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Spicy Shrimp Wontons

Spicy Shrimp Wontons
This past weekend my friend Morgan and I did a whole night of Marion’s Kitchen recipes, including her spicy shrimp wontons. Morgan and I met on Instagram two years ago, and I am blessed to call her my friend.  We are foodie friends through and through and we miss dining in Chicago, so we decided to get together and cook some recipes together.  Marion’s Kitchen...
March 23, 2021

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Buffalo Cauliflower Bites
When my husband was alive, I tried to “trick” him into eating healthier things under the guise of something else.  Like these buffalo cauliflower bites I made the other night – I may have attempted to pass them off as chicken!! My favorite story though is when I thought I could trick my husband by adding red quinoa into his meatballs and spaghetti.  I literally...
July 17, 2020

Pork and Mushroom Wontons

Pork and Mushroom Wontons
I love when I can make one dish and morph it into a few things later in the week, like these pork and mushroom wontons. I love wontons so much because the possibilities are endless.  Have some protein and veggies?  Wrap it up in a wonton.  I bought 1/2 a pound of ground pork from Mariano’s – if you stick to chicken or beef, please...
June 11, 2020

Brown Rice Arancini

Brown Rice Arancini
I dreamed about these brown rice arancini the other night.  Fun fact: until I met and married my Italian (and 1/2 French Canadian) husband, I never heard of arancini.  I think we bought them at an Italian grocery store his Mom used to shop at.  We brought them home and deep fried them and they were spectacular. Arancini are traditionally used with risotto, which isn’t...
June 2, 2020

Crispy Shrimp

Crispy Shrimp
Is there anything better than crispy shrimp? The other day I made these crispy shrimp and I basically want to put them on my menu each week. I used regular frozen shrimp from @marianos – just $6.99 a bag, but I swear they tasted just like lobster! The recipe is so simple – my first thought was to deep fry, but I know not everyone...
May 11, 2020

Black Bean Dip

Black Bean Dip
This black bean dip will soon be your go to appetizer! Happy Monday!   I hope you are doing well.  I am at about Day 41 of working from home.  It’s been interesting!    First off, if I haven’t mentioned it before, the commute is awesome.  Literally 15 steps from my bed to my dining room table to get to work.  I love being able to...
April 27, 2020

Southwest Egg Rolls

Southwest Egg Rolls
The black bean burger recipe I posted on Friday?  Has morphed into so many things.  I made these southwest egg rolls that were so good.  No real recipe – I took 1 cup of the black bean burger mixture and combined it with a cup of chopped rotisserie chicken breast, a couple tablespoons of my salsa roja, and then air fried them for 4 minutes...
March 30, 2020