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Creamy Spinach Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes. I tend to talk about kale and spinach the way that some people talk about their first born children.

Creamy Spinach Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes

With a twinkle in my eye and a warm squishy feeling in my heart. It makes The.Boy. nervous when I do this. Primarily because, well. Would you really want to be dating someone who has absolutely no qualms about inhaling her babies with the appetite of a ravenous vulture? Yeah, doesn’t bode well. But I think it’s also that he’s come to realize that if I’m waxing poetic about the virtues of leafy greens, it probably means that I have at least twelve bunches of them in my fridge.

And if that’s the case… Blackened Chicken with Roasted Garlic Alfredo. Pampered Chef came out with a new Creole seasoning this month and I was lucky enough to recieve a bottle from the consultant as a thank you for her baby shower cake.

Blackened Chicken with Roasted Garlic Alfredo

The first thing I thought about making with the seasoning was blacked chicken alfredo. I had some left-over roasted garlic from the roasted garlic potato bread, so I threw that in too. This was really good. Croque-Madame Recipe at Epicurious. Make sauce: Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, then whisk in flour and cook roux, whisking, 3 minutes.

Croque-Madame Recipe at Epicurious

Whisk in milk and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 5 minutes. Whisk in salt, pepper, nutmeg, and 1/3 cup cheese until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and cover surface directly with a sheet of wax paper. Make sandwiches: Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons sauce evenly over each of 4 slices of bread, then sprinkle evenly with remaining cheese (1/4 cup per slice).

Lumpiang Sariwa Vegetable Roll Recipe. Quick Soft Breadsticks Recipe - Food.com - 71360. Cancel TOP Filters What's in Your Fridge?

Quick Soft Breadsticks Recipe - Food.com - 71360

Quick and Easy Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe. Lower-calorie, lower-cost, beef and bean sprout burgers. Little burgers made with meat with or without tofu, canned tuna, or even beans are a perennial bento standby - they remain rather juicy even when cold, and are quite economical too.

Lower-calorie, lower-cost, beef and bean sprout burgers

Plus, they are great make-ahead items, to stash for a few days in the refrigerator or for about a month in the freezer. This version is a variation on the basic Japanese style hamburger. Japanese style hamburgers are often made with a 50/50 mixture of ground pork and beef, but you can use 100% beef as I’ve done here. Some chopped up bean sprouts are added for extra texture, as well as to lower the overall fat/calorie count. Master Banh Mi Sandwich Recipe. I've posted several times about Vietnamese banh mi but realized that I'd never presented a full-fledged, master recipe, nor have I provided some history about the popular Vietnamese snack.

Master Banh Mi Sandwich Recipe

First off, a bit about sandwiches themselves. Thank heavens for John Montagu (1718-1792), 4th Earl of Sandwich, who habitually sent for cold meat in between two slices of bread so that he wouldn't have to break away from the gambling tables to eat. Little did he know how he'd impact global eating practices, let alone that of a small country like Vietnam! Hemsley And Hemsley Healthy Frittata Recipe. 25 July 2012 Hemsley & Hemsley MELISSA AND JASMINE HEMSLEY, the sisters behind London-based healthy food business Hemsley & Hemsley, are sending us a weekly delicious recipe.

Hemsley And Hemsley Healthy Frittata Recipe

Read more about them here. A delicious wedge of goodness that is great for packed lunches and food on the go. Chick-Fil-A – Now Open on Sunday! After the ruckus I caused a few weeks ago by posting the ~100 ingredients in a Chick-fil-A sandwich on my Facebook Page and writing an article entitled “Chick-fil-A or Chemical-fil-A” about the harmful effects of those ingredients….I did some thinking about one particular comment I received regarding how someone didn’t want to give up Chick-fil-A because they had already given up so many other food vices in their life. Modern Bibimbap with Lemon-Chili Sauce. Bibimbap (Mixed rice with vegetables. Today’s recipe is bibimbap, a super-popular Korean dish you might have heard about already!

Bibimbap (Mixed rice with vegetables

It’s made of a bowl of rice, sautéed and seasoned vegetables (namul: 나물), a bit of hot pepper paste (gochujang: 고추장), and usually a bit of seasoned raw beef, too (yukhoe: 육회). Bibim (비빔) translates as “mixed,” and bap (밥) means “cooked rice,” so bibimbap literally means “mixed rice.” Before eating it you’re supposed to mix everything all together. There are many variations on this dish, from simple to elaborate, and this recipe I’m showing you today is for one you could consider “classic” bibimbap. Basic Pizza Dough Recipe : Emeril Lagasse. Directions In a large bowl, combine the water, yeast, honey, and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, stirring to combine.

Basic Pizza Dough Recipe : Emeril Lagasse

Let sit until the mixture is foamy, about 5 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing by hand until it is all incorporated and the mixture is smooth. Continue adding the flour, 1/4 cup at a time, working the dough after each addition, until the dough is smooth but still slightly sticky. You might not need all of the flour. Oil a large mixing bowl with remaining olive oil. Shepherd's Pie VI Recipe. Baked Eggs With Spicy Tomato Sauce. I opted to use English muffin as the base for this delicious Baked Eggs With Spicy Tomato Sauce.

Baked Eggs With Spicy Tomato Sauce

It's really easy to prepare for breakfast and is suitable for vegetarians as well. Try making it tomorrow morning! Homemade Garlic Pizza Sauce. Homemade Garlic Pizza Sauce I don’t like Italian food. I know. It’s weird. I’ve almost lost some friends over that little fact. But it’s just not my thing. Much to Hubby’s delight, I decided to whip up some homemade pizza sauce. Pork-Belly Buns Recipe at Epicurious. Brine pork: Stir together kosher salt, sugar, and 4 cups water until sugar and salt have dissolved. Put pork belly in a large sealable bag, then pour in brine.

Carefully press out air and seal bag. Lay in a shallow dish and let brine, chilled, at least 12 hours. Make dough for buns while pork is brining: Stir together 1/4 cup warm water with yeast and pinch of sugar. Let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir together flour and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in a bowl, then stir in yeast mixture (do not add baking powder yet) with a fork until a dough forms. Put dough in an oiled large bowl and turn to coat.

Roast pork while dough rises: Preheat oven to 300°F with rack in middle. Chicken Karaage: Japanese Fried Chicken. A revised and updated recipe! In the 7 years since I originally posted this recipe, chicken karaage has gotten much better known in the western world. In the U.S. a lot of people now call it JFC, or Japanese Fried Chicken. I've tweaked the recipe a bit and cleared up the instructions, but fundamentally it's the same recipe I learned from my mom, decades ago. This is my absolute favorite way to make, and eat, fried chicken. Unlike other types of fried chicken, karaage never leaves me feeling greasy and slightly gross afterwards. The kara part of the word karaage refers to China, meaning that this method of preparing chicken was probably inspired by China.