It's gonna be one of those nights. The kind of night when every recipe under the sun rattles through your brain but you know that you feel like making not one of them. No way. Fatigue strikes in. Kids are screaming that they are hungry and they won't make it past the 5 minute prep time. The dog needs to go for a walk and someone just needs to spend 40 minutes on the phone telling you about all the wrong in the world and you don't want to be rude but - like I said, it is one of those nights. Reality sinks in and it becomes mac and cheese for the younglings, open the back room door to let the

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If there is one thing that I would LOVE to say about this Creamy Chicken Sweet Potato Noodles recipe is that it is 100% healthy eating. It sure looks like it and the ingredients could call for more health but truth be told, I went a little bit heavy on two ingredients. Butter (and lots of it) and heavy cream. It gives this recipe a more rich and full flavor. Of course, the wine, mushrooms, garlic et all seriously helps too. I could use a little bit of that right about now. Creamy Chicken Sweet Potato Noodles I am single parenting this week. Well, ok, it is just for two nights. Tam

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Curry. I absolutely have a love and not so much... relationship when it comes to curry. I spent much of my young adult life in a university town. We had two universities and a major college. Yup, I went to all three for my undergrad and graduate education. And one thing I learned is that when you have a happening university town you have a great variety of foods to enjoy. So, where does the opposite of love relationship come from? Boring palate.  But not mine! I do love my significant other, I really really do. But she has a very BORING palate. That is she does not like anything

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The wonder and beauty of recipes is that people can mix and match ingredients to their heart's content and that's how great food dishes are created. Take this turkey cabbage stir fry for example. Throw in some vermicelli noodles, other ingredients like snap peas, and you'll be eating a delicious healthy meal in no time!

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Call me a meat and potatoes kind of guy and I will say that at least for today, you are absolutely right. I won't lie. The spinach and cheese blend in the beef seared at high heat brings forth a delicious taste that, along with a perfect wine, is simply scrumptious. If you are prone to cringe at making such a feast, fear not. This Steak a la Florentine is really simple. All you really have to concern yourself with is two basic principles for this dish. You must, must turn your heating element on to maximum heat. Got gas, crank it up. Electric? No problem. Put it on high. And leave it

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Hotdish or casserole? Is there really a difference... it's like saying slow cooker or crockpot. There may be some who would make a really big deal out of these two. But me? I just love this recipe cause it is crazy good, easy to make and my fussy eater daughter LOVES it! So, when RZ member Dissie cooked up this recipe on our site, she chose to use the term "hotdish" instead of crockpot or slow cooker. And I love it!!! Just the name: pizza hotdish. When I took my first bite after mixing everything up, scooping the ingredients into a pan and finally pulling it out of the oven... I got to

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