Creme de Legumes

When we went to Portugal last year, I ordered Creme de Legumes at four different restaurants, and received four different soups. Here is my version of this Portuguese-style cream of vegetable soup

Saag Paneer Pizza

My favorite food is Saag Paneer. Todd’s favorite food is pizza. So it was inevitable that a Saag Paneer Pizza just had to happen. And it was delicious.

Ingredients:
Saag Sauce:
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cayenne
Kosher salt
3 T vegetable oil
12 ounces paneer cheese, cubed
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Orange Chicken Pizza

I made a lot of orange chicken one night, so what to do with all the leftovers? Make an orange chicken pizza!

Ingredients: 
1 lb chicken thighs, cut in bite size pieces
1 cup, plus 2 T cornstarch, divided
2 large eggs, beaten

Chimichurri Mac n Cheese

The first time I had a chimichurri sauce, I was enjoying dinner at a taco shop. A family member shared a taste of his chimichurri mac n cheese, and I was blown away! My husband and I bought our own serving. I couldn’t wait to make a version of it myself.

Jalapeno Cheeseburger Pizza

For several years we have loved a slider recipe we have that incorporates jalapenos and a cream cheese sauce. We modified that idea and made a delicious pizza! It’s a favorite!

Veggie Lo Mein with Poached Egg

I love lo mein! Whenever we go for Chinese, I always get the noodles instead of rice. And with a perfectly poached egg on top, it gives it the perfect creamy texture.

Ingredients:
Eggs (one for each serving)
Lo Mein (or Chinese noodles of choice)
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Tex-Mex Minestrone

I love a good minestrone and I also love Mexican food. It seems like a lot of my recipes are combining favorite flavors with a favorite kind of food: so a Mexican minestrone soup. Don’t forget the hominy! That’s the best part!

Shredded Beef and Veggie Slaw Tacos with Homemade Salsa

Tacos are also another pleasure of mine. Whenever we make homemade tacos, I always say, “Ok, I am only going to eat four,” but that usually turns into several more. And you can’t beat homemade corn tortillas!

BLT Breakfast Casserole

The L is for leeks, not lettuce in this BLT version.

Ingredients:
12 oz bacon, cut in small pieces
2 leeks, trimmed and chopped
1 pint grape tomatoes, sliced in half
9 eggs, whipped
1 /2 cups half and half
4–6 slices sourdough bread, torn in pieces
2 cups…

Orange Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I did one version of these lettuce wraps, but it didn’t turn out well, so I tried it again. I’m not sure it’s perfect yet but here it is. For years my go-to favorite meal was Orange Chicken, until I discovered the many pleasures of Indian food. But Orange Chicken is still a…