Cooking with Candi

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15 Minute Marinara Sauce and Shrimp Marinara

Sometimes you just can’t wait for the two to three hours slow simmering sauce as delicious as it is and wonderful tasting it’s just sometimes not possible. The other night I wanted to make Shrimp Marinara but I didn’t want to use a jarred sauce and believe me I love Raos and Carbone sauces and this shrimp would have been just fine using one of them which I know and encourage you to use if you…

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Summer Salad

I made this salad the other night and it came together so beautifully and it was very very tasty if I do say so myself. I made it with grilled chicken and bacon but if you want to keep it vegetarian you can . You can also serve chicken and bacon on the side if you’d like. It’s a yummy chopped up salad with lots of tasty items that I love together. The lemon vinaigrette dressing has a bit of kick…

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Lime Shrimp with Corn and Avocado

All I can say is Wow!!!! This is truly one of my most favorite recipes ever.   I cooked about a pound of beautiful shrimp and I wanted to use it in a delicious light salad incorporating some fresh corn and avocados. This salad has some of my most favorite ingredients in it.  I used fresh corn, fresh tomatoes, jalapeno, red onion, and shrimp! Limes are the secret ingredient here because they add…

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Simple Cole Slaw

I love Cole Slaw and it is such a simple thing to make to add to any bbq or meal. It is especially good in the summer when we all love cold salads. I like it all year round. It’s a great side dish to almost any meat and I really like it with roast chicken. It’s super easy if you buy the bags of pre -shredded cole slaw. If you want to do it yourself you can just cut a whole cabbage in half and…

Simple Cole Slaw

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Sheet Pan Chicken --Honey Balsamic with Veggies

This is a very easy and delicious meal. The most work came from cutting up the vegetables and you can really use any veggies you’d like . This time I used a mix of red pepper, mushrooms, carrots and string beans. I would recommend adding a red onion but I didn’t have one in the house so didn’t use it. The onion would add a nice layer of flavor. Also I used Chicken Thighs and again the timing on…

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Basic Corn Salad

It’s Summer (well almost)  and the living is easy –and the corn is delicious.  There are times I buy fresh corn but don’t feel like serving it on the cob even though it is perfectly delicious this way. This corn salad is a suggestion for you as a side dish with very little ingredients and pretty much all corn. I like to serve as a side dish in the summer because it can be made ahead and served at…

Basic Corn Salad

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Cucumber Avocado Salad

Light and easy — Cucumbers and Avocado Salad with a light lime dressing. This side salad will disappear very quickly and you’ll be wanting more. I made it without the green onion so feel free to add it or not it was just as yummy without. Just happen to have avocado and cucumber in the house but next time I will make sure to add a little green onion! Ingredients: 2 English Cucumbers –Slice…

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Chili Crunch Salmon

I made this for dinner the other night and gotta say it was pretty delicious , served alongside some rice and asparagus which are so delicious this time of year. A quick and easy meal made with salmon fillets and some Momofuko chili crisp ( available on Amazon) but make sure you get the mild one , the hot one is pretty hot even for me who likes hot , it’s also delicious on soba noodles or…

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Lime-Garlic and Ginger Chicken --

Vm I made this recipe for dinner last night and it was just delicious. It elevated the weeknight bbq chicken for sure . The only thing is this recipe is best left to marinade for at least 6 hours. After breakfast I made the marinade and let it sit all day. This chicken can sit in the marinade for up to 8 hours–just let it come to room temperature before cooking. Not so tough to do and worth the…

Lime-Garlic and Ginger Chicken --

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Lemon Parmesan Salad --Crunchy and Fresh

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Summer Bolognese

Summer Bolognese

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Blackberry Cobbler

before cobbler gets baked , with biscuit topping finished product – Yum  It’s the start of summer (even if it doesn’t feel like it here in NY ) and it brings me to this delicious dessert filled with the most delicious in season blackberries.  I have posted numerous blueberry cobblers but this one has to be my personal favorite made with Blackberries.  It’s a real deal Old Fashioned Cobbler. …

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Chicken Piccata

Pan fried chicken in a sauce which is a combination of butter, fresh lemon juice, oil and capers and a little chicken broth and the perfect amount of lemon and lemon zest! This chicken dish is super easy and super fast to make for dinner I don’t add cream because I find it rich enough with the little butter and oil in it. If no broth use a dry white wine like pinot grigio. Always use fresh lemon…

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Balsamic Chicken

This delicious balsamic chicken loaded up with flavor is easy to make and a wonderful weeknight meal . I made it with bone in skinless thighs, you can make with regular chicken thighs, bone in skin on, or boneless skinless chicken thighs and if you must chicken breasts just be careful with the cooking because they do tend to dry out. A little marination is good if even for an hour – I did two…

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Sheet Pan Chicken --Meditteranean Style-String Beans and Potatoes

I love one pan and one pot dinners! Just amazing! This is an easy no-fuss meal cooked in the oven on one sheet with a marinade that has a distinct Mediterranean flavor from the lemon juice, olive oil and oregano.  Use chicken thighs or legs , I prefer dark meat for this but if you insist on using white meat –go ahead. Some green beans and potatoes make this a one pan staple. Delicious and…

Sheet Pan Chicken --Meditteranean Style-String Beans and Potatoes

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Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

More of my favorite way to cook with Chicken Fajitas made on the Sheet Pan . I made this the other night and it is the easiest and most delicious meal. I am always experimenting with making Chicken Fajitas in new ways and trying to keep the oil down. If you use too little oil they come out tasting dry and that’s no good so use the 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil that I suggest.  This is what I did…

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

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Roasted Salmon with Corn and Tomatoes

Sometimes you just need to lighten up the meal and I find Salmon always does the trick . It is filling enough without that full feeling when you’re done eating . This Salmon dish is light but satisfying in every way. This is what I did and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. This will become your new favorite way to eat salmon.  I happen to love Salmon, I find it’s nutritious , tasty and so…

Roasted Salmon with Corn and Tomatoes