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Summer Seafood
So, here is Illinois, we are obviously land locked. However, that does not mean that we cannot have and make some amazing seafood! We are so lucky today to be able to get wonderful, fresh seafood anywhere in the country. Now that the weather is warming up it is awesome to eat lighter and fresher than ever! Seafood is a great way to do that. Also, right now, you may not be able to get to your Summer vacation because of what is happening in the world. It’s ok, you can bring the sea and the seafood to your backyard! These are three of my favorite Summer seafood dishes. The first one is…
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Beef and Pepper Stir Fry
I love Chinese take out and this was like we ordered Chinese in!! You will not miss the delivery when you make this! It is so simple and takes just like your favorite! I used the little sweet bell peppers in this dish, but you can use the regular sized bell peppers as well. Whatever you have on hand or can grab at the store. Just use slightly less if you use the large ones. I love the addition of the other veggies her as they add to the flavor and cut through the sauce nicely. I served this with plain white rice and crispy rice noodles and it was awesome. You can…
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Unicorn Cookies
I am always on the look out for fun new things to use in the kitchen with the girls! A few months back I found Frozen chips and we made cookies with those! Well, I was at our local grocery store and I found Unicorn chips! As a girl mom, I HAD to get them! My oldest daughter, who is almost 3 years old, was especially excited for these! So is all about unicorns and rainbows and anything colorful and girly! My younger daughter, 20 months, was excited because her sister was excited! HAHAHA! https://www.facebook.com/stephanie.kuti.3/videos/10220916279589587/ Cookies, Brownies or Cupcakes I was trying to decide if we should make cookies, brownies or cupcakes with…
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Tomato Basil Cream Sauce
We go to a lot of big Italian family parties, (well, pre-Covid we did)! These parties are for baptisms, first birthdays, weddings, baby showers… you know, the BIG events! Being that we are a BIG Italian family we usually have some sort of pasta course at these events. More often than not, it will be vodka sauce, which I love!! My hubs always just wants marinara.. but the girls have grown to really enjoy the vodka sauce,(alcohol cooks out!!)! I normally don’t make other sauces at home because my the hubby doesn’t like the cream sauces. Well, about a month ago we celebrated our wedding anniversary and my mom sent us dinner in…
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Donut Holes
I have made a bunch of different recipes/versions of donut hole between work and home. This was by far the simplest and quickest recipe I have ever made. They were also delicious! The girls loved making them with me and loved eating them even more!! Donuts or Donut Holes?? I love me an amazing, like artisan style donut that I can enjoy slowly with a great cup of coffee or hot tea. There are specialty donut shops all over the city of Chicago and suburbs with some incredible artisan donuts!! We are spolied with being able to get a great donut!! I will say though, for the kiddos and for the “everyday” in…
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Shredded Chicken Tacos
If you don’t like spicy, but you want great flavored chicken tacos… THIS RECIPE IS FOR YOU!! I came up with this recipe because my husband likes everything very plain. I am a trained chef and don’t do plain!! This is a great way to make super simple, but super flavorful chicken for tacos. What I even love more about this is that you can marinate it the night before or the same day. It needs anywhere from 1 hour to overnight to get the flavor. You can roast it off early in the day when you have time and shred it up and then just reheat it in the cooking liquid! You…
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Weeknight Chicken Dinner
This is the easiest, most delicious, one-pot wonder that I make. The whole family loves it and it is great for a weeknight meal or a fast warm weather weekend meal. You do it all in one skillet and it is a great way to get the kids to eat their veggies. Hidden Veggies- Always a good idea Kids for the most part do not willingly just eat their veggies, even if they like them. They want to challenge you, push the envelope and test where they can. So, this dish is an awesome way to get them to eat carrots, onions and broccoli!! All in one dish! My girls both love this…
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Grilled Fruit Bruschetta
This is going to become your go to Summer dessert! It is simple, delicious and best part is you can use whatever fruit you have on hand. You can even use fruit that is about to go bad and you need to use it up quick. The whole family will love this dessert. Bread or Pound Cake? In every recipe I have ever seen for any kind of fruit bruschetta, they are still using Italian bread or some type of crusty bread for the crostini. I am sure it wonderful, however, I wanted something that was more dessert-like than just still using regular crostini. So, I use pound cake in mine. Pound cake…
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Buttercream Frosting
Here is a perfect, simple buttercream frosting that you will use again and again for so many different things. It speaks for itself! Chef’s Tip- Make sure that your butter is room temperature. It will make a huge difference to have soft, ready to go butter This is the easiest buttercream frosting that is not too ridiculously sweet and can be dyed easily without those oil marks in the coloring. You will use this for so many different things.
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Nutella Stuffed Croissant French Toast
Are you looking for a quick and easy breakfast recipe that can be made the night before? If so, this is it. We are all busy, even in times of quarantine. We still have the kids, the house and everything else to take care of and keep us running around. The best way to make a delicious and comforting breakfast is to make it before you go to bed the night before. Why French Toast Casseroles? These are super simple, feed your whole family and can be made ahead. What can be wrong with made ahead, ummm… nothing! This will save you time in the morning and get an amazing breakfast on the…
