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Bacon Tomato and Spinach Orzo

Bacon Tomato and Spinach Orzo

We found this bacon tomato and spinach orzo on the Don’t Go Bacon My Heart site.  We adjusted the recipe to work with common ingredient sizes found in the US. …

Dragon Noodles

Dragon Noodles

This is a quick meal, great for weeknights that we found on Budget Bytes.  We adjusted a few of the measurements and added the addition of cashews to give these dragon noodles that…

Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Shawarma

This chicken shawarma has a lot of flavor and works well in gyros.  If time allows try serving with homemade hummus and tzatziki. …

Chicken Saag

Chicken Saag

After looking at many Chicken Saag recipes we decided to create our own.  This is a classic Indian dish with a thick rich creamed spinach curry.  We prefer chicken but saag can …

Chicken Blueberry Feta Corn Salad

Chicken Blueberry Feta Corn Salad

We found this chicken blueberry feta corn salad on the Pioneer Woman‘s website.  We only made small adjustments and this works well as a dinner salad or could be used as …

Roast Chicken Warm Bread Salad

Roast Chicken Warm Bread Salad

When we lived in San Francisco we never got the chance to eat at Zuni Cafe.  They have a roast chicken warm bread salad on their menu which we learned about from the Smitten Kitchen. …

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

One of the many take-aways from watching Salt Fat Acid Heat was how to roast a chicken.  Samin Nosrat’s buttermilk roast chicken is easy, has very few ingredients, and …

Cheeseburger Salad

Cheeseburger Salad

This cheeseburger salad is a great weeknight meal. This is originally taken from the Pioneer Woman and we have updated it slightly to include some of our modifications (which…

Firecracker Pork Fusilli

Firecracker Pork Fusilli

When we lived in San Francisco, there was a restaurant in the Castro that served a firecracker pork fusilli.  This is our attempt at recreating this dish.  The pork…

Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

This chicken cacciatore recipe is from Tim’s grandmother.  It is fairly easy to make and is rich in flavor.  This recipe makes quite a bit feel free to cut it …

Maryland Crab Cake

Simple Maryland Crab Cake

This is a recipe for a true Maryland crab cake, in order to have that designation it has to be made with blue crab, have very little to no bread, and have chunks of crab in the cake itself. …

Shrimp Étouffée

Shrimp Étouffée

This is a recipe Tim has been making for years and unfortunately does not remember where the original recipe is from, but has made several changes throughout the years. …