Category — Recipes

Need a quick dessert? Do you have 10 minutes? If so, these are for you.  Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it’s a rich dessert, indeed. Plus this is perfect for the summer when you don’t want to heat up the oven.

I can’t believe it’s been a full week since I’ve posted a recipe!  It wasn’t supposed to be that way, it’s been a rough week! I know that one of these brownies will make me feel much better.

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My baby girl was in Stonehenge yesterday. I don’t know why, but this photo that she posted on Facebook, made me want to make these cookie bars…

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More comfort, more soup, enough said!

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This recipe comes from Martin Kuzmarski of The Lobby Boy, One Aldwych, London, England via the Food Network. It is in honor of my darling Marissa’s two-week trip to London, which she left for this morning. Have fun sweet baby girl!

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Here is the final appetizer that I’ll be making this Friday on the “Oscars” edition on Valley Dish. Hope you’ll tune in at 3:30 on channel 12.

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Here is what I did with some of the leftover Citrus Salmon from yesterday’s post.

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When you have as many citrus trees as we do, you’re always thinking of how to use them up! I love citrus and I love salmon, so it’s a joy that they go so well and so beautifully together. I generally buy my salmon fillets at Costco. You can find them both skin on and skin off… and this recipe works for both. If you have skinless salmon, just skip the first cooking step and begin by placing the fillets on a bed of citrus slices, and then immediately cover with the dill stems and another layer of citrus. Cook the same amount of time, it’s as easy as that!

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It’s hard to think of anything more satisfying than grilled vegetables. So fresh, colorful, and packed with goodness!

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My mother-in-law has been visiting from Illinois since Super Bowl Sunday, thankfully the weather has been absolutely gorgeous! On Saturday, Marissa and I took her out to the Queen Creek Olive Mill, and then we drove down the road a little spell to the Pork Shop, two of my favorite places in town. At the Pork Shop, I bought green chili summer sausage, thick-cut bacon, brats, and baby back ribs so meaty that they looked more like pork chops when sliced between the rib bones! Amazing is the only word to describe the pork you can find there!

I’m naming this BBQ sauce, “south of southern” because it has not only Southern Comfort but also a healthy dose of Kahlua and jalapeno for a south-of-the-border flavor too.

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Here is a second “gourmet” popcorn recipe I’m making on the Oscars edition of Valley Dish at the end of the month.

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