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Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Ingredients for mushroom-stuffed chicken breasts. This recipe came from an old Fannie Farmer cookbook. I’m sure this was designed for our eating habits in the 70’s and 80’s, but the nutmeg and mushroom stuffing makes a perfect complement to the heavy...
Traditional Rum Cake

Traditional Rum Cake

Ingredients for rum cake. The base of this dessert comes from a cake mix box. It’s one of my favorite recipes from The Cake Mix Doctor cookbook. Whenever I see cake mixes on sale at the store, I stock up on a couple of chocolate and yellow cake mixes so I have...
Farro Salad with Mushrooms and Thyme

Farro Salad with Mushrooms and Thyme

After switching to a plant-based diet, I am always looking for new grain recipes. Farro is an ancient grain high in fiber and naturally low in fat and cholesterol. It also has lots of nutrients like iron, magnesium, and B vitamins, among others so it can play an...
Caprese Salad

Caprese Salad

This classic Italian appetizer is improved by using the freshest ingredients possible. If you have your own basil plant, pick the leaves in the morning before the sun dries them out too much. Use garden fresh tomatoes too, if possible, and the best quality olive oil....
Roasted Cornish Hens

Roasted Cornish Hens

Ingredients for Cornish hen recipe. This recipe only has a few ingredients so the prep on this is really easy. The only thing to remember is that Cornish Hens usually come frozen so be sure to allow enough time to thaw before you need to prepare them. This is almost a...
Brown Butter Fettuccine with Sage

Brown Butter Fettuccine with Sage

Ingredients for brown butter fettuccine with sage. If you need to make this vegan, just use plant-based butter and serve the Parmesan cheese separately for people to take or leave as they choose. There are also some plant-based Parmesan cheese recipes and products, so...