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Homemade Cream Corn

Have you ever had canned cream corn? Yuck!! I can’t stand it and will usually avoid as much as possible. But I went to one of my favorite steakhouses and someone at the table ordered the cream corn. It came to the table and actually looked pretty good, not all mushy like it came from the can. So I decided to give it a try and fell in love! I had to go home and find a recipe to make it at home because I couldn’t get enough. This homemade version is the complete opposite of the mushy canned stuff. […]

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Easy Lemon Chicken

Chicken is a common ingredient for dinners in my house. I am constantly looking for new recipes for chicken that are easy to make on a weeknight and flavorful. I tend to steer away from recipes that resemble Greek recipes since my fiance is Greek and his family are all amazing chefs! But I found this recipe and thought it looked simple enough, so I decided to give it a try and was so glad I did! It has become a regular in our house, especially for busy weeknights. Plus, you can take the leftovers to work for lunch the […]

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Beef and Pistachio Kofta

This is the season for grilling!  Sometimes I go to a friend’s BBQ I want to skip the bread, but then all I’m left with is a dried out burger, do you know what I’m talking about?  Please don’t let yourself be that host!  There are so many great dishes to make out of ground meat and one of my favorite go-to recipes is Kofta; a traditional Middle Eastern kebab, which consists of ground meat and spices.  The flavors vary depending on the country, but mine are beef with some of my favorite seasonings and chopped pistachios for some crunch. […]

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