Flavor Shades

Wonderful women with different backgrounds and hobbies by day, but amazing home chefs by night! All are cooking and sharing their favorite recipes from their homes to yours. As this site is still under development please come back soon, our chefs recipes will be added weekly!

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Greek Style Salad with Chicken

Salads, oh salads…I can’t think of how many recipes of those I have done.  I mean the choices of…

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Banana Ricotta Cheese Pancakes

I’ve tried making different kind of pancakes, but by far my favorite version is with Ricotta…

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Red Cabbage and Carrot Salad with Homemade Dressing

It’s been a little while since I’ve written a post, don’t get me wrong…I did cook, just life got in…

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Glazed Banana Cake with Pecans and Raisins

What to do with overripe bananas, which are unless used up quickly, alas end up not being used at…

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Stuffed Mushrooms

The mushroom lives in its own biological kingdom. That means it is not a plant, so it has a very…

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Crème Brûlée

Ever since I was a child, before I even knew what it is, hearing these two words - Crème brûlée mad…

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Honey Roasted Apricots and Almonds Tart with Mascarpone / Fage Total Greek Yogurt Cream

Making this stunning desert was a pure joy for me. Sweet French crust filled with light…

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Filotea Squid ink Chitarra Pasta with Mussels, Proscuitto in Plum Wine Sauce

I am not Italian, but I love Italian food!  You name it pasta with seafood and sauces, some thin…

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Turkey Bacon, Kales and Feta Cheese Omlet

If you love pork bacon, chances are you wouldn’t go anywhere near turkey bacon.  It’s one of those…

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Salad "Kapriz" with Smoked Chicken

Smoking is the process of flavoring, cooking, or preserving food by exposing it to the smoke from…

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Truffles Trio

According to legend, the chocolate truffle was created in the kitchen of French culinary giant…

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Seaside Tomato and Lobster Gazpacho

If summer could arrive on a silver spoon, it would be a sip of gazpacho. This chilled soup – made…

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Chicken Teriyaki with Basmati Rice

Teriyaki  is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods…

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Romanian / Moldovan Placintas

Plăcintăis a Romanian traditional pastry resembling a thin, small round or square-shaped cake,…

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Broccoli, Bacon and Cheddar Cheese Quiche

Quiche is a savory, open-faced pastry crust with a fillingof savory custard with cheese, meat,…

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Photoshop Tutorial - Layer a Logo on a Photo

There are maybe times when you’d like for your photo to be copyrighted. The main reason for that is…

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Bronzed Tilapia

This is one of my favorite tilapia recipe’s ever. Not only is it delicious, it’s super healthy and…

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