Bacon & Broccoli Pasta

I found this recipe on Pinterest and decided it would make a great and fast dinner. 

It contains many ingredients that you will already have in the house, so unlike some recipes you will not have to go shopping with a specific grocery list. 

I adapted the original recipe quite substantially and I was delighted with the results.

Want a quick, easy dinner tonight......this is it!

Enjoy!

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Mahi-Mahi Stir Fry

In our household we try and eat relatively healthily, with the odd treat here and there, but a balanced diet is our priority, therefore we like to eat fish at least once a week.  We also try and eat locally sourced food, raised in 'natural' conditions, but on a budget!  This is a challenge to say the least!

Trying to find any fish at the grocery store that is wild caught, 'local' and less than $10 per pound is not an easy task...but this week I found mahi-mahi - which we love!  I, however have never cooked it in my life (it doesn't even exist in the UK!) so yet again when it comes to fish I deferred to Captain America to save the day.....well cook the dinner at least!

Might I add it was a joint venture, while he was running at the gym (I don't run, I refuse on principal....unless I am running for my life in which case I would probably die as I am very out of practice!) I prepped all the fish and the vegetables and took the pictures :-)

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Captain America's Stuffed Bell Peppers

Todd has been telling me about this recipe for months, and finally he got the time to make it and it was well worth the wait! This is healthy, tasty and simple!

Todd is amazing in the kitchen and this is another masterpiece. He created it from scratch too....not a recipe in sight!

This version is made with red and yellow bell peppers, but he insists that red and green work the best.  You can also switch up the meat and use ground beef instead, but we prefer the leaner turkey option!

Enjoy!

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The Redemption of the Brussels Sprout

I always like to champion the underdog and this is the moment I will redeem the Brussels sprout! I know, I know "they're horrible" I hear you cry! Wait, until AFTER you have tried this recipe and I guarantee your mind will be changed!

Most of you will have eaten boiled to death sprouts as there is a common misconception that in order to make them edible you have to boil them for hours, but the opposite is actually true, you hardly cook them at all so they retain their crunchiness and then the bitter taste and soggy texture is nowhere to be found.

This, as with nearly all my recipes, is one of the easiest things ever, it literally takes longer to prepare the sprouts than it does to cook them.

Here's what you need to do:

Chop off the base of the stem of the sprout and remove the outer leaves, chop each sprout in half and rinse with cold water.  This takes forever, but is well worth the effort!

Fill a large pot with cold water and add the sprouts and a little salt, bring the water to boil and cook for 2 mins.  

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Todd's Grilled Lamb Chops with Italian Style Herb Potatoes

I mentioned that Captain America can cook.....well as it's a Saturday night and he hasn't worked all day HE is cooking.....so I am taking the pictures, writing it up and sipping on a glass of Zinfandel waiting for my dinner! It smells delicious, and of course will taste much better because food ALWAYS tastes better when you don't cook it!

Todd is a perfectionist when it comes to cooking, his attention to detail is second to none and with exceptional taste buds and sense of smell it brings out his inner melancholy and results in two things; 1) delicious food like the kind you find in the best restaurants and 2) I have to leave the kitchen because are cooking styles are POLAR opposite, we drive each other crazy and usually end up arguing!

One day I hope we are able to get over this and cook harmoniously together but for now we just have to keep out of the kitchen while the other is cooking and enjoy the results!
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