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Get all the tips and tricks to cook pan seared chicken breasts perfectly every time! Easy and quick to make, add these juicy chicken breasts to your favorite salads, sandwiches, pastas and other main meals. Chicken breasts are quick, easy and delicious when you know how to cook them in a skillet. Make restaurant quality meals at home with these juicy pan seared chicken breasts! How To Make Pan Seared Chicken Breasts Be sure to scroll down for the full recipe! Prep: Pre heat the oven and spray a baking dish with non stick spray. Pound each breast with a...

Maryland crab cakes (see next week’s blog for recipe) Twenty-something days into a seemingly endless isolation, the only real downside to my self-imposed challenge to never repeat the same dish twice for as long as the lockdown lasts is when my semi-smart bathroom scale flashes ONE AT TIME PLEASE! Regardless, week 3 heralded a couple of old faithfuls, a few recently improveds and one or two new entrants to our “keepers” folder. SUNDAY We generally stick to at least one vegetarian dinner each week, and I had already planned on making a batch of my perfected-over-time Puttanesca, but the nice...

This is a dish that uses things that you may already have at home to make something really interesting. You probably have dried beans around and maybe even some tequila. The tequila may be around to deal with the current situation right now. One tip I learned about cooking with dried beans, sometimes when beans have been hanging around in the cupboard for a long time, they can be hard to cook. It’s not that they go bad, they just don’t cook well and stay hard even after soaking and boiling. The key to getting around this is baking soda....

We have made this a few times now.  It is very good and quick to make.  Loaded Baked Potato Souphttps://kitchendreaming.com/4 large baking potatoes12 slices bacon1/2 medium sweet onion , diced fine1/2 tsp garlic, minced1/2 cup all-purpose flour4 cups chicken stock2 cups half and half8 ounces sharp Cheddar, gratedSalt and ground black pepper3 green onions chopped, green part onlyOptional garnishesgrated cheesebacongreen onionschivessour creamPreheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Place the potatoes on a sheet tray or directly onto the oven rack and bake for 45 minutes - or until done, or you can microwave them--5 minute per potatoe. Meanwhile, cook the...

One of our lovely followers asked us to put together some filling, nourishing snack ideas for pregnant and breastfeeding moms, but these snacks are also perfect adults of all ages and stages. Note: if you’re sharing these snacks with a kiddo under 4 there are some choking hazards shown (since these are geared toward adults). Soften the baby carrots, use thinly spread cashew butter instead of whole cashews, and soften/shred the apples.Let's talk about real-life balance for a moment. Your postpartum snack might be a handful of chocolate chips and lukewarm coffee. That is OK. It’s about grace and survival!...