There’s a smell I recall from childhood that I sometimes experience when I’m cooking that makes me all nostalgic. It’s more often when I’m cooking a meaty skillet dish. This meal did that for me and I wanted to share.
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Chicken & Veggie Mustard Skillet
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Fried Rice for One
Sometimes it’s a dinner-for-one kind of night. Sometimes you want a light and quick treat. Sometimes you don’t plan ahead and have to throw together a quick meal after getting home from a long and crazy day at work. Sometimes it’s all the above. This single serving recipe is great for those times. -
Easy Shepherd’s Pie
Here is a basic recipe for a simple ground beef Shepherd’s Pie. Shepherd’s Pie is essentially a casserole, lined with cooked meat and vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked. -
Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti Carbonara Print Recipe Type: Main Dish Ingredients 1 package cooked spaghetti noodles 5 garlic cloves, chopped 1 cup cream 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley salt and pepper Instructions Brown bacon in skillet with the chopped garlic and generous sprinkling of black pepper. Once cooked, chop the bacon. Mix cream and [...]
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Ren’s Bison Burritos
This great recipe is from one of our favorite friends – Renata Knight at Central Market. Ren’s Bison Burritos Print Recipe Type: Main Dish Author: Renata Knight Bison is a great protein choice. You can substitute any recipe that calls for ground beef – and kids love it! [...]
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Five – Spice Scallops
Five-Spice Scallops Print Recipe Type: Main Dish Author: EatingWell Magazine Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 8 Ingredients 1 pound large dry sea scallops, quartered (see Note) 2 teaspoons canola oil 1 teaspoon five-spice powder, (see Note) 1/4 teaspoon salt Instructions Preheat broiler. Toss scallops with oil, [...]
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Chicken Broccoli Supreme
recipe courtesy of: www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com Chicken Broccoli Supreme Print Recipe Type: Main Entree Author: www.justgetoffyourbuttandbake.com Ingredients 1 – lb. fresh broccoli Break in pieces, and steam for 2 minutes 3 cups cooked chicken breasts – Break up in small pieces 3 cups Grated Cheddar Cheese divided 2 tubes Ritz Crackers 1 stick melted butter 1 tablespoon [...]
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Fiery Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta
Fiery Shrimp with Angel Hair Pasta Print Ingredients 12 oz angel hair 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined 1 stick of butter 1 bunch cilantro chopped 1 container cherub tomatoes halved 1 T red pepper flakes 1 T hot chili oil fresh parmesan Instructions Coat pan with olive oil. Add salt, pepper and shrimp. Saute [...]
meet our contributors
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Victorya Rogers
Victorya Michaels Rogers is a Life & Love Coach, equipping women to create and keep healthy relationships. Rogers’ authored four books, including Finding a Man Worth Keeping and The Automatic 2nd Date. Her latest release is the DVD “Straight Talk About Sex for Christian Couples” co-written with Sex Therapist Debby Wade. Victorya has been seen and heard on national TV, Radio, and print—from MTV to Focus on the Family, Cosmopolitan to Woman’s World. This former Hollywood agent is also an active REALTOR® at Coldwell Banker Residential. She’s part of First Friday Women and lives in Southlake with her husband, Will, and their two children. Learn more about her coaching services at www.Victorya.com. -
Samantha Conner
In my “past life” I earned a degree in Education at TCU and taught elementary school. But these days, I am working as a super stay-at-home-mom with a serious craft addiction. During naptime, I am an avid blogger, runner, and nester. My blog is the place where I chronicle my journey in homemaking and sell my fabulous handmade bows, tutus, and hair accessories. I have a loving husband and two young daughters. Their enthusiasm and support is what drives my creativity in home decor, unique crafts, party planning, holiday fun, and all things girly. I am dedicated to creating a warm, loving home for my family. And to me, that means a lot of 'crafty how-to’ projects along the way. I believe that life can be more fabulous with the use of polka dots, tulle, ribbon and rhinestones! I hope you enjoy sharing in our adventures and that I can inspire you to 'get crafty' in your own home. Follow my crafting journey at craftytexasgirls.blogspot.com -
Rhonda Sargent Chambers
Rhonda, a former model and owner of RSC Show Productions, considers herself a “naturalized Texan”. After moving to Texas from San Francisco, she began her modeling career at a young age walking runways around the world from Japan to Mexico. She transitioned from full-time modeling to fashion show production with the creation of RSC Show Productions. As an instructor and speaker in the modeling community for over 30 years, she is a respected figure who consults with modeling agencies to develop criteria and guidelines for professional models to follow. Rhonda and her husband Kit have been together more than 20 years. The busy mom’s schedule is somewhat flexible since she owns her own business, but it’s the couple’s two boys, Callahan, 12, and Ford, 10, who now shape Rhonda’s daily routine. She is active in the community both personally and professionally giving her time to organizations such as Children’s Cancer Fund, Mane Gait Therapeutic Center, Child Abuse Prevention Center, Big Thought and The Elisa Project. She is passionate about fashion, and her forte will offer wonderful shopping and wardrobing tips for busy moms on the go! www.rscshow.com -
Maxi Erdmann
I am Maxi Erdmann, and I reside in Keller, TX with my four sweet babies and my husband, Nathan. A University of Oklahoma grad, I love all things SOONER! I love food, but I don’t cook, I love music, but I don’t sing, (except in the shower), and I have a ridiculously expensive obsession with make-up. I have been writing since I could form letters and my mother put a pencil in my hand. Prior to having my third and fourth baby, I was a teacher at Southlake Christian Preschool. Before moving to Texas, I lived in Oklahoma where I spent my days as a full-time mom of twins and part-time make-up artist. I have also lived in Nashville, TN where I worked for Gaylord Entertainment and Springhouse Golf Course. My other interests include all things sports related and a new endeavor as an aspiring (learning!) photographer. It seems, along with my pencil, I have always had a camera around my neck. My days are filled with loud kids, tons of laundry and enough extra-curricular activities to keep six people busy. I’m up for the challenge, and I love every minute of it... -
Brooke Hortenstine
Brooke Hortenstine is a Dallas-based editor, writer and charitable volunteer. As editor-at-large of PaperCity magazine, Brooke chronicles the evolving Dallas social scene and writes about all things luxurious — fashion, food, beauty, and interior design, to name a few. She has appeared as a style authority in television segments, and has been published in periodicals such as In Style and Four Seasons Magazine. Contemporary art, dining, travel, music, modern furnishings, and southern customs — think iced tea, old monograms and SEC football — top her lists of likes, as well as giving back to her community. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Contemporary artspace and the President’s Advisory Council to the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and serves as a member of Cattle Baron’s Ball benefiting the American Cancer Society. Her family includes her husband Blake Hortenstine, a ranch real estate broker, and their two-year-old son, Rollins Hortenstine.
