Main Dishes
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Middle Eastern Kefta Meatballs with Homemade Tzatziki
Kefta is one of my husband’s favorite foods. It is all he ever orders at Middle Eastern restaurants and they come out on these beautiful skewers that made me think, “I can do that.” Nope. No I can’t. The recipes I found had little fat in the meat and almost nothing traditional in the way…
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Hall of Fame Sausage Baked Ziti
This recipe is deeply ingrained in my family’s story. It was one of the first recipes I created from scratch and one of the first meals I ever made for my future husband. Jon is not a raver but he RAVED about my baked ziti. Like repeatedly. And told his family how much he loved…
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Crispy Chicken Parmesan
These three pictures crack me up because they perfectly capture the ideal of Chicken Parmesan versus the insane reality of Chicken Parmesan in my house. The plate on the left is the one I made for my husband: a hearty piece of chicken, some well-sauced spaghetti and a little basil on top. The other two…
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Mexican Shredded Beef with Red Chile Sauce
Taco truck hopping is one of our family’s favorite pastimes. We drive all over town searching for the best tacos al pastor, carnitas, birria and barbacoa tacos. We have found several all-star trucks that we frequent on weekends when everyone is starving for something delicious. And as much as I love to cook, I am…
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Au Gratin Potatoes – You’re Welcome!
I am eating these as I type this and honestly, its a little hard to concentrate because I am BLOWING MY MIND. These are not just potatoes. They are a decadent, almost indecently delicious treat to the tastebuds. These potatoes are my take on the French classic Gratin Dauphinois, and the French do not apologize…
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5th Grade Meatloaf
I was in 5th grade when I learned to make this in Mrs. Mapes’ summer cooking class. I couldn’t wait to make it for my family and when I did, they RAVED! Looking back, I would be tempted to say they were just being nice but this recipe has now been getting rave reviews for…
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