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The secret to the best scrambled eggs? Milk and butter, a good whisk, and a nonstick pan over low heat. Big, fluffy, luxurious scrambled eggs in under 10 minutes! If sleeping is Heaven, and the frantic late-morning swirl of looking for homework, backpacks, umbrellas, lunches and jackets is Hell, then scrambled eggs for breakfast is the blissful purgatory in between. With dim lights and good food. In the mornings, my bleary-eyed children wander from their bedrooms across our creaky hardwood floors. They wobble into the kitchen where I’m either standing at the stove or basking in the glowing light of our refrigerator. One will reach out and slowly click off the light switches, one at a time, to allow their eyes to adjust to the morning. I hug them and offer them a glass of milk. While my daughter is a “toast and sliced fruit for breakfast” kind of girl, my son is a robust eater. Pancakes and oatmeal are part of the weekly rotation, but more often than not my son requests scrambled eggs. ...

Chicken teriyaki stir fry is a great easy weeknight meal that’s ready to eat in less than 30 minutes. Chicken and veggies are cooked in a sweet honey & soy sauce based sauce for a flavorful dish. How To Make Chicken Teriyaki Stir Fry Be sure to scroll down for the full recipe! Prep – Cut the chicken and veggies. Whisk together the ingredients for the sauce together in a bowl. Make – Brown the chicken in a large wok or skillet and set to one side. Cook the veggies until they are just tender before adding the cooked chicken, garlic and ginger to the pan. Add in the cashews and sauce and simmer until thick. Serve – Garnish with green onions and serve. Make It Your Own! This is a great recipe that you can easily adjust to make with whatever you have in our fridge. Use whatever veggies you have on hand, mushrooms and zucchini both work well. You can also use chicken thighs rather than breast. What is in the sauce? The sauce in this chicken teriyaki stir fry is a perfect mix of sweet an...

This authentic easy chicken fried rice recipe is just as good as takeout and super simple to make. Loaded with fresh veggies, this homemade version is healthier, while still being loaded with flavor. It’s also great for meal prep and the leftovers taste delicious! Best Chicken Fried Rice I love a great Chinese take-out recipe, and Chicken Fried Rice is always a must! This homemade version still has all of the flavors you would expect from an ordered in (or out!) dish, but is a lot healthier. How to make Easy Chicken Fried Rice – step by step Cook the rice according to package directions. Cook the rice in a nonstick skillet. In the same skillet, cook the chicken. Cook the veggies until tender. Stir everything together to create the BEST Easy Chicken Fried Rice. Season to taste with salt and pepper. What Ingredients are in Chicken Fried Rice Chicken Fried Rice is made with a handful of ingredients, including fresh and frozen vegetables, a good quality chicken breast and a couple of eggs...

Get your grill on with tuna kabobs! skewers of marinated fresh tuna, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms. In case you haven’t heard, we’ve been having some awfully weird weather here in Northern California. It’s been windy, rainy, and (gulp) cold for weeks. I’ve been walking around in denial, refusing to wear long pants—shorts only please—or socks, even though it’s in the 40s at night. The denial extends to my grill. I don’t care if it’s raining dagnabbit! I have a grill and I’m going to use it, even if I have to bundle up under my rain parka to do it. For your enjoyment today are grilled tuna kebabs (prepared under said rain parka) with assorted vegetables, which marinated for several hours in a rosemary garlic olive oil marinade. We had originally intended to use swordfish, but fresh tuna steaks were on sale at the market and we couldn’t resist. You could use any meaty fish for these kabobs. Bon appétit! INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 pounds tuna, swordfish or sturgeon steaks 1 red bell pepper 1...

Here's an easy way to grill salmon without the fish sticking to the grates. Promise! And mix up your approach with 4 different marinades while you're at it. With warmer weather comes grilling season and one of the easiest and healthiest foods you can prepare on a grill, whether it’s gas or charcoal, is salmon. There is a trick to grilling salmon, though, that once you know will transform your success with grilling this fish forever. The secret? Use skin-on fillets and place the salmon fillets on the hot grill skin-side up first. The fillets, when raw, won’t flake and fall apart like they will when they are cooked. So, you sear the raw skinless side first, only enough to get some good grill marks and an edge of cooked fish , then you carefully flip it and finish your cooking at a lower temperature with the skin-side down. This way, the skin will help keep the fillet together and help keep it from flaking apart and falling into your grill while the fish cooks. A friend of mine ta...

