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Easy Stuffed Zuccini

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It’s summer and I know people are looking what to do with all those zucchini’s popping up in the garden! Here’s a delicious carefree recipe that has served our family well during the week and kept up with our garden supply.

Such a health, easy way to stay with your diet goals and indulge in something delicious!

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3-4 medium zucchini
    -1 pound ground chicken
    -3 teaspoons minced garlic
    -1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 4 ounces mushrooms, diced
    -1 cup marinara sauce – I used a garlic and basil marinara
    -1 teaspoon dried herb Italian seasoning
    -1 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
    -1/2cup freshly chopped basil
    -1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Use a tablespoon to scoop out seedy center and discard. Arrange side by side, cut side up, on a baking sheet or in a casserole dish.
-cover zucchini with light dressing of olive oil and salt and pepper. Bake for 15 minutes

-in a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown chicken for 4 to 5, using a spatula to break into small pieces as it cooks.
-Add bell peppers, onions and mushrooms and saute 2-4 minutes until tender.

  • stir in in garlic, marinara sauce, and Italian seasoning.
    Spoon mixture into the zucchini boats and cover with fresh mozzarella.
    -Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese begins to bubble
    Serve immediately
Never Enough Cheese!

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Garlic Roasted Horseradish Mayo!

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Left over prime rib= Best sandwich of the New Year!

Best left over sandwich

Hello 2025!

What truly makes this sandwich special isn’t the balsamic dressing on the arugula, or the caramelized onions or even the absolutely delicious bread (even though they each had their role)…


it’s the delicious roasted garlic and horseradish mayonnaise that adds that something special and keeps you coming back for more.

Recipe

Ingredients
▢ 2 tbsp mayonnaise
▢ 1 tsp creamy horseradish
▢ 16 cloves roasted garlic

Instructions
To make spread, combine 2 tbsp mayonnaise and 1 tsp creamy horseradish. Pulverize and mix with the horseradish mayo so that it mixes evenly and add to what ever your imagination comes up with

Notes

To roast garlic- cut off top and add 2 tablespoons olive oil and bake at 400 Fahrenheit for 45 minutes or until golden brown

-arugula in sandwich is salt and peppered and dressed with remaining oil from roasted garlic and splash of balsamic dressing

Best Bruschetta

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Ever watch something on tv that you just feel like you need to eat or you’ll feel empty for the rest of your life? That’s how I felt with just about everything they eat in the movie “Julie and Julia.” It’s likely I’ll be posting a lot of inspiration from that movie, but for now… a snack I’ll be making again and again.

Bruschettas

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Loaf of Italian bread sliced

1/2 pint cherry tomatoes quartered

Handful basil

2 cloves garlic

Shredded Parmesan

Salt and pepper

The prettiest ingredients!

Instructions

In a bowel salt and pepper cherry tomatoes and cover in olive oil. Chop basil and mix into tomatoes marinade. Place to the side.

Warm two tablespoons of olive oil oil in a pan. Fry bread on both sides. Once at desired crispiness. Place on paper towel and rub outside with halved garlic clove.

Drain tomato mixture and add to fried bread and enjoy!!!