Gina's Italian Kitchen

Monday, February 19, 2024

Honey Garlic Chicken

Honey Garlic Chicken is a must-have recipe in my opinion.

Find this recipe and more at:

Mamalovesfood.com

Cheddar Parmesean Scalloped Potatoes

Photo source: gimmesomeoven.com

Potatoes always get my attention!

I need to get away from those boxed potato mixtures, this type of recipe is so much better.

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Teriyaki Chicken & Rice

Photo source: www.whilehewasnapping.com

This is one of those recipes that calls for the cook's judgment in amounts of some of the ingredients. For example, the chicken. I would buy a rotisserie chicken and cut up an appropriate amount for the amount of rice you will be making.

In my opinion, I would not cook everything together. Cut up rotisserie chicken, make a pot of rice and make the sauce, then assemble all together.

Just my opinion! It sounds delicious and I can't wait to make it.

Click here to go to the recipe page from whilehewasnapping.com.

Sesame Chicken Potstickers

Photo Source: damndelicious.net

Love Asian food! I've never made potstickers and look forward to giving it a try.

This is another recipe that is perfect for making a batch and putting some in the freezer for another meal if you are cooking for one or two.

Click here to go to the recipe source page. Check out the rest of damndelicious.net recipes, this website is outstanding and must not be missed.

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UPDATE

Just a note to let everyone know that my husband, The Captain, passed away in 2023. It was a heartbreaking experience to put my sweet fur baby Kiki to sleep in 2024. I am finally back to posting again. It had been a long time since I was able to update my blogs and have removed my website. I am still trying to get my life in order which has been one of the most difficult things I have ever dealt with in my life. I was already dealing with issues surrounding the death of my first husband. Here I go again . . . I am beyond heartbroken.

I'm a recipe collector and have a filing cabinet full of recipes from scouring magazines, newspapers, trading with friends and my cherished family recipes that were passed on to me by family . . . some I have no idea where they came from. I attempt to list sources when I have them . . . I'm not trying to claim any recipe as mine unless it is . . . I'm a serious foodie . . . not a professional chef!

I will also be posting those recipes that look promising to me since I'm always looking for new recipes to try out.

I'm a third generation sicilian italian-cuban-american who was fascinated with everything that happened in the kitchen as I grew up, next to my nana's side . . . watching every move that she made. She started giving me little jobs to do in the kitchen to keep from stepping on me . . . I learned how to cook at a young age, throwing things together, rarely using measuring utensils. Cooking is a passion which takes lots of tasting and nurturing what you are cooking until it is just right.

Here's the twist to my italian cooking . . . I married a southern gentleman whose mom prepared the best southern comfort food meals . . . and as a young adult, I was right there by her side, learning how to cook southern style. He and I combined the two cooking styles into our own style that never disappointed our guests.

Since my southern gentleman passed away, I got used to cooking for one . . . so there is yet another twist to my cooking . . . cooking a big meal and turning it into totally different meals.

I've since remarried and my new husband (yep, another southern gentleman) has a similar cooking style . . . and we are perfecting the art of making great meals using leftovers :)

Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is. ~ Irish proverb

A seafood diet...if you see food, eat it! ~ Miss Piggy :)