Lemon Butter Roasted Chicken I think from now on when I make a roasted chicken I am going to make it this way. I know, bold statement! Serves 4 Compound butter: 2 tbsp softened butter 2 Cloves garlic, crushed The zest of half a lemon A Small handful of parsley, chopped ½ tsp coarse salt ¼ tsp pepper 1.3-2.3 Kg (3-5 lb) chicken Salt Pepper 1 ...
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Pasta in a Fresh Dill-White Wine Cream Sauce
Pasta in a Fresh Dill-White Wine Cream Sauce Did I mention that I love my herb garden??? To be honest though, it was only the inspiration for this dish; alas this is store bought dill. I have only ever had dill in pasta once before, in my Springtime Herb Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes and for the life of me I can’t figure out why I don’t have more ...
That 70’s Salad
That 70’s Salad Sorry but that’s all that goes through my head when I think about this salad! I’ve mentioned before that the Green Goddess Dressing on this salad was popular in the 70’s and thus this salad was born! As with any salad (and recipe) feel free to switch up the veggies as you like. Serves 4 2 Medium tomatoes, sliced into ...
Pan Pizza with Fresh Herbs
Pan Pizza with Fresh Herbs This pizza is so yummy and so easy I can’t believe it! I must warn you, I’ve been bitten by the pan-pizza-bug and you will be seeing many, many more recipes; I love this method. ½ Batch of my whole wheat pizza dough 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ½ Cup Passata (strained tomatoes) Salt Pepper 90 g grated ...
Portobello Beef Burgers with Fresh Rosemary
Portobello Beef Burgers with Fresh Rosemary It was another day of the same old, same old; I had purchased a package of extra lean ground beef and I wanted to make burgers but I needed something new. At first I wanted to make my Beef Wellington Burgers (yum!) but I wanted something a little bit different and this is what I came up with! Serves ...
Lemon-Garlic Marinated Grilled Chicken
Lemon-Garlic Marinated Grilled Chicken This is one of those ridicuously easy dishes that always seems to impress. This is a great summer dish but can also be made year round thanks to one trusty lemon. This recipe works best if you have a microplane, like a zester. Trust me; you’re going to love this dish! Serves 4 The zest of a ...
Pasta with Lemon, Garlic and Roasted Tomatoes
Pasta with Lemon, Garlic and Roasted Tomatoes This is another one of those ridiculously easy recipe that tastes like you ordered it in a restaurant. The thing about Italian cooking is that the simplicity of it allows you to enjoy the ingredients; everything is highlighted rather than muddled or muted. This is a great dish for ...
Chicken Pesto Pizza with Black Olives, Tomatoes and Goat Cheese
Chicken Pesto Pizza with Black Olives, Tomatoes and Goat Cheese Oh my goodness; my herb garden is insane this summer! I love it; I have more fresh herbs than I know what to do with, although I am figuring it out! I love the black olive and pesto combo here; yum! Serves 4 1 Batch of the whole wheat pizza dough 1 Batch of the pesto ...
Summer Barbequed Herb Chicken
Summer Barbequed Herb Chicken This chicken is a cross between my “Fancy Pants Pan Chicken” and my “Ultimate Grilled Chicken”. I must point out that while this recipe calls for you keeping the chicken skin on the chicken breast while barbequing (I think I have discussed how not even the family dog should eat chicken skin), you must remove it ...
Springtime Herb Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes
Springtime Herb Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes This pasta dish is inspired by an episode of “The Chew” that featured a New York restaurant called Rosemary’s Restaurant. This is a light, absolutely delicious dish that comes together in minutes; the pasta cooking is what takes the most amount of time. My only request? Please don’t try to substitute ...
Italian Tomato Salad
Italian Tomato Salad This is one of my top go-to’s; I have this at least once a week. This comes together in minutes and it is a great accompaniment to other sides but is also a great stand-alone side. I have heard that eating a tomato a day helps combat aging; hello! Serves 4 4 Medium tomatoes, sliced 4 to 6 basil leaves, sliced in ...