Dinner Planner – Week of July 3, 2023

I understand a lot of people are taking Monday off and turning this into a 4-day weekend!  I hope you all enjoy some quality time this week.  If you are hosting any get-togethers or going to a potluck and you have to bring something, I’ve got you covered.  Check out some of the links below.

The theme of my new July cooking class is Coastal Italian! If you are like me and you are not going to Italy this summer like everyone else we follow on Instagram lol, then this class will give you a taste of a vacanza in Italia!  Here’s your dinner planner for the week: Continue reading

Grilled Blooming Onions Recipe

grilled blooming onions

It’s summertime and I love having my friends over, BUT I do not have the time or the inclination to be cooking for days, especially when they’re over and I want to enjoy their company. I look for easy, delicious recipes that are not time-consuming but also make an impact.  We all know the deep fried blooming onions from certain restaurants, but have you ever made them at home and NOT fried them?  I’m here to show you how.Continue reading

Roasted Salmon with Pineapple Salsa Recipe

It is salmon season and I am ready to party!  I scored a gorgeous piece of Copper River sockeye salmon and I knew just what I wanted to do with it.  I love the combo of a flavorful spice rub and a fruit salsa.  This pineapple salsa is something I have paired with before in Kitchen Matters with chipotle shrimp tacos.  I saw Carolina Gelen score salmon in an instagram reel and I thought it was a clever way to really get the spices to adhere to more of the fish.  So good!Continue reading

S’mores Ice Cream Cake Recipe

There is not one way to make this s’mores ice cream cake but you can look at it 2 ways: crust + ice cream + topping OR graham cracker component + chocolate component + marshmallow component. You can have all the components folded into the ice cream and do without a marshmallow topping, or go extra and cover the ice cream pie with a store-bought fudge sauce and a marshmallow cream. Torch or broil it for that campfire effect! The key is just make sure you have graham crackers somewhere, chocolate somewhere, and marshmallows somewhere if you want to call this a S’Mores Ice Cream Cake!Continue reading

Breakfast Nachos Recipe

Breakfast Nachos

This is a fun take on traditional nachos which normally use tortilla chips as a base. You can certainly use chips here with all the fun breakfast toppings, but other options are whole grain waffles, pancakes, or waffle fries. Personally, I like the indentations in waffles to catch all the toppings! Basically, anything that you would put in a breakfast burrito would be amazing on Breakfast Nachos!! See more of my suggestions at the bottom of the recipe. You do not have to follow my measurements for toppings and you can mix and match with the toppings you like. Remember, breakfast needs protein, so make sure you’re adding your preferred protein, either plant-based or animal-based or both. 

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