Simple Meals + Honest Book Reviews + Practical Living
Bell peppers stuffed with meat sauce and rice, topped with shredded cheese. YUM! Right?! All of my clients think so, because this dish has made it into the Dinners by Dara Top 20. Interestingly enough, when this gets requested, I’m frequently asked to make only the stuffing portion, and skip the red pepper all together.
The recipe below includes the bell pepper portion, and I’ll leave it up to you as to whether or not you’d skip it for your next batch.
Upon my husbands first bite, he claimed this was the best chicken I’ve ever cooked. I’m not going to argue with that! This dish is so yummy, simple, yet wholesome. Preheating your skillet makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE so ensure you don’t skip step 1!…
Is it a surprise to anyone that I love numbers, graphs, and spreadsheets? I’d track absolutely everything if only I could find a system to organize and store all of it. Well, welcome to another series of Money Diaries, here on Peonies and Bees. It’s where I share every penny I spend for 7 days.
Chicken Parmesan is a classic Italian dish that’s so tasty and delicious. Breaded chicken, sauce, and cheese. I mean… what more could one want in life?
I make chicken parm so often for my clients, that I feel like I could do them in my sleep. I’ve been told that a spicy tomato sauce can make a huge difference, but I tend to gravitate towards sweet, since it has a more mild flavor. Go with whatever you want, just don’t skip on the basil — it’s a great touch!
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We have roughly two more months of reading to cram in before 2018 rolls around. I’ve read so many awesome books this year that I figured I’d share my top ten favorite ones so far, and I don’t know, maybe convince you to add them to your list, if you haven’t read them already. …
I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, and have been for quite sometime. My days are typically spent in someones kitchen, whether it be mine or a clients. One of the perks of personal cheffing is blissfully working in solitude for hours on end. I take advantage of this by popping in headphones and loading up an audiobook, while I begin preparing recipes for the next several uninterrupted hours.
Which brings me to a topic I’ve wanted to tackle for quite a while.
That is a serious question. I’m leaning towards HECK YES. Though, a lot of different factors go into it. For one thing, I truly believe that the narrator of said audiobook carries the weight of whether or not it’ll be a good listen. Does the narrator pour emotion and tone in while reading? Do they give different characters different voices? Does it feel like someone is simply reading a book out loud to nobody in particular? OR does the book simply suck? Because even the best narrator can’t make a poor story shine….