A few days ago, right after Mother’s Day, Mia and I were really tired and headed off to the Olive Garden for lunch. We normally skip restaurant meals as they are usually high in sodium but lack of energy prevailed and the Olive Garden won!
I was surprised when Mia ordered Chicken Parmesan; she said “what’s not to like? fried chicken and pasta!” — typical Mia.
Chicken Parmigiana is an American revamp of a classic dish from southern Italy based on eggplant usually made by breading and frying chicken breast, covering with sauce and cheese and baking in the oven. While I have made Chicken Parmesan through the years, I never really liked it left-over, and needed a new approach! I needed to find a way to make this a part of a healthy, week-night dinner and give it legs. [...]
Petra Mediterranean Restaurant has amazing pita bread! Really, the food is great but the bread is incredible! Of course, hot, freshly baked bread is always delicious and this is Petra’s calling card. I almost always stop by Petra’s when I’m in San Luis and have a grilled vegetable sandwich on a freshly baked pide. Very often I also buy a stack of bread to take home to scoop up Hummus or Labneh or to make Vegetable and Hummus Pizza on Pita Bread.
This is a seriously delicious, easy to prepare, healthy and delicious light meal or snack. Adjust ingredients or swap vegetables to your liking and enjoy.
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I love an easy to prepare, quick to the table dish that has a high satiety value. Mushu Beef Wraps fit the bill!
Mushu is a favorite of mine when dining in a Chinese restaurant and this dish captures the lovely flavors of Mushu and the ease of preparation that anyone who works for a living needs. Great dish for a week night meal! [...]
Seriously, some days, like everyone else, I have too much to do and would rather get fastfood. Because we don’t do fastfood, that is not an option!
Today sucked! Nasty customers, lots of looky loos, complaints and a bunch of, frankly, bullshit. Tired, I left work a half hour later than I should have to get dinner on the table. I had removed two pork chops from the freezer on my way out the door for work with no particular plan other to to “pork my bride” and at least had that five minutes to my credit. [...]
Waffles need not be syrupy sweet and relegated to breakfast! Waffles can be many things such as my Chocolate Waffle Layer Cake or served piled with Fried Chicken, a Southern favorite. This Cheddar and Blue Cheese Waffle is a wonderful lunch treat served piled with diced Spring onions and creamy sour cream. Serve with a crisp Sauvignon Blanc and toast the decadence of waffles and cream for lunch!
When you work with this waffle think savory not sweet. Change it to your taste but add things like tomatoes, roasted peppers, red onions, slivers of ham or bacon, even medallions of pork or grilled chicken breast. This hearty waffle will support a light luncheon or a protein heavy main meal.
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