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I was beat after working yesterday. However, there was still supper to be made and cooking is relaxing for me.

On my way home from work I stopped at Whole Foods. One of the items on special this week was their bone-in center cut pork chops for $3.99/lb. I also wanted to try my aunt's recipe for ciambotta, so I also picked up a red pepper and green zucchini.
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​As our son had to work on Father's Day, tonight he treated my husband and I to dinner this evening at Brandl Restaurant in Belmar. My husband and I have been here many times before and, as usual, had a most wonderful dinner.
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I am working today and won't get home until late. I have prepped  tonight's supper. My husband had a request for chicken cordon bleu. I don't even remember where I got the recipe, but it's fairly easy and rather quick to prepare. 

The basic ingredients needed to prepare this dish is boneless chicken breasts, sliced Swiss cheese, sliced ham along with flour, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.
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My neighbor has once again shared his bounty from the sea. Tonight  I am preparing fluke, oven roasted herb potatoes and a vegetable. 
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I have some suggestions that may help  make things a bit easier for you. Baked Blueberry-Pecan French Toast with Blueberry Syrup is a recipe that I have made for years. It's from Gourmet Magazine's June 1999 issue. It's a great do ahead recipe that you can make this evening and bake tomorrow morning. I recently made it during wedding weekend at our house. You can omit the nuts and berries, if that is what your family prefers. However, do invest in real maple syrup to bring your game up a notch.
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Today is the final day of my special diet. Since I can only have clear liquids, I decided to head down to Joe Leone's Italian Specialities in Point Pleasant Beach to pick up something for my husband's for supper. 
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As  mentioned in yesterday's post, Whole Foods had Bell & Evans whole chickens on sale. I was trying to decided how to flavor this bird when my husband and I stopped in at Williams-Sonoma and perused their shelves of rubs and seasonings. My husband and I came across a few that sounded interesting, but decided on Hickory Molasses Rub. It's $10.95, however, it is currently 20% off. Although it says to rub on the food an hour before cooking, I'm going to try putting it on before I leave for work so that I can just put it on the grill when I get home.

Still on a special diet, so some mashed potatoes and a salad for my husband tonight to round out this meal.
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It's been a busy week so far and it's only Tuesday. I have driven to north Jersey the past two days and I'm tired. However, today I met my siblings to finalize some matters and then we grabbed some lunch at Red Kettle Deli in Totowa. My sister and brother had an eggplant Parmesan sandwich, my brother-in-law had a meatball sub and I had a turkey on white bread. Good food. However, what made the day special was a trip to Gelotti on Union Avenue in Paterson
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​I am working until closing tonight, so I won't get home possibly until seven. I was trying to think of a meal that I could prepare fairly easily and quickly. I remembered that I had in my pantry a jar of Williams-Sonoma Oven Baked Risotto, pumpkin flavored.


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