Upgrade your lunch! This Avocado Tuna Salad uses creamy avocado instead of mayo for a fresh and easy twist on the classic. Red onion and celery add some crunch, while lemon juice gives it some zing. Here’s a step up from your everyday tuna salad—leave out the mayo and replace it with avocado. Add some red onion, lemon zest and juice, sprinkle with the green of cilantro or parsley, and wow! Put the avocado tuna salad between two pieces of toast and you have a rather perfect tuna salad sandwich with the lovely addition of avocado and without any mayonnaise. To be clear, I don’t have any problem with mayo. But I am rather passionate about avocados so given the opportunity to sub one for the other, I will! PICKING THE BEST AVOCADO Since the avocado is taking the place of mayonnaise, it should be ripe and easy to mash with a fork. Choose an avocado that has some give to it when you squeeze it gently. Also, because mayonnaise comes salted and avocados don’t, you’ll need to add more salt and...

This easy, all-in-one Salmon Foil Packet with potatoes, snap peas, and tomatoes gets its spicy zing from Harissa paste, a North African spice mix. Baking in foil makes super-tender salmon and clean up is a snap! This dinner is designed to feed two, but it’s easy to scale up or down. This meal-in-one little package highlights the method of oven-steaming fish and is outrageously easy. Layer potatoes, snap peas, and tomatoes in a foil packet, top with salmon fillets, and slather it with spicy harissa mayonnaise. The flavors of the harissa mayonnaise combined with the salmon and vegetables infuse the whole dish with bold, spicy flavors. Hallelujah! Dinner is done! WHAT IS A FOIL PACKET? Foil packets are a great way to cook salmon (and many other things) to yield a tender and juicy texture. A foil packet is a crimped envelope made of foil that encloses layers of fish and vegetables . The ingredients steam in the oven or on the grill in their own moisture. Besides being dead easy, this metho...

These tandoori chicken thighs are bursting with Indian flavors. Marinated in yogurt and seasoned with spices, they come out wonderfully tender and juicy! Why you will love these tandoori chicken thighs! Juicy and tender: The chicken thighs are marinated in yogurt which tenderizes the meat slowly resulting in the most tender chicken. Flavorful: The chicken is seasoned with Indian spices for a deliciously tasty bite. Oven baked: Oven baking means that this recipe is pretty hands off, leaving you to get on with other things while dinner is cooking. How to make tandoori chicken wings Be sure to scroll down for the full recipe! Marinade: Mix together the marinade ingredients and rub all over the chicken. Leave for at least 2 hours. Cook: Place the thighs onto a pan and bake in a preheated oven until cooked through. How long do you marinate chicken? These chicken thighs should be marinated for at least two hours. Because we use yogurt to marinate it, rather than a harsh acid like lemon or li...

These chicken sloppy Joes are bursting with flavor and ready to serve in 30 minutes. Made with ground chicken, everything is cooked in one skillet for an easy weeknight meal. The classic American sandwich, sloppy Joe’s gets a makeover! My version is made with ground chicken rather than beef and it tastes hands down amazing! Why you will love this chicken sloppy Joes! One skillet: When it comes to quick and easy meals, anything made in one pan is always a bonus! Flavorful: The ground chicken is seasoned with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and mustard making each bite super delicious! Make ahead: This sloppy Joes mixture an be made ahead of time and is freezer friendly too. How to make chicken sloppy Joes Be sure to scroll down for the full recipe! Add the ground chicken to a hot skillet with oil and brown. Stir in the veggies and cook til softened. Stir in the seasonings and water. Cover and simmer. Can you make it ahead of time? The ground chicken filling can be made ahea...

  Blueberry Muffins are a wonderful snack, a great breakfast item with coffee - and these are so easy to make and ever so delicious! One of the things that I like about going through family recipes is the fond remembrance that speaks to you. I was working full time when my children were small and wanted to make something special for the kids. So I decided I would make some homemade muffins. My mother had always made hers using a Bisquick recipe. Instead, my husband pulled out a recipe he had from his first wife who was deceased. He said that this blueberry muffin recipe was the best he ever had and I have to agree. 1/2 cup butter - softened 2 eggs 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup milk 2 1/2 cups blueberries 1 cup sugar 2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 tsp. table salt 1 tsp. vanilla sugar for sprinkling on top In one bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt. In a large bowl with mixer at medium speed cream the softened butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one...

These Mexican fried chicken flautas are a great quick and easy dish that can be served as an appetizer or main. Also known as rolled tacos, they are ready to serve in 30 minutes. We love Mexican food in our house, and enjoy it at least twice a week! This chicken flautas recipe is bursting full of flavor and is perfect for a quick and flavorful weeknight meal. Why you will love these chicken flautas! Quick and easy: This is such a great 30 minute recipe that comes together easily with simple ingredients. Customizable: They can be served as an appetizer or main course and you can choose all of your favorite Mexican toppings to add to them. Make ahead: The chicken filling can be made ahead of time for an even quicker weeknight meal! How to make this chicken flautas recipe Be sure to scroll down for the full recipe Make the filling: Saute the onion, jalapeños and seasonings and then stir in the chicken, salsa and lime juice. Warm the tortillas. Make: Place the filling into the tortillas a...

