Pizza, made by yours truly, for Mr. Bionda’s birthday. Pepperoni, banana peppers, green olives and caramelized onions.
Surprisingly decent chocolate cake from our local grocery store’s bakery for dessert.
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Patty melt using leftover Salisbury steak, onions, extra sharp cheddar & gouda on marble rye. Red potato salad, sweet onion, hbe, dill pickles, mini red pepper, dill and parsley, sour cream/mayo dressing, paprika.
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Heaven on a plate! 
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Soooo…trying to lighten my meals this year. I still enjoy beef, pork, and duck WAY too much, but I need to do better. More chicken and seafood.
So some Atlantic cod was defrosted, seasoned with a spray of cooking spray and s/p, and baked at 425° for about 13 minutes or so.
I augmented 2 Tbsp of leftover cognac cream sauce with 2 tsp of fresh lemon juice and freshly minced parsley and briefly reheated in the microwave. Probably not THE healthiest, but I couldn’t bear to throw away the rest of the delicious sauce I had used on a filet mignon away on NYE, and it worked out nicely for the cod.
Sides were leftover Israeli couscous and newly steamed green beans.
A single glass of wine.
And 3 pomegranates were deseeded yesterday, frozen on parchment in 2 batches, then transferred to Ziploc bags to use later.
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Dinner tonight was a salmon arugula salad. I didn’t have any parm on hand so I added half of a perfectly ripe avocado. I bought this salmon fillet at Farm Boy and it’s the best salmon fillet I’ve had in awhile.
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Last night we were running around between grocery shopping, cooking, playdate, and preparing to go out to a show. I threw together pork chops in a mushroom cream sauce with white rice and peas and broccolini. Worked, but I really don’t think pork chops slow cook well, even in a low oven.
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I just have 1 goal: To cook more.
In 2025, I spent WAY too much money eating out (how much? I don’t know. I just felt like I ate out almost every day). So it’s my goal in 2026 to eat out LESS and cook MORE.
For my dinner today:
Oven-baked pork chops, topped with gravy and served with mashed potatoes and salads.
Quick, easy, 30-40 minutes and DELICIOUS!!
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We enjoyed another outstanding dinner at The Farmer’s Daughter, in Newton, NJ, including fork tender, melt in your mouth, Wagyu pot roast, with cabernet sauvignon gravy and truffled mashed potatoes; caviar linguini; steak tartare; crispy Brussels caesar with a crispy parmesan crust; crab cake. It all went great with an excellent red blend and cabernet.
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Garden tomato-basil soup (from frozen). Garlicky cheddar-parmesan croutons. Salt-and-pepper wings in the convection oven.
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Looks good, and welcome to HO WFD thread!
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Vegetable soup for a blustery, rainy day. Leeks, shallots, garlic, ginger, carrots, mushrooms, peas, green onion in a dashi chicken broth with a splash of fish sauce. Pickled veg.
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I had some potatoes that were starting to get old, so before they went bad – I made a Potato, Carrot, Onion & Cheese Casserole. I’ve made this many times before – it is a nice way to use up a lot of potatoes. Tasty and very filling!
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My first Focaccia Pugliese with onions ,tomatoes , artichoke hearts, and capers .
Was it good , Yes . Was it what I
expected. Not quite. Undercooked between the sheets. This was a tough one. But I like it . Wasn’t expecting a home run on the first try . Lots to work on .Yes !!!
Cheers .
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Looks delicious - love the color you got on top!
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