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Pork Lo Mein Stir Fry with Mushrooms
Leave your thoughtsTender ginger pork tossed with lo mein noodles and vegetables in a savory brown sauce
Nargisi Kofta Curry
Leave your thoughtsTraditional kofta made with turkey and seasoned spices and herbs stuffed with a hard cooked boiled egg garnished with cilantro and served on a mild spiced curry sauce.
Grilled Ahi Tuna and Grapefruit Salad
Leave your thoughtsSpring mix, fennel and craisins tossed in a honey mint dressing topped with spiced pecans and crumbled blue cheese.
Southwest Stuffed Pork Chop
Leave your thoughtsCenter cut pork chops stuffed with jack cheese, fresh avocado, jalapeno and fresh cilantro, with a chipotle honey glaze, topped with bacon jam and served with a side of southwestern pinto beans.
Bistro Burger
Leave your thoughtsGrilled 1/4 pound all beef burger topped with jack cheese, dill pickle chips and crispy onion rings on a Kaiser roll with bacon horseradish sauce.
Avocado and Cheese Torta
Leave your thoughtsJack cheese, cheddar cheese, pickled red onion, fresh jalapeno peppers and smashed avocado on baguette.
Mediterranean Nachos
Leave your thoughtsPita chips with romaine lettuce, hummus, guacamole, tomatoes, cucumber, roasted red peppers, sliced banana peppers, pepperoncini, Kalamata olives topped with crumbled kofta.
Crispy Southwestern Salad with Chicken
Leave your thoughtsRomaine and spring mix topped with sliced roasted chicken, crispy fried tortilla strips, roasted corn, black beans and diced tomato with a lime cilantro dressing.
Breakfast Fruit Tostadas
Leave your thoughtsFlatbread topped with Greek yogurt whipped topping with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.
Chicken with Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
Leave your thoughtsField greens topped with grilled chicken, sliced avocado, pickled red onions and grapefruit with a garlic vinaigrette.
Mushroom Arancini with Tomato and Fennel
Leave your thoughtsCheesy risotto rice balls with mushrooms on a bed of arugula, fennel and tomatoes with balsamic vinaigrette garnished with grated parmesan cheese.
Chicken, Fig & Brie Sandwich
Leave your thoughtsSliced oven roasted chicken with fresh fig spread, creamy brie cheese and baby arugula with a balsamic glaze.
Philly Cheese Steak BLT
Leave your thoughtsPhilly style steak, provolone cheese, crispy bacon, lettuce and tomato with roasted garlic Dijon mayonnaise on steak roll.
Latin Breakfast Veggie Melt
Leave your thoughtsCrispy flatbread topped with sautéed peppers and onions, black beans, cheddar jack cheese, hash brown potatoes, pico de gallo, avocado and fresh cilantro.
Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding
Leave your thoughtsWhat a perfect dish to serve for brunch on a fall day with all the flavors of the season coming from the oven.
Flan de Queso
Leave your thoughtsThis rich, melt-in-your mouth dessert that includes cream cheese and flaked coconut, can easily be made ahead and then stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Tropical Fruit Napoleon with Carmel Sauce
Leave your thoughtsThis layered dessert made up of a stack of pastry cream, phyllo pastry sheets, fruit and a caramel sauce, is an elegant ending to any meal.
Toasted Coconut & Key Lime Cannoli with Mango Sauce
Leave your thoughtsMake your own cannoli shells by preparing a thin cookie and wrapping it around a large wooden spoon and then piping in a key lime flavored filling.
Pineapple Rangoons
Leave your thoughtsThese Chinese-restaurant favorites – normally served as an appetizer – are transformed into bite-sized desserts and can be served along side ice cream, a fruit sauce or just sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Key Lime Cheesecake Melba
Leave your thoughtsThis no-bake recipe makes an impressive presentation when served in stemmed glasses but takes only minutes to make. And even better, pop it in the refrigerator an hour before dinner and dessert is done.
Grand Marnier Souffle
Leave your thoughtsMake these souffles in individual ramekins so they cook faster and make an amazing presentation at the table.
Praline Cream Pie
Leave your thoughtsThis refrigerator pie uses a frozen, store-bought pie crust and can be prepped in about 15 minutes and then served an hour later.
Pina Colada Pie
Leave your thoughtsAll the flavors of your favorite tropical drink in a custard, cheesecake type of pie.
Peanut Butter-Pecan Praline Ice Cream Pie
Leave your thoughtsThis layered, decadent pie is a great make-ahead dessert and is actually best when made a day ahead.
