Gourmet Made Easy

Easy Candied Pecans

The perfect topping for any gourmet salad - also good for snacking on their own! Ingredients: ...
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Shelby last updated 20 weeks ago.
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Shelby Kart'd from allrecipes.com 24 weeks ago.
So easy, and inexpensive too! Alterations: subbed fresh chopped roma tomatoes, cooked for 15 min over low heat, for canned (to keep down the salt) and left out the clams. Also scaled the recipe down a LOT to 3 servings for 2 people. I can't even imagine what size pot you'd need to make this full recipe.

Sausage and Shallot Pasta with Browned ...

Butter.  I adore it, but have been trying to cut back on cooking with huge amounts of it because, well, butter is not exactly a healthy obsession.  Browning butter is a perfect w ...
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Shelby Kart'd from pigpigscorner.com 32 weeks ago.
Very rich, decadent pasta! I used regular thick-cut bacon (wtf are lardons anyway? I had to look that up) and added manchego cheese at the end instead of parm. Would be great with a big green salad as a side, to offest the richness of the dish.

Seared Sea Scallops with Mango Sauce

It was a Friday night and the dinner plan was leftovers.  SNORE.  In the interest of making things seems a *little* fun and special, I picked up some jumbo sea scallops and decided t ...
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Butternut Squash Lasagna with Turkey S ...

My own version of the Rachael Ray recipe linked above!  I was excited to make this but forced to improvise because the RR people never posted the full recipe on her website.  Booo, Rachae ...
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Shelby last updated 38 weeks ago.
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Shelby Kart'd from epicurious.com 41 weeks ago.
Delish! I think the oranges are better when cooked with the meat. :)

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