I have tested many, many different leek potato soup recipes, this simplified version is the easiest and flavorful. What are leeks? Native to Mediterranean countries, leeks hold a flavorful spotlight in today’s culinary scene. Although resembling a giant scallion or green onion, the leek is related to both the garlic and the onion, though its flavor and fragrance are milder and more subtle. It has a thick, white stalk, cylindrical in shape, and has a slightly bulbous root end. Leeks are available year-round in most regions. Tips When Using Leeks Choose those with crisp, brightly colored leaves and an unblemished white portion. Avoid those with withered or yellow-spotted leaves. The…
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Effortless Chicken Thighs in a Creamy Sauce
Chicken thighs are more flavorful than the breast cut and covering the thighs with a creamy sauce makes them more delightful. However, after making this incredible creamy sauce and nestling chicken thighs in the sauce, I have started to change my tune. This dish is very good for a weeknight easy meal. I served it with simple yellow rice, mixed with some banana peppers that I froze back in the spring. After thawing the peppers, between two paper towels, I chopped them up and put them in the rice, at the same time I placed the rice on simmer. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT FREEZING SUMMER PEPPERS Freezing Summer…
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South Carolina Celebrates Restaurants
Thursday began a full 11 days of celebrating great restaurants in South Carolina. Throughout the state, participating restaurants will be offering their culinary masterpieces for a discount, some offering multiple courses at the equivalent of one of their entrees. This is a great opportunity to try a high-end restaurant at a great value. I have visited several of these restaurants, see links below for my reviews. Some adventurous foodies, may even try culinary styles they would not normally try. Tickets are not required to attend this celebration; however, reservations are recommended. Participating restaurants will fill to capacity quickly for dinners to experience such a great value. Participating restaurants will provide…
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Lemon Meringue Pie
As you might know, my husband is in the horticulture business. A couple of weeks ago, he brought home some lemons. Not ordinary lemons. These lemons were bigger than my fist. Celebrating Thanksgiving a weekend early, I decided to attempt my first Lemon Meringue Pie. I searched several recipe books, most of which only used a few tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. Having these enormous lemons, I needed a recipe requiring a significant amount of juice. Cook’s County to the rescue. Beautiful Lemon Meringue Pie Their recipe for Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie requires an entire cup of freshly squeezed juice, plus some lemon zest. After some research, I discovered Lemon…
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Weeknight Chicken Enchilada Meal
Looking for an easy prep, weeknight meal? Look no further than Chicken Enchiladas. I use the precooked, Perdue southwest chicken, which makes for simple prep work. Using my Pamper Chef chopper to cut up the onion and pepper. I cut the chicken down into bite size portions. I do use a manual grater for my cheese prep. Do not buy the prep grated cheese, as it is loaded with chemical preservatives to prevent caking. Buy block cheese and get a little exercise grating it up…it really does not take that long. There…your prep work is DONE. This makes about 4 servings and takes 55 minutes to prep and cook. …
