Author: Susan Leiser

Italian, Main, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Peas and Thank You: Risi e Bisi

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This dish is so worth it.  Risi e Bisi translates to rice and peas. Currently, fresh peas are in their gorgeous green glory in the farm markets in my parts. If you can get your hands on the cute little pods of deliciousness, please please do so. This dish was […]

Chicken, French, Main

Colorful Chicken Marengo

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A plate with a fantastic palette of shades and textures is simply delightful. That’s what I have found here in this marvelous Chicken Marengo that called out to me on Pinterest. This dish features chicken thighs, which are so affordable and great to use to feed a crowd. Canned tomatoes, […]

Chicken, Italian, Main

Lidia Love

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Today, please check out an amazing Lidia Bastianich recipe: Breast of Chicken in a Light Lemon-Herb Sauce. I make this all the time. You can set all the components up in advance, and then bake it when it’s getting close to din din time. Yeah. You heard me. I said, “din din.” […]

Soups

Stuffed Pepper Soup with a Healthy Twist

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This Stuffed Pepper Soup with Ground Chicken and Farro has all of your fav tastes from stuffed peppers, but it is prepped and cooked in half the time! I use farro – an ancient grain packed with protein and fiber – instead of rice in this pot of yumminess. You […]

Appetizers, French

Escargot Go Go

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Calling all Francophiles: For reals, escargot may seem way too high falutin to rock out at home, but this dish could not be easier. First of all, you do not need the snail shells that slipped out of Julia Roberts escargot-fine-dining contraption in “Pretty Woman.” Those shells are legit just […]