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Shrimp and Broccoli Pasta
This delightful shrimp pasta is perfect for late summer dining. I like to keep a bag of large frozen shrimp from Costco in my freezer so...


Tomato-Basil Skillet Chicken
Here's a lightning-fast recipe using chicken tenders, which cook in less time than whole chicken breasts and thus remain tender and...


Summer Farro Salad
Trader Joe's Farro This salad is the epitome of healthy summer cooking. All of the ingredients (besides the farro) can be added straight...


Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Peppers, Cucumbers, Olives and Feta
The Mediterranean diet is a style of eating that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, protein-rich beans, lentils and whole grains (like...


Lemon & Garlic Chicken with Cherry Tomatoes
In this summery dish, chicken breasts are marinated in lemon juice, garlic and rosemary, pounded thin and topped with almost-bursting...


Quick Shrimp & Asparagus Stir-fry
This recipe for shrimp and asparagus stir fry, from the NYT Cooking section, is the easiest stir-fry I’ve ever made. Unlike many traditional Chinese recipes, there are no special ingredients here. No fish sauce, no ginger or sesame oil. Nothing but soy sauce and a teaspoon of sugar. It’s so spare that I hesitated trying it but I’m so glad that I did. It was amazing. Simple but sublime. The NYT recipe calls for first sautéing the shrimp and then adding the asparagus and sim


Greek Shrimp with Tomatoes & Feta
Shrimp Saganaki is a classic Greek dish of shrimp, tomato sauce and feta cheese, cooked in a small frying pan (saganaki). It's often...


Sheet-Pan Chicken Fajitas
Chicken and vegetables right out of the oven, ready for tortillas! Chicken fajitas are a popular Tex-Mex restaurant choice because...


Mediterranean Baked Feta With Tomatoes and Olives
This morning I’m departing on an adventure into Arkansas. For those of you who consider that to be an oxymoron, I should add that my traveling companion is an old friend and erudite presidential history buff. We’re starting at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, then heading to Clinton’s birthplace in Hope, and when we return I will know more about Bill Clinton than I ever, ever wanted to know. Don’t hate me because I’m a glamorous world traveler. Before I leave


Baked Chicken Thighs
Chicken thighs are a staple in my kitchen. They're inexpensive and I can depend on them always being moist and juicy after cooking. This...


Sheet Pan Teriyaki Salmon and Vegetables
I am on the fence with salmon. It's not my favorite fish but I eat it because, damnation, it's good for me. This sheet-pan recipe,...


One-Pan Farro with Tomatoes
Martha Stewart created a revolutionary one-pan pasta in 2013 that took the Internet by storm. Take a look here: ...
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