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Salmon crab burger with mustard sauce

Salmon Crab Burgers with Zesty Creole Mustard Sauce

May 29, 2019 By Maggie Jones 9 Comments

We make these amazingly delicious burgers for special occasions, small summer celebrations or when entertaining. However, they’re simple enough to make anytime if you have more self control than I do. These were one of Brad’s and my favorite meals for years but I could never get a decent picture before we devoured them. Five… 

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Colorful Spring Sandwich with fresh ricotta, herbs, radish and avocado.

Radish Ricotta Baguette with Fresh Herbs and Avocado

May 14, 2019 By Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

It was a year ago this month that a conference for work landed me at a swanky hotel on the posh DC waterfront. The area was littered with charming eateries but I was craving sandwiches. Luckily, there was a specialty sandwich shop right around the corner with an excellent seasonal selection. The selection I went… 

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Weeknight Shredded Jerk Chicken Bowl with Mango Avocado Salsa - Crockpot, instapot of stovetop

Jerk Chicken Bowl with Mango Avocado Salsa

Tangy, spicy shredded chicken served with fresh salsa loaded with all the flavors of the Caribbean. This dish is adapted from Skinny Taste’s Slow-Cooked Jerk Pork and modified for us non-mammal eaters. It’s been a long time Jones family favorite and was one of the first recipes published on this blog. I’ve pulled it up… 

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Poached Salmon with Creamy Dill Mustard Sauce

Poached Salmon with Creamy Dill Mustard Sauce

This elegant meal takes less than 30 minutes to put together and yet is impressive enough for entertaining.  This is a great dinner for nights when you don’t want to turn on the oven but still crave a home cooked meal. It’s another Home Sweet Jones original from 2013 that I’m pulling out of the… 

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The Poinsetta is a classic cocktail made for holiday parties

The Poinsetta: A Classic Holiday Champagne Cocktail

Holiday party season is here and this festive sparkling Champagne cocktail is my favorite way to impress guests without much fuss.  The classic Poinsettia is a beautiful drink bubblin over with traditional holiday flavor that is deceptively simple to prepare. Seasonal flavors of orange and cranberry are the perfect compliment to a celebratory glass of Champagne… 

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Carrot, zucchini and squash ribbons in herb and garlic butter.

Carrot, Zucchini and Squash Ribbons

Colorful, peppery, and garlicky, this dish hits all the requirements for a Jones favorite. This recipe is one of the first I posted when we started this blog but the pictures were awful so I’m pulling it up from the archive in the hopes I can convince you to make it. This recipe is so… 

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Spanish chicken with grapes, cilantro and white wine

Spanish Grape and Cilantro Chicken

You really need to make this chicken. Probably tonight but, if you already have plans, later this week is okay, too. I understand why you haven’t