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Elegant Fall Dinner (Grilled Quail with Mixed Mushrooms and Cipollini Onion Ragout)

If you have not tried quail now is the time! It has a moist flavor that is similar to dark meat on a chicken and… [more]

Elegant Fall Dinner (Duck Confit Risotto with Butternut Squash and Caramelized Cipollini Onions)

Celebrate the season with this menu featuring all the robust flavors of Fall! The salad screams â€œFall is here!â€ by using most of the pumpkin… [more]

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German Fall Dinner Party (Pork Schnitzel with a Mustard Beer Sauce)

Fall and German flavors just seem to go together beautifully! Because Oktoberfest is around the corner or in full swing, this menu combines both flavors! … [more]

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Fall Dinner Party (Pork Tenderloin with Butternut Squash Risotto)

I love Fall with all the wonderful warm colors (as you can see by the colors of my website) and the vast variety of flavors!Â … [more]

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Latina & Mexican Inspired Dinner (Pepita Encrusted Tilapia on Top of a Lightly Flavored Rice)

Latina and Mexican inspired flavors come together creating a light and refreshing dinner perfect for summer or any time of the year! Chilled Mango Soup… [more]

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Easy Date Night Dinner (Italian Marinated Filet Mignon)

After a long week we all need a fantastic and easy meal!Â Sometimes we just canâ€™t go out so enjoy a date night dinner at… [more]

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Yay for Chardonnay!

My two favorite Chardonnayâ€™s to sip and savor as is or with corn entrÃ©es are J. Lohr Arroyo Seco Riverstone Chardonnay (California) and Rombauer Vineyards… [more]