Pork Chop, Lobster Ravioli and Swiss Chard

For this recipe, we got used a pack of ravioli from trader joes and tried out some swiss chard that my friend Alice gave us from her bountiful basket (http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/). It all took about two hours to make. The recipe for the swiss chard, is the same recipe for asparagus almondine posted here : http://foodnerdicus.blogspot.com/2011/01/chicken-eggplant-parmesan-asparagus.html...

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Peppermint Bark

This one I made on my own, it is based on this recipe here: http://browniesfordinner.com/2009/12/10/marbled-bark/It was a really easy holiday treat to make, and I bought a few gift boxes and wrapped it up to bring to friends' for the holidays. Peppermint Bark- dark chocolate chips (about 2 bags)- white chocolate chips...

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Chicken & Eggplant Parmesan, Asparagus Almondine and Garlic Bread

Oh what a classy table we put out. This is Bodie with our feast. We stuck a power-outage candle into a beer bottle for added class. The dishes here are eggplant and chicken parmesan, asparagus almondine, spaghetti and garlic bread. This was sort a bigger feast, and took about two to three hours to make, with prep. Also,...

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Mushroom, Onion and Guacamole Cheeseburger, Kale with Bacon and Mexican Potato

For this lovely dinner, we chose two ingredients that most people don't typically use: kale and mexican potato. I had never tried mexican potato before, and to be honest I didn't like it the way that we had it. Maybe it would have been better cooked; we just sliced it into pieces and served. The rest was really easy and...

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