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When you see a chicken recipe that has all the flavors in it that you love, it’s an easy win for dinnertime. I am always willing to put forth a little effort if something looks or sounds delicious, so I jumped at the chance to make this Chicken Florentine. It features spinach, which is a favorite of mine and my daughters, and mozzarella cheese which the boys love. Casseroles are always fairly simple so I went to the store and picked up the few ingredients I needed and got down to business. I was excited to have a new chicken dish.

Chicken can lose it’s luster, but it’s an inexpensive and satisfying meat that everyone loves. I am always looking for tasty new ways to make it, and this one didn’t disappoint. I love the mushrooms, garlic and Parmesan! It reminds me of another favorite Italian dish I have, vegetable lasagna.

Recipe and photo courtesy of All Recipes.

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Quick Tip: How great would this be with halved brussel sprouts? I love mine roasted with garlic and balsamic sauce drizzled.

Tender on the inside, crispy on the outside. No I am not talking about Florida retirees… I’m talking about this cauliflower! It’s so incredibly good and versatile, I can’t stop snacking on it. Have you ever roasted it before? I haven’t, which is funny because we regularly roast our broccoli. Why I didn’t think of it before is beyond me. I love cauliflower because it doesn’t have a strong flavor, but steamed is well… boring. I was super excited to try this and present it to the family to see if we’d love it as much as the broccoli.

What could be better than breaded cheese? I mean really, what could be? You probably didn’t have a quick answer. I have had my share of mozzarella sticks but this recipe made it better – I’ll tell you how, by making them bite size. Being able to pop the perfect-sized morsel of cheese and breading, dipped in marinara and right into your anxious mouth is the best ever. Rachel Ray really knows how to cook, and that’s why I chose this as my experiment recipe to make this cheesy appetizer for the family to enjoy while we watched a movie.

I can recall the first time I had the pleasure of eating collard greens. It was at Old Country Buffet. Collard greens were not a staple of my upbringing as I am a midwesterner. I feel envious of my southern brothers and sisters because after one bite of those amazing greens, i was sold. The flavors were unmatchable to any other type of greens I had ever had. They were so smoky, salty, and GOOD! I could have juste eaten those collard greens at the buffet and would have been a happy camper.

Have you ever had a hankering for something sweet and cakey but you didn’t want to go through all of the hassle of baking up a traditional cake? Well, now you can have the best of both worlds! This perfect pound cake can be made in just 2 easy steps. Before you know it, you will be noshing on a sweet treat. I know that my family loves this simple dessert. We usually top it off with Cool whip and fresh berries. Sometimes, we have a scoop or two of ice cream with it.

Have you ever indulged in spaghetti squash? Don’t be scared! When it’s cooked right it tastes exactly like spaghetti, albeit thin spaghetti but really it is delicious and better for you! I implore you to give it a try, and do so by making this amazing spaghetti squash au gratin dish. I could not stop eating it, and in true bratty mom form I didn’t even tell my family until half way through that it was actually squash. They all stopped eating and stared at me, the dish, then at me again. I said, “gotcha!”

I’ll admit, I did have black eyed peas once and I wasn’t much a fan. But as always, I am willing to try and try again because I’m a foodie and I don’t discriminate. So when I came across this Black-Eyed Pea Stew with Sausage I thought – hmmm… maybe!  I decided to whip it up and see how it was received not only by me, but my adoring fans. That’s my family. Truly, they are bigger critics than I. They are my “test kitchen” and so I was excited to see what would come of this adventurous dinner choice.