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Homemade Breadcrumbs

Hello! Ever wonder what to do with leftover, unused, stale Italian bread? Well, why not make some delicious homemade breadcrumbs? Don’t let that delicious bread go to waste. This is the perfect way to use it up. Homemade breadcrumbs taste so much more flavorful and fresh than the store-bought. I […]

Pasta, Sauce

Ultimate Mushroom Blush Vodka Wine Sauce

Hello! Dustin and I have decided to come up with the ULTIMATE vodka, wine, blush sauce – and boy, this is one crazy-good recipe. I’ve always preferred my vodka sauce to be hearty. I’ve had simple vodka and blush sauces in the past, and they were just “okay”. I enjoy getting […]

Appetizers & Sides, Jam

Peach Habanero Cherry Pepper Jam

Hello! I’ve had this recipe on the back burner for a while — ever since last summer — but since this wintery dreariness has been relentless, I thought I’d post this tasty treat to remind me of warmer days. I made a few batches of candied jalapeño and habaneros, which […]

Meat & Seafood, Pasta, Sauce

Bolognese Sauce

Hello Again! Do you want to try the most insanely delicious, flavorful, and hearty Bolognese sauce you have ever had? It’s truly comforting, not just for your tastebuds, but for your tummy, too. I have made numerous batches of my Bolognese sauce, making minor tweaks with each version, but I […]

Drinks, Holiday Recipes

Boilo

Hello Again! It’s a beautiful snowy Saturday in December, and Dustin and I have decided to make some Boilo. It’s a tradition up here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and being that we LOVE taking traditional recipes and putting our own spin on it, we thought this once would be perfect to […]

Asian, Meat & Seafood

Grilled Swordfish Steaks in Asian Marinade

Hello! So the other day, as Dustin and I stood at the seafood counter at Wegmans, we figured we would try something different. It was suggested by an employee to give Swordfish Steaks a whirl. I’m so glad we did. The one thing Dustin misses the most since cutting out […]

Meat & Seafood, Pasta, Sauce

Seafood Bolognese

Hello! In keeping with our no meat diet, here’s another amazing recipe to add to the list. One of our favorite sauces to eat has always been a nice, hearty Bolognese. Thinking about this sauce truly does make me miss eating meat. It seems unfair to those whom don’t eat […]

Meat & Seafood, Pasta

Lemon Caper Shrimp

Hello! Here is another recipe I’ve tweaked due to our new non-beef, chicken, and pork diet. Lemon Caper Chicken was one of my specialties. We’ve begun to mis the savory flavors of this dish more than eating the chicken. So, once again, it left me wondering what I could cook […]