First of all I want to apologize for not being able to visit you the last couple of days but again my father-in-law is at the hospital and again our everyday routine has become upside down. I will try to follow up this weekend and the following days. Do you know what desperation means? And...
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Grilled Maple-Mustard Chicken Drumsticks
First of all, I would like to thank all of you my blog friends for your warm wishes on my birthday! I wish you and your families are happy and healthy! This was the second meat I made for my family during those snowy days at the fireplace. And although now the weather here is...
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Smoked Salmon Pasta
Today I am going to tell you a little bit about my husband and I will explain also why. I met my husband about 10 years ago in a very difficult period of mine. From the first moment he stood right next to me and helped me overcome the difficulties I was facing. When we...
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Balsamic Glazed Pork Tenderloin
It is amazing how easy it is sometimes, to get inspired to make something in the kitchen. I was watching the TV the other day and I saw the new ad of Knorr’s that is running currently. In the ad, Marco Pierre White a UK Chef dissolves a knorr cube in couple of tbsp of...
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Coca-Cola Chicken Breasts
Sometimes I think my mom was years ahead in cooking. As I was browsing the internet I saw a recipe in Steamy Kitchen for cola glazed wings made by Virginia Willis and I remembered the first time we ate coca-cola glazed pork chops. Twenty years ago, when there was no internet and surely not so...
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Spaghetti al Roquefort
I made a discovery lately. A very important one. At least to me anyway. My son likes Roquefort. Can you believe that? My husband is a huge fan of this cheese. He adores it, literally. I, on the other hand, don’t like it, at all. You can imagine my surprise when my son tried from...
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Quick Meals Part 4: Angel-hair Pasta with Shrimps and Macedonian Fruit Compote
As you can understand all this period has been quite hectic for me. Is it my imagination or sometimes the whole universe conspires so as to just drain you completely of your stamina by throwing so many things to be done in your way that simply consume all your time? Well, this happens to me...
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Quick Meals Part 3: Balsamic Chicken Drumettes
My son is a very picky child. He could eat pasta Bolognese for ever. He does not appreciate my culinary endeavors whatsoever. Every time I make something new, extraordinary and tasty, he just takes his tongue out with disgust. One of the very few, very few I repeat meals he loved from the very first...
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Quick Meals Part 2: Risotto with Porcini & Morels
I had a teacher, her name is Laura. She taught me Italian. Then from my teacher became my friend. In the end, she was still teaching me Italian, but she refused to take any money. I know her since I was in my 20s that is more than 20 years. She introduced me to the...
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Quick Meals Part 1: Mushroom Soup
My husband had a terrible cold the other day. I wanted to do something hearty, warm and comfortable to make him feel better. Did I mention quick? I guess I didn’t. Sorry about that, so I wanted something hearty, warm, comfortable, quick and easy. Now that’s more like it. From the title as you can understand...
