Serves 8 I serve these as an appetizer at room temp or as a hot accompaniment to steak, chicken or hearty seafood dishes.   Make Ahead - Up to 1 day ahead, blanch and wrap asparagus with cheeses and asparagus (don’t bake), cover and keep in the fridge.  Toast panko, keep in a plastic bag.  Poach eggs, once the eggs are cooked keep [...]

In this healthy version of the classic appetizer, we are using frozen spinach and frozen artichokes.  Unless you harvest the spinach right out of your garden, frozen is a good way to go because spinach rapidly looses nutrients after it has been harvested.  Frozen spinach is harvested and frozen right away, locking in the nutrients. [...]

Serves 10-15 Quick Tip: Assemble the veggies up to 1 day ahead and the dressing up to 2 days ahead. Ingredients 8 cups broccoli, cut into small florettes 3 red pepper, sliced into strips 4 medium zucchini, sliced on the diagonal 3 cups cherry Tomatoes 1 large head celery, sliced into 3 inch [...]

Make Ahead Tip: You can assemble the meatballs and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Place in the freezer. Once frozen place in a freezer ziplock and store up to 2 months. Bake in a 400° oven on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165° If [...]

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This recipe is perfect for a Thanksgiving menu or a quick meal a home. Make sure to taste your potatoes before you stuff them to make sure the texture and flavor is to your liking, if you have larger potatoes you might want to add a tablespoon more of butter or milk. Quick Tip: Make the potatoes up to a day ahead, keep in the fridge and [...]

Cranberry Orange Ginger Sauce Makes about 2 cups Quick Tip: Make ahead and freeze. Once the sauce is cooked cool in the fridge. Place the cooled sauce into ziplock bags and freeze for up to 3 months. To serve, allow to defrost at room temp for 20-30 minutes. Ingredients 2, 12oz packages [...]

Sauteed Green Beans with Leeks and Bacon Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 Cup –Bacon (sliced in to bits) 1 Cup – Leek (sliced 1/4 inch) 1 Pound -Haricot Verts (or green beans) 1/4 Cup –Almonds (slivered) Directions In a medium sauté pan, over med/high heat cook bacon until crisp (about [...]

Sausage  Sage and Cranberry Stuffing Serves 12 Quick Tip: To freeze place in a freezer safe  baking dish and cover with foil. Freezer for up 3 months. From frozen, place covered stuffing in a 400° oven and bake for 1 hour, uncover and bake until heated through. If the stuffing seems a little dry, pour 1/2 cup of chicken broth over the [...]

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Candied Pecans and Blue Cheese Makes 10 Potatoes Quick tip: To cut down on fat you can use half and half instead of heavy cream and olive oil instead of butter, the flavor won’t be quite as rich. Ingredients 5 sweet potatoes, I use the darker skinned potatoes with orange flesh 1/4 cup mascarpone [...]