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Spaghetti with Artichokes and Tomato

Simple dishes like this Spaghetti with Artichokes and Tomato, are among my favorite thing to make.  The sauce takes just about the same amount of time, as cooking the spaghetti it self.  So it’s super fast to make.  And treated right, the ingredients come together in perfect harmony, giving a ton of flavor and the impression, that it’s a recipe you’ve been working on for hours.

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Zucchini with Sundried Tomatoes

While vegetables can be great very simply prepared  - especially when fresh and in season.  However, I also love through a few vegetables together to combine flavors and textures that really make something special.  This recipe for Zucchini and Sun Dried Tomato is simple to prepare, and makes a great side dish for chicken, pork and fish.  Give it a try, and hope you enjoy it!

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Tomato Pizza

Homemade pizza’s have become a favorite of mine.  They are easy to make and the diversiy of ingredients you can use, means that you can please just about anyone’s tastes.  For this recipe, I show you how to make what I’m calling my “Chunky Tomato Pizza”.  It’s a take on a standard margarita pizza, but instead of a smooth tomato sauce, I keep large chunks of diced tomato in the sauce.

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Homemade Vegetable Soup

Vegetable soup is one of those recipes, like chili, where isn’t really a recipe.  There are so many different versions and styles, you can try a 1,000 versions without any repeats.  In fact, frequently “clean out the fridge” day at my house frequently results in a pot of vegetable soup on the stove, because I’ll make it with just about anything I find.  In this recipe, I show you a pretty basic

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Chili Con Carne

The hardest thing about publishing a recipe for Chili Con Carne, is that there is no ONE recipe for chili con carne! It’s one of those recipes, that is so customizable, it’s almost more a collection of loose techniques, or even a style of cooking, rather than a specific recipe. I even change my recipe just about every time I cook it.

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Arrabiata Sauce

As a kid, my mother cooked spaghetti sauce.  And it was great, but there one recipe and one recipe only.  Over the years, I’ve come to discover the wide variety of different pasta sauce recipes, and one of my favorites is Arrabiata Sauce.  Arrabiata sauce in preparation is not much different than a marinara sauce, but what makes it distinct is the addition of hot chili

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

I never get tired of making soups, because frankly, there is a different, easy and very tasty soup recipe you can make very day.  Even  even the most tried and true soup recipes, are generally flexible enough for you to add seasonal ingredients or other twists to keep them interesting.  Here, I’ve got a great, simple, Chicken Tortilla Soup recipe, that’s for some reason seems common enough in d

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Marinara Sauce

I grew up with, and for the first 20 years of my life, only cooked "Spaghetti Sauce".  Specifically, my mom’s spaghetti sauce recipe.

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Ten Tips for the Perfect Spaghetti

Now I’m not here to dismiss anyone’s favorite spaghetti.  I know we all like Mom’s or Grandma’s version, and know in our heart of hearts, theirs is the best.  I understand that that notion, and I’m fine if that’s your stance.  However, Grandma’s not always around to make you a plate of the perfect spaghetti.  Sometimes we’re on our own, and what’s a person to do?  Go Spaghetti-less?  That’s not

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Valentines Day Heart Shaped Scallops

While the saying goes the way to man’s heart is through his stomach, I’ve found it no less true for the fairer sex; and Valentines day is the perfect time to test the rule.  This is my Valentine’s day recipe for Heart Shaped Scallops, and while seemingly a bit cheesy, I guarantee success.  The first time I made these, they were for a girlfriend and it was early in our relationship.  And they, a

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