I watch the Real Housewives of New York, and on the show Ramona Singer makes this chicken for all her dinner parties and events. When she does, everyone raves at how delicious it is. I’ve always wanted to know how she made her chicken. Fortunately, Romona has posted her Chicken Herbs de Provence recipe on…
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Saturdays for my family, means we go hang out on our boat in the marina paddle boarding, riding in the dingy, and soaking up some sun. Normally, we’ll come home in the early evening, grill a simple healthy dinner, and I’ll make dessert. Avoiding guilt, I prefer to make desserts that contain mostly fruit. This…
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The first, a grain-free chocolate zucchini cake, with pure ingredients such as, almond butter, cocoa powder, and maple syrup, adapted from Pamela Salzman, who’s blog and cooking classes I greatly enjoy. The second, a double chocolate zucchini bread, from the beautiful Sweet Laurel’s blog, who actually inspired my floral decor on this cake. Sweet Laurel’s double…
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It’s only 6:30 am on a Saturday morning, my day to sleep in, but instead, I woke up dreaming of preparing a Thanksgiving turkey, and now I’m using the time to write this blog post. A blog post for a curried turkey + Israeli couscous salad recipe…how ironic is that? Yes, I just found out that…
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On occasion, in the early mornings on my way to work, I like to stop at Starbucks and pick up their Spinach & Feta Breakfast Wrap for breakfast. In case you have never tried one, it is a wheat wrap tortilla filled with egg white, spinach, feta cheese and sun dried tomatoes. I really enjoy…
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