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Roasted Apples – The Perfect Unexpected Side Dish

Roasted Apples

Recently, I was making a divine pork dish and could not, for the life of me, figure out what would be a great side that would accent the pork but not steal the show – kinda like a “Robin” to the main entree’s “Batman”. I had one of my culinary “aha” moments when I happened to look at the fruit basket and saw some gorgeous apples just sitting there waiting for some attention.  Thankfully, there’s always Ms. Martha to the {Read More}

Secret Recipe Club: Sesame Ginger Chicken

Sesame Ginger Chicken

This month’s Secret Recipe Club not only gave me an alternative to the local takeout restaurant but also one of my new favorite blogs – A Tale of One Foodie’s Culinary Adventures. Erin’s blog is chock full of some seriously delicious recipes that it was so hard to choose just one. I promise that if you bookmark her, you will visit her site time and time again for culinary inspiration. Some recipes I have bookmarked to try are these luscious {Read More}

Tried and True: Roasted Cipollini Onions

Balsamic Roasted Cipollini Onions

It never fails – whenever I head to the Italian Market, I always pick up cipollini onions. The same goes for when they cross my path at Whole Paychex or Wegmans. I love roasting them with potatoes as a quick side dish and there’s this tried and true recipe that I can’t believe that I haven’t shared with you yet – Giada de Laurentiis’ Roasted Cipollini Onions. This recipe couldn’t be any easier – blanch the onions, roast them with {Read More}

Tried and True: Mixed Berry Jam

Mixed Berry Jam

Wow – first of all, I need to thank all the fabulous people who visited yesterday on my SITS Day – I just was amazed at how many amazing people there were who took a minute to check out Cooking in Stilettos. Thank you thank you thank you! Over the weekend, I checked out the new Wegmans that opened up in King of Prussia and they had a crazy insane sale going on and the berries beckoned from the produce {Read More}

Recipe Redo: Herb Mustard Glazed Salmon

Herb Mustard Glazed Salmon

One of my favorite tried and true recipes is Giada de Laurentiis Broiled Salmon with a Herb Mustard Glaze. It’s one of those super quick meals out of a few pantry items. I follow a simple rule – if I plan on making fish – I buy it the day I plan on serving it. The guys at Whole Foods in Plymouth Meeting are so good – they send me home not only with a gorgeous piece of salmon, but {Read More}