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Boursin Chicken with Tomatoes

Boursin Chicken with Tomatoes

Here’s a TikTok recipe well worth your time and attention:  Boursin Chicken.  It’s easy, it has lots of delicious and luxurious cream sauce, and it comes together quickly.  If you serve it to someone who then assumes you’re a cooking pro?  Well, I can’t help that....

Spicy Orange Beef

Spicy Orange Beef

I love Asian-American takeout food.  But you know what I love even more?  Learning to make Asian-American takeout at home.  It’s always tastier, more healthful, and less expensive than traditional takeout.  Often, it’s even faster.  This easy and delicious Spicy...

Lemony Chicken Flatbread

Lemony Chicken Flatbread

Princess Persnickety and I have a new favorite summertime dinner:  Lemony Chicken Flatbread.   Why do we like it so much?  First, it’s refreshing and delicious.  Second, it’s ridiculously easy and requires next to no work to prepare.  Third, it’s one of those...

Chicken Souvlaki

Chicken Souvlaki

Yum--Chicken Souvlaki.  I make it frequently in the summer.  If you’re not familiar with it, souvlaki is Greek street food.  I first tasted it in college at an international food fair.  When I had my own kitchen, I checked a Greek cookbook out of the library and...

Spicy Shrimp and Pineapple

Spicy Shrimp and Pineapple

I’ve heard the cuisine popular along the southernmost coast of the Gulf called “Mexi-ribbean”.  That term works for me, and it’s perfect for Spicy Shrimp and Pineapple.  This is a fantastic dinner recipe that you can have on the table in 25 minutes including cooking...

The Very Best Pasta Primavera

The Very Best Pasta Primavera

Pasta Primavera literally means “spring pasta” in Italian.  It’s an Italian-American dish invented in the 1970s, and widely credited to Sirio Maccioni, the co-owner of Le Cirque in New York City.   Le Cirque ran Pasta Primavera as an off-menu special.  Happily, from...

Apricot Pork Chops

Apricot Pork Chops

These delightfully tangy Apricot Pork Chops are simple enough and quick enough to become your new weeknight favorite.  The sauce ingredients are all pantry staples, with the possible exception of apricot preserves.  If you don’t have apricot preserves, pick up a jar...

Lemon and Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Salmon with Vegetables

Lemon and Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Salmon with Vegetables

Good news!  I’ve given up long-winded blog posts for Lent.     Hahahahaha!      I’m kidding, of course.  Lent or not, we all need a goodly number of easy and delicious seafood recipes, and I have a few words to say about that.  Let’s dive right in, shall we?...

Pasta al Limone

Pasta al Limone

For those days when you just can’t even think anymore, the answer to dinner is Pasta al Limone.   Pasta al Limone translates to Lemon-Scented Pasta.  It hails from the Naples/Amalfi Coast area of Italy, where they grow the finest lemons in the world.  It’s...

Baked Citrus Chicken

Baked Citrus Chicken

I’m always on the lookout for new chicken recipes.  Of course I require that they taste great, but I assign big bonus points for easy preparation.  And y’all already know I’m a citrus freak. You can imagine how happy I was when I first discovered Baked Citrus...

The Lazy Chef’s (Almost) Homemade Pizza

The Lazy Chef’s (Almost) Homemade Pizza

A week or two ago I was supposed to be working.  Football was on and it wasn’t going especially well.  I was listening to the game, scrolling Facebook, and mostly goofing off, when I saw my friend Staci had posted a photo that looked like this:  That's an oldfangled...

French Onion Chicken

French Onion Chicken

Although French Onion Chicken is delicious and has the best sauce/gravy known to man or beast, it isn't very photogenic.  Beige and brown foods are notoriously difficult to photograph.  But don't let the homeliness fool you.  This recipe is swoon-worthy,...

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Ritzy Shrimp
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Boneless Pork Ribs with Cider and Onion Gravy!  Yum!

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Boneless Pork Ribs with Cider and Onion Gravy! Yum! Littlecoastalkitchen.com/pork-with-cider-gravy/ #porkribs #gravy #yum
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This Mardi Gras favorite is quick and easy. (In fact, it's quick and easy enough for a last-minute Super Bowl snack.)

Spicy Shrimp Queso
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This Mardi Gras favorite is quick and easy. (In fact, it's quick and easy enough for a last-minute Super Bowl snack.) Spicy Shrimp Queso Littlecoastalkitchen.com/spicy-shrimp-queso/ #eatlikeasoutherner #shrimp #cheese #yum
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Need a new cool weather brunch dish?  Here you go!

Sausage, Cheddar, and Apple Bread Pudding 
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Need a new cool weather brunch dish? Here you go! Sausage, Cheddar, and Apple Bread Pudding Littlecoastalkitchen.com/ sausage-cheddar-and-apple-bread-pudding/ #brunch #yum
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It's going to be really cold, and I'm actively dreading it.  I think I'll just stay inside and cook.

Amazing Swiss Steak
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It's going to be really cold, and I'm actively dreading it. I think I'll just stay inside and cook. Amazing Swiss Steak Littlecoastalkitchen.com/amazing-swiss-steak/ #familyfavorite #southerncooking #comfortfood #stayhome #yum
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Are you ready for cozy comfort food?  Me too!

Classic Chicken Pie with its crunchy topping is just the thing!

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Are you ready for cozy comfort food? Me too! Classic Chicken Pie with its crunchy topping is just the thing! Littlecoastalkitchen.com/classic-chicken-pie/ #chickendinner, #familyfavorite #southerncooking #comfortfood #yum
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Okay, so it takes a minute to fry the wontons.  Totally worth it, though!  Crab Rangoon Dip is an easy treat.  Happy New Year!

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Okay, so it takes a minute to fry the wontons. Totally worth it, though! Crab Rangoon Dip is an easy treat. Happy New Year! Littlecoastalkitchen.com/crab-rangoon-dip/
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Breakfast of Champions, Christmas Eve Edition: cheeseball leftovers, crackers, and eggnog coffee. 

Love you all! Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤️!
Breakfast of Champions, Christmas Eve Edition: cheeseball leftovers, crackers, and eggnog coffee. Love you all! Merry Christmas 🎄 ❤️!
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Holiday help for everyone! (Especially you  habitually over-extended people.  You are my tribe.)

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Holiday help for everyone! (Especially you habitually over-extended people. You are my tribe.) Littlecoastalkitchen.com/9-must-have-recipes-for-the-holidays/
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