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Home Cooking Made Simple now offering Personal Chef Service

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I began my food service journey over 28 years ago from all aspects of a restaurant, contract food service, catering large & small events and hands on cooking classes.. so after much prayer. I am tweaking “Home cooking made simple” to focus on what matters to me most… My focus will be on hands on cooking classes and now offering…
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Bacon wrapped smoked chicken breast

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I am smoking brisket for a dinner tonight and got this crazy idea to smoke our chicken for dinner. I brined the chicken in 4 cups water 1/4 c pink salt and 1/4 c brown sugar and some garlic for 2 hours. I then wrapped the chicken breast ( 1/2 in thick chicken breast ) with a slice of bacon…
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Roasted Turkey

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So excited to eat today. Roasted Turkey is my favorite holiday meal. This big boy was brined for 24 hours. Rinsed. Then I put some butter in between the skin and the breast. Seasoned it. Preheated the oven to 450 roasted it for 40 minutes then reduced the heat to 325 for 15 min per pound total cooking time until 165 internal…
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Thanksgiving day prep

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I love Thanksgiving! It’s a day to cherish family and take time out to be thankful. I do not like to rush around on Thanksgiving so I do most of my meal prep on the day before. So far I brined my turkey.  Why brine? A whole turkey can be a culinary challenge because the breast cooks before the legs….
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Pesto Brushetta Appetizer

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This recipe is such a festive appetizer to make with the rich colors of Christmas. The first layer is Brushetta: diced tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, oregano and salt and pepper. The next layer is pesto: fresh basil blended with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper and parmesan cheese. Then top with crumbled feta.