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Beth’s Greek Salad with a Twist!

This week marks the start of Greek week recipes! To start, I am going to share  Beth’s version of a classic Greek Salad. We all enjoyed the recipe so much, I am posting it to share. Beth has made a few other dishes before for our dinners, and again they were awesome. She is a [...]

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Hide your veggies in lots of cheese – Parmesan Creamed Spinach

Here’s a very yummy, creamy comforting dish I like to make, it’s super cheesy spinach! So decadent and cheesy, even the spinach haters will change their mind. A lot of the recipes I make are for my younger sister. When we were much younger I used to bribe her into eating food she thought she wouldn’t [...]

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Potato Croquettes by accident

I like to go through the fridge and see what I can make out of things. It’s for one, interesting, two it saves money. In the mood for something mashy, comforting, and yummy (All of my posts are turning into that lately), I find last night’s leftover mashed potatoes, some veggies, cheese, whatever. I decide [...]

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Our First ever Fried Chicken Experience

Last week we decided for a part of our comfort food dinner, a little fried chicken was in order. Having never made Fried chicken before, no one knew what they were getting into. What a mess. It was definitely more complex than we thought, but hey, this is what this blog is all about…it’s what [...]

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Ultimate Comfort…Baked Macaroni and cheese

There is nothing better than a good baked Mac and Cheese. Mac and cheese, at least in the US, is a staple comfort food.   This recipe is super indulgent, but anytime I have ever made it for friends or family, I always end up with an empty dish. It took me about three times to [...]

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Comforting Appetizers: Beth’s Spinach Artichoke dip and Crab dip!

Last week our friend Beth made some fabulous appetizers for our dinner. They were very satisfying and she was gracious enough to share the recipes with us!  Hope you enjoy them as much as we did! Thanks Beth!
Spinach Artichoke Dip
-1 box frozen spinach
-1 clove of garlic
-1 cup mayo
-1 cup parmesan cheese
-4 green onions chopped
-1 can of artichoke hearts [...]

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Comfort food – What’s your comfort?

Comfort food, to many, is a familiar food that is usually home cooked, like our favorite food as a child, or even our favorite sweets whether homemade or even just our favorites from the local store. In honor of comfort food week,  here is a top list of comfort foods from around the world.
1.Canada: Poutine- A [...]

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Cooking Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern Style…

Last week my brother and his girlfriend created a Mediterranean/ Middle Eastern menu for dinner. My brother never cooks, we believe he can cook, but he normally just ends up doing the dishes at the end of the night. His girlfriend, on the other hand is a great cook. Here is the menu for our night. It’s fairly simple and [...]

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Why AgroDolce?

In response to some emails I’ve been sent, the word, “AgroDolce” actually means sweet and sour in Italian! (Check out the Wiki definition here). We named the blog this because our experiences in cooking have been good, but have also been not so great. Also, I am Italian and I really enjoy making Italian food [...]

Links to Sites I Love Just Because…

I thought I should make a list of blogs I love to visit frequently. Each of them is inspiring in different ways..view the list below and enjoy!
1. Lucullian Delights – An Italian Experience http://www.luculliandelights.com/ 
This site really inspired me to make my own blog. When I was in development of my own blog, I emailed her [...]

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