These easy soft chicken tacos are so perfect for taco Tuesday! Quick and easy to prep and cook, chicken breast is seasoned with Mexican spices for a taco full of flavor. When it comes to tacos I’m generally a soft shell kind of a girl. Wrapped in flour tortillas, these easy chicken tacos are loaded with flavor. Why you will love these soft chicken tacos! Flavorful: The chicken pieces are marinated in a blend of spices for a taco full of bold flavors. Easy: It takes 10 minutes to prep these tacos and 10 minutes to cook. Perfect for when you need to get dinner on the table in a hurry. Customizable: This chicken is a great base for your tacos and can be topped with all of your favorite Mexican ingredients. How to make these easy chicken tacos Marinate: Combine the marinade ingredients and add the chicken. Marinate for up to 1 hour. Cook: Cook the chicken in a hot skillet until cooked through. Warm the tortillas. Serve: Add the chicken filling to each tortilla and finish with toppings. Wha...

This Chicken Milanese recipe serves up crispy chicken cutlets coated with breadcrumbs, pan fried until golden brown, nestled on top of fresh arugula with shaved Parmesan. A super easy and satisfying weeknight dinner option. Turn the humble chicken breast into something special in a flash, with this Chicken Milanese recipe! It’s a quick dinner that can be teamed up with a variety of sauces and side dishes. Why this Chicken Milanese recipe is so good Perfectly crispy chicken. Thin slices of chicken, coated in panko breadcrumbs and pan fried to perfection for satisfying crunch in every bite. Easy weeknight meal. Whip up a restaurant worthy chicken dish in less than 15 mins pantry to table. Versatile. This deliciously simple chicken recipe can be anointed with all kinds of sauces and dressing! Ingredients For the chicken Chicken Breasts: Large. Ideally go for organic/free range. Salt & Pepper Eggs: Ideally free range. Flour Milk Breadcrumbs: I’ve gone for panko, for their delectable cr...

  Summer Saute is the easy and perfect side dish to any grilled or roasted summer meal.  This dish I credit my wonderful sister-in-law. She made summer sauté  for a gathering many years ago and I have made it a number of times through the years since I first got her recipe. It's incredibly easy and takes about 20-25 minutes to cook. I use yellow squash, however, zucchini or a combination of yellow and zucchini would work as well. 2-3 summer squash (or zucchini, or combo of) 1 lrg. green bell pepper 1 lrg. onion 2 large fresh tomatoes  1 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. olive oil or canola or vegetable oil salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup water Start by prepping all of your vegetables: I peel my yellow squash but you don't have to. Then I cut it in rounds. Peel your onion. Slice it in half then make half moon slices for the whole onion. De-seed and devein your bell pepper and cut into strips. Cut the tomato in wedges. (See cooks note.) In a large, deep skillet melt the butter and...

If you aren’t drizzling white sauce on more than just barbecue, you should be. Case in point? This easy, crispy salmon dinner. Don’t bash skin-on salmon until you’ve tried it like this. Cooking the skin-on salmon over a relatively low heat allows the skin to render and crisp up, while the flesh stays tender and soft. The salad, though, with its pickle-like flavor from the vinegar, is the kicker here. Seasoning the cucumbers first gives them so much flavor from the start, resulting in a side that’s bright and adds vibrance that complements the salmon. The white barbecue sauce ties everything together, and even though it’s primarily mayonnaise, it doesn’t feel heavy. If you don’t want to make white sauce, buy some from your favorite barbecue joint or the grocery store. Serve with a glass of white wine. How to Make It Step 1 Prepare the White Barbecue Sauce: Whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, lemon juice, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and smoked paprika...

Tuscan Pork Roast is so flavorful and incredibly delicious that you'll want to make it again and again. The Tuscan pork roast comes out juicy and succulent and has the best flavor! It's so easy to do as well. Here are some keys to having the roast come out perfect. Use a rotisserie oven if you have one. (Although this will roast in a regular oven too.) Be sure to use all fresh herbs as the recipe calls for. Roast to a temperature of 140-142 degrees. Most roasts have a pop up timer set for 145 degrees, however I like to take my pork out earlier and let it rest well. Be sure and let it rest for at least 10 minutes so the juices circulate and don't run out when you slice it. 2 3/4 lb. pork loin with a good fat cap. To start the recipe you need to make an herb paste for the roast. 6 cloves garlic (good sized bulbs) 1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves (not curly parsley) 2 tbsp. fresh thyme 1 tbsp. fresh sage 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 2-3 tbsp. olive oil (regular or use extra virgin if...