Mussels are in season right now and best of all, very affordable. I purchased them at Whole Foods for $6.99 for 2 dozen mussels-not bad. So, if you are looking to prepare a fancy looking meal but not wanting to spend a fortune, buy some mussels. You can make this meal for around $10…
Tag: White Wine
Happy & Healthy Valentines Day!
It’s Valentine’s Day, a day for love, chocolates, diamonds, fancy, romantic meals, Hallmark cards and flowers. But Valentine’s Day is also a day to think about your heart health, because after all you want to have a healthy heart for a long life to enjoy with your loved one(s). To help keep your heart healthy…
Take Me Back To Italy!!
Me in the Amalfi Coast This beautiful combination of ingredients takes me back to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. If you have never been there, you are missing out on a truly amazing place. So calm, friendly and the views are breathtaking. Each place you stop for a meal is just as good if not…
Almond Meal Crusted Chicken Piccata
Chicken Piccata is one of my absolute favorite chicken dishes. It has so much flavor from so little ingredients and all you really need to serve with this is a side salad for a healthy, quick and delicious meal! This dish calls for cooking with white wine and butter, two ingredients that would make anything…
Delicious, Quick and Easy Shrimp Scampi over Linguine
Feeling a bit crazed this holiday season? Wondering how on earth you will ever get anything accomplished, especially making a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal? Well, worry no more! Your meals do not have to keep you in the kitchen for hours. Besides, who has time for that, especially this time of the year. Let’s…
Shrimp Scampi with Asparagus over Linguine Pasta
It’s that time of the year when all we can think about are the holidays and holiday shopping. Running to stores for sales and bargains, checking the web every 5 minutes for great deals, but not leaving enough time for ourselves to prepare a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal. Well, for the amount of time…
Pork Chop With Fennel And Grape Tomatoes served Over Mashed Potato
Fennel is a beautiful fragrant food I love to cook with. It has this amazing anise smell, although once cooked it becomes a mild sweet vegetable. This pairs so well with pork. It provides a not so sweet and salty taste. The tomatoes add a beautiful color and are packed with vitamin C. These little…
Lamb Chops in a Honey Grape Sauce
Lamb Chops are very tasty meal that is very quick to prepare and so versatile with ingredients you can use to compliment them. This is a sweeter version using natural sweeteners like honey and grapes. The white wine also gives it a fruity taste that balances all of the flavors. Lamb has been consumed for…
CHICKEN PICCATA SERVED OVER WHOLE WHEAT PAPPARDELLE PASTA
Chicken Piccata is a wonderful quick meal to prepare in less than 20 minutes. It’s packed with flavor and the sauce created using the wine and butter give it a silky texture. I served the chicken over whole wheat pappardelle pasta to make it healthier. Try this recipe and write back with your comments. Enjoy!…
Wild Salmon in a Herb Mustard Glaze served over Garlic Mashed Potato
This dish has a very mild taste that is nicely complimented with the garlic mashed potatoes and topped with some peppery arugula. Wild salmon is high in omega 3, it is low in saturated fat and calories but high in protein. Eating salmon helps prevent high cholesterol, high blood pressure, aids in the prevention of cancer, and…
CLASSIC FRENCH MUSSELS
Cooking with wine enhances the flavor of the food and brings out the richness of all the flavors. Preparing mussels in white wine is a classic French dish that is very easy to prepare yet so elegant. Serve this with some crusty bread for dunking into the delicious sauce, serve with some white wine…
Garlic Shrimp
Shrimp is such a versatile and quick to prepare seafood that it’s a great “to go to for dinner” when you don’t have a lot of time on your hands. This actually took 15 minutes from start to finish. For this shrimp meal I used lemon juice, orange juice, butter, white wine, olive oil, garlic…
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