Archive | December, 2009

RECIPE ~ Orange Thyme Chicken

This is a very mild, unassuming dish but it is good. We served it with a light salad and homemade salad dressing. Serving size This recipe will serve two people Ingredients Two chicken breasts, butterflied 1/2 cup flour Kosher salt to taste Ground pepper to taste 2 tbsp. oil mixture (3/4 safflour and 1/4 extra [...]

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RECIPE ~ Homemade Salad Dressing

The way I see it, bottled salad dressing is totally unnecessary, not to mention not very tasty. It is so easy to make your own dressing and it tastes so much better, so why would you ever use bottled? For a basic homemade dressing, you need a very good extra virgin olive oil, some Grey [...]

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RECIPE ~ Italian Roast

Who doesn’t love rib roast? This is another delicious recipe from the kitchen of Sam’s mom. This was the main dish for Christmas this year and it was excellent. Serving size Serving size depends upon the size of the roast you buy Ingredients Generous amounts of fresh chopped herbs – rosemary, thyme, italian oregano A [...]

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RECIPE ~ Potato Gruyere Casserole

So I’ve already included a delicious recipe for potatoes gratin on this blog, which is made without cheese. Well, here’s a potato casserole dish that is made with cheese. Sam’s mom made this for Christmas, and I think it was an excellent choice. How can you go wrong with potatoes, white wine, tons of gruyere [...]

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Breakfast is served

RECIPE ~ Colorado Style Huevos Rancheros

If you live in Colorado, then green chili is truly a staple food.  Like scrapple in Pennsylvania, it is served everywhere in Colorado. I never had green chili before living in Colorado, but now I cannot imagine my life without it. This Christmas, Sam’s mom had three different types of green chili — a vegetarian [...]

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RECIPE ~ Potatoes Gratin

Up to now, I have to admit, I’ve only had potatoes gratin from a box, with the cheesy powder. So, I always assumed that they were made with cheese. But I’ve learned this is not the case. Basically it’s potatoes, butter and heavy cream. Therefore, this is not a good choice if you’re restricting calories. [...]

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