe link I’m sure you’ll appreciate!) Here’s the recipe:

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A Restaurant To Check Out in Charleston, SC!

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There is a wonderful restaurant in Johns Island, South Carolina (Charleston outskirts) that needs to be applauded for their extremely good salad (and oh, their salmon is out of this world and I’m not a big salmon eater!) – it’s a small place (good to make a reservation) with excellent food. It’s consistently good, which is so important!

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A QUICK & Delicious Dessert for Summer!

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The need for COOL. The hot days of summer are upon us. I’ve been sharing some cooler main dishes, but a little something sweet is always nice (although it’s hard to beat watermelon, cherries, strawberries and cantaloupe right now!) – if you’re looking for something quick and delicious that you may already have the ingredients for (2) keep reading!

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If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen (Literally)!

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Summertime Dinner!

Charleston, South Carolina. It’s hot. I love to have dinner ready early so I don’t need to be in the kitchen when it’s at its warmest. This was a wonderful meal, prepared ahead (except for the corn, which took 6 minutes). You could easily substitute a salad or whatever else you like. Everything here literally took minutes and is the freshest of the fresh!

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