German Chocolate Pecan Tart
Leave your thoughtsChocolate, pecans and coconut; all the ingredients that generally go into a German Chocolate Cake Frosting, but now they are all combined in an elegant tart.
Southern Sweet Potato Pie
Leave your thoughtsUse a store-bought frozen pie crust to make this Southern classic even easier and with a minimum amount of work for maximum flavor.
Designer Key Lime Pie
Leave your thoughtsThis dramatic presentation of these “pies” are served in stemmed martini glasses and garnished with a pirouette straw cookie.
Butterscotch Bourbon Peach Cobbler
Leave your thoughtsThis a great year-round dessert to make since it uses frozen fruit and is sweetened with the flavors of butterscotch and a touch of bourbon.
White Chocolate Raspberry Crème Brulee
Leave your thoughtsIndividual ramekins of creamy custard mixed with white chocolate can be made ahead and then popped under the broiler just before serving to create a crisp crust of sugar.
Tropical Rice Pudding
Leave your thoughtsA rice pudding laced with coconut and prepared with coconut milk for a true island twist on a family favorite.
Pumpkin Crème Brulee
Leave your thoughtsA great alternative to pumpkin pie but with all the flavors of the Autumn season in a rich, creamy custard.
Crème Caramel
Leave your thoughtsCreate individual servings of this classic – and justifiably so – French dessert that is destined to be a family favorite.
White Chocolate Bread Pudding
Leave your thoughtsThis bread pudding is made with flaky croissants and then topped with a rich caramel and white chocolate sauce.
Mom’s Blackberry Cobbler
Leave your thoughtsThis cobbler can be prepared in less than 10 minutes but packs plenty of fresh-from-the-oven flavor, just like Mom used to make.
Ultimate Meatball Sandwich
Leave your thoughtsOur twist on an Italian favorite…angel hair pasta with marinara sauce topped with meatballs, fresh basil and shredded Parmesan cheese on garlic bread
Cookies & Cream Cheesecake
2 CommentsA chocolate cookie crust surrounds this cheesecake peppered with chocolate cookie crumbs and topped with even more crushed chocolate cookies! What could be more delicious?
Molten Chocolate Cakes with Chocolate Ganache
Leave your thoughtsCreating these individual molten cakes in oven-proof ramekins and then topped with cardamom whipped cream and a chocolaty ganache make these an easy to prepare – yet impressive – dessert.
Hawaiian Pineapple Cake
Leave your thoughtsLet’s call this a deluxe upright pineapple cake with all the fixings!
Decadent Pumpkin Pecan Shortbread Cheesecake
Leave your thoughtsA great dessert recipe for any autumn occasion since it is filled with pumpkin and spices and crusted with crushed pecan shortbread cookies.
Fudge Chocolate Cake
Leave your thoughtsLooking for a new family favorite chocolate cake, here it is.
Chocolate Italian Cream Cake
Leave your thoughtsThis three-layered cake is rich and delicious and full of chocolate and pecans and is reminiscent of the desserts served in an Italian café. Serve with an espresso and Vola!, you may begin to speak Italian.
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Ganache Icing
Leave your thoughtsLet’s just call this the ultimate chocolate cake! It makes a fantastic show-stopper of a dessert especially when the chocolate shavings are added as per the chef’s note.
Chocolate Chip Cake
Leave your thoughtsThis could be considered a “dump” cake since it uses a box cake mix and some instant pudding mixes but when baked in a Bundt pan, it makes an impressive presentation.
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Leave your thoughtsThe flavors of the autumn season are combined in this wonderfully soft and chewy treat perfect for lunch boxes and take-along snacks.
Breakfast Chorizo Flatbread Melt
Leave your thoughtsFlatbread topped with melted cheddar jack cheese, crispy hash browns potatoes, spicy chorizo sausage, black beans, pickled red onions, fresh cilantro and veggie mayo.
Chocolate Almond Ganache Cake
Leave your thoughtsThis is an impressive cake made easier to bake in a springform pan and still packs plenty of rich chocolaty and almond goodness.
Ooey Gooey Pumpkin Squares
Leave your thoughtsCombine the best of a cake and a cheesecake to create these bars perfect for any Fall work event, school bake sale or holiday get-together.
Gooey Chocolate Peanut Butter Bar
Leave your thoughtsWho put my peanut butter in my chocolate? These bar cookies, that’s who. And they are delicious.
Linzi Bars
Leave your thoughtsA tripled-layer cookie bar that is more like a homemade candy bar with a layer of honey-rice crispy treat-like mixture, a layer of peanut butter and then topped with a rich layer of dark chocolate Ganache.
