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Easy Chicken and Rice

Easy Chicken and Rice Recipe

August 30, 2016 by Florentina 1 Comment

This easy chicken and rice recipe is the perfect go to weeknight dinner for when you have to feed a crowd, or cook extra for leftovers. A spin on your classic Spanish Arroz con Pollo, my easy chicken and rice recipe is made with quick cook brown rice, boneless skinless chicken thighs and a little secret help from McCormick Organics Taco seasoning mix. I chose the Taco seasoning package to sprinkle the chicken all over, before quickly pan searing on both sides. It has similar spices to what I ...

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Arroz Verde Green Rice Recipe

Green Rice Recipe (Arroz Verde)

August 15, 2016 by Florentina 8 Comments

An exotic spin on your Spanish Arroz Verde or green rice recipe. Quick cooked brown rice coated in a cilantro, scallion and mango sauce for the loveliest green rice you ever had. No kidding you guys, this mango green rice recipe is one of the most favorite side dishes at the shack. Popular with adults and children alike, this rice dish is quick and easy to prepare in a pinch. Fabulous made in advance as well and served with grilled shrimp ( camarones) or chicken.  I used a quick cook brown ...

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Best Stuffed Peppers Recipe

Best Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers Recipe

July 20, 2016 by Florentina 34 Comments

Hands down the best vegetarian stuffed peppers recipe ever, easy, hearty and healthy made with wild mushrooms and arborio risotto rice Italian style. Cooked in a San Marzano tomato sauce, can be finished on the stove top, in the oven or even your crock pot. You guys, I’m just here to talk about what is the best stuffed peppers recipe of all time! I swear on my saffron, they are irresistible! I totally realize the thermometer shows like 95”F outside, but seriously, who doesn’t love good ...

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one pot chicken and rice recipe

Baked Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe

February 10, 2016 by Florentina 6 Comments

Easy baked chicken and brown rice dinner cooked in one pot and made with healthy quick cook brown rice. A gluten free and protein packed meal perfect for lunches to go. There are no yuckies allowed, just pure water, leeks and herbs for flavor. No canned soup mix or cream of soup shenanigans. Only wholesome, good for you, nutritious ingredients.  I used a mix of skin on and bone in chicken legs and thighs, seared to a golden brown perfection in the drippings from the chicken andouille ...

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Autumn Salad Recipe

Autumn Salad Recipe with Roasted Butternut Squash

November 8, 2015 by Florentina 39 Comments

The best autumn salad recipe, highlighting fall produce like roasted butternut squash, beets and brussel sprouts on a bed of heirloom black rice dressed in a citrusy blood orange vinaigrette.  | Food style by: Florentina | Food Photo by: MihaMatei.com | The perfect autumn inspired salad to feed a crowd and a staple at our Thanksgiving / Friendsgiving dinner party.   As soon as the temperatures drop and it is bearable to blast my oven, the harvest vegetable roasting begins. From butternut ...

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Golden Chanterelle Leek Brown Rice Risotto Recipe

Brown Rice Risotto Recipe with Leeks & Golden Chanterelle Mushrooms

July 18, 2015 by Florentina 7 Comments

The creamiest, most flavorful brown rice risotto with leeks and golden chanterelle mushrooms. Look at this brown rice golden chanterelle leek risotto I made for us! I mean, healthy comfort food was mandatory as the chanterelle season just began. Plus it started pouring rain out of the blue. Yes for Southern California this is a huge deal, Amen and Hallelujah, we need the rain like, well, like the Dessert needs the Rain I guess.. I hope that makes sense, If not forgive me, I just started ...

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Man Holding a Pan of Seafood Paella

Spanish Seafood Paella Recipe (Healthy)

July 13, 2015 by Florentina 40 Comments

A healthy, EASY Spanish seafood paella recipe made with the freshest wild caught shrimp, lobster tails, mussels and clams. Plus just a little chicken andouille sausage for extra flavor. Pronounced “ pa-e-ya “ , with the “ e” as in “ met” , a meal of very humble origins from Valencia, Spain, it is one of the most popular dishes in the world today. Large wild shrimp and lobster tails are mandatory, especially If you are looking to make a show stopper dish to impress. Don't let me see any ...

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Baked Spanish Rice Recipe

Baked Spanish Rice Recipe

June 12, 2015 by Florentina 4 Comments

This baked Spanish rice is a trip to Latin America in a rustic bowl. Imagine sweet fire roasted tomatoes, smoky cumin, a kiss of paprika, plus a good pinch of fragrant coriander seeds. Let me count the ways I love this baked Spanish rice, okay ? Initially it was going to be just that, a side dish, a lovely hearty healthy side dish to go next to the Spanish style perfectly grilled chicken from last week. It's one of those easy things you could even make in advance and have ready for your ...

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Seafood Risotto Recipe ( Frutti di Mare )

March 4, 2011 by Florentina 34 Comments

The best Italian Seafood Risotto Frutti di Mare recipe, made with shrimp, mussels, baby clams, crab, a good white wine, lots of garlic, tomatoes and an exquisite saffron seafood stock. Originally from Lombardy, the northern side of Italy, the Italian classic risotto has become a popular dish all around the world. Healthy and gluten free, this otherwise known as Risotto alla Pescatora is what an authentic seafood risotto is all about!    Tough you could make risotto with brown rice I would ...

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chicken rice pilaf

Easy Chicken Rice Pilaf Recipe

September 13, 2010 by Florentina 9 Comments

Chicken Rice Pilaf is a dish made all over the world, in which rice is toasted or browned in oil or butter and cooked in stock together with the chicken.   My mom made a variation of this recipe at least once a week. I make my own version using boneless skinless chicken tights, start it on the stove and finish it up in the oven in my large cast iron pot. However you can do it all on the stove top if you prefer, or if it is just too hot to heat up the oven. It is my go to recipe during a ...

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