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Dessert

Turkish Delight – on a Moonlight Night

What do you make for your uncle whose turning 75 and says “no presents”? You making homemade Loukoumi otherwise known as Turkish Delight. A delicious candy treat that has a softer consistency than taffy but a flavorful fruity flavor – that comes from real fruit, not artificial flavorings. My uncle appreciated the call back to his […]

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Pumpkin Bread Pudding

It’s pumpkin season! Pumpkin lattes! Pumpkin pie! So now it’s time for Pumpkin Bread Pudding. Leftover Italian bread plus a few pantry staples later, and you have a delicious, “go to” dessert. My husband went to the Italian market and, of course, overbought on the Italian bread. I put the extra loaf in the fridge […]

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Easy Italian Sausage and Peppers featuring Turkey-Sausage Meatballs in Homemade Sauce

Sweet Italian sausage has a distinctive, delicious flavor in large part due to the fennel seeds that are used. Given store-bought sausage is not very heart-healthy, I modified it by taking the same seasoning base and adding it to low-fat ground turkey meat (or you can use ground chicken). I made them into “meat balls”, […]

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“Creamy” Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie (Minus the Pie)

My husband asked me to lighten up my chicken pot pie recipe so that the carbs were limited. I came up with this slow cooker recipe that I prepped over the weekend. It made my busy week so much easier because at lunch time (while working from home), I was able to throw in the […]

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Escarole and Beans

I knew going into this week due to briefing deadlines that I would have zero time to cook. So Sunday was spent preparing the week’s meals helping me to just reheat on a busy night. Take tonight – in addition to filing a large brief, I had 3 Zoom meetings all after 5 PM, so […]

Dessert

No Bake Peach Pie

You can make this easy peach pie without needing to turn on your oven on a hot day. It pairs well with vanilla ice cream. A store-bought graham cracker crust saves you time.

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Peachy Pork Chops

Fresh peaches and a honey-balsamic reduction provide a tasty way to transform the other white meat into a mouth-watering dinner.

Dessert

Not Your Average Peaches and Cream Pie

My six year-old niece slept over, and she asked for homemade pancakes for breakfast. Way too much batter later, I was left with a plateful of pancakes trying to figure out what to do with them. Then my aunt asked if I could make a peach pie with my freshly picked peaches. Voila! Leftover pancakes […]

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Peach salsa

After an afternoon of peach picking, I needed to come up with healthy ways to enjoy all of our peaches. Salsa is a great treat because it is so versatile. It can be a simple, yet delicious condiment to chips. Or it can transform a grilled chicken breast into a satisfying dinner. The choice is […]

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Sicilian Eggplant Caponata

This is a delicious vegetarian meal. You can serve it as the main course, serve it over pasta, or serve it as an appetizer as a brushetta-like topping for delicious, crusty Italian bread. I used Sicilian Eggplants, which are smaller, round eggplants that I find have a sweeter flavor than other eggplants. You can use […]

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