Easy Baked Chicken Legs
Everyone loves chicken, and I've enjoyed eating chicken drumsticks for as long as I can remember. Chicken drumsticks are an inexpensive option when it comes down to planning your menu, and with my seasoning blend, you can transform a plain chicken leg into an incredibly delicious chicken leg that your whole family will love!
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If you’ve never heard of Chicken Chasseur, you’re not in the minority. Often called Hunters Chicken, it’s a delicious alternative to a boring weeknight meal. This classic French country dish will tantalize your taste buds as you amaze your family with your culinary skills. And the best part is just how easy it is to make.
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Do you love Crispy Fried Shrimp? When it comes to cooking shrimp, frying will always be my favorite way to prepare those delicious little morsels. Bubba Blue from Forrest Gump was right when he called shrimp the fruit of the sea.
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My Baked Italian Meatball Recipe makes the best homemade meatballs that are easy to make and oh-so-delicious with marinara sauce over pasta or on a hoagie roll. Baked Italian MeatballsPhoto byChef Dennis Littley.
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My French Toast Casserole with a crunchy praline streusel is a delicious and easy breakfast dish that’s perfect for the holiday season or to turn a weekend morning into a special occasion.
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One of the easiest meals you can prepare is an Oven Roasted Leg of Lamb. Serve it up with baby potatoes, and all you need is your favorite green vegetable to have a meal you’ll be talking about for weeks!
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I love a good Coconut Cake, but since it’s not one of my wife’s favorites, I always use Easter as an excuse to make one of my all-time favorite cakes. At first glance, it might look like some serious skills to make this cakebut trust me, this cake was not hard to make. I’m not a baker by trade, I bake because I enjoy it. Baking is therapeutic for me, and I love eating the results!
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What could be better than the aroma of freshly baked banana bread in the morning (or any time of day)? This moist and delicious banana bread is easy to make and a great recipe to use up those leftover bananas that all of have of us have on our kitchen counters.
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Italian Easter Pie (Pizza Rustica) Italian Easter Pie, also known as Pizza Rustica or Torta Pasqualina, is a double-crusted savory pie that is traditionally served during Easter celebrations. This savory pie is made with a buttery and flaky crust that’s filled with a delicious assortment of Italian cheeses, meats, and eggs.
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During the seventies and eighties, veal parm was my favorite Italian-American dish. But don’t expect to find this dish if you travel to Italy. Invented by Italian immigrants, it could be found in just about every Italian restaurant in the country.
Read full storyChocolate Layer Cake
If you’re looking for the Best Chocolate Cake, this is it! This decadent, rich, moist chocolate cake is three layers of chocolate perfection surrounded by a fudgy chocolate cream cheese frosting is guaranteed to have your guests begging for another slice. It’s just that good!
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This deliciously decadent Boston Cream Pie truly is an American Classic. Two layers of light and tender vanilla sponge cake filled with silky, creamy vanilla pastry cream filling and topped with a rich chocolate ganache make this layer cake a culinary masterpiece.
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My Lemon Cheesecake Recipe is made with a combination of cream cheese and mascarpone and topped with a white chocolate ganache. The creamy goodness paired with the lemon flavor makes this the perfect dessert for the spring and summer seasons.
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When it comes to an easy-to-make weeknight meal, my oven-roasted blackened chicken is sure to please! Tender, juicy, and so very flavorful, this easy-to-make oven-roasted chicken recipe made with simple pantry ingredients will soon become a family favorite.
Read full storyChicken Sorrento
Chicken Sorrento (aka Chicken Sorrentino) is a popular menu item you’ll find at many Italian restaurants. My version consists of pan-fried crispy eggplant cutlets topped with marinara sauce, followed by tender chicken breasts and mushrooms, then finished with a thin slice of prosciutto and provolone cheese.
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When it comes to dessert, my Guinness Chocolate Cake will not disappoint! While traveling through Ireland, I enjoyed quite a few slices of this delicious cake. And although it doesn’t quite resemble the original version of an Irish stout cake, it’s been adopted wholeheartedly by Irish restaurateurs and pub owners. And for that, I am grateful!
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My earliest memory of Cottage Pie was when I attended grade school in New Jersey This was back in the sixties, and it was called Shepherd’s Pie, which is the name I knew it by for many years.
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Homemade cream of mushroom soup with its rich, earthy flavor is one of my favorite comfort foods. This creamy soup, loaded with fresh mushrooms, is perfect for a cold night or just when you want to indulge in a bowl of creamy mushroom soup.
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You might think that Chicken Francaise is a classic Italian dish, but the truth is this crispy golden brown egg-dipped chicken cutlet is an Italian-American creation. Served with a lemon butter sauce, this dish is similar to chicken piccata but takes deliciousness to a whole new level.
Read full storyGarlic Butter Salmon
My Baked Garlic Butter Salmon is the perfect dinner for busy weeknights. Savory garlic butter seeps into the salmon fillet, creating perfectly cooked, moist, flavorful salmon. And the aromatics of the rich garlic butter make this simple dish a culinary event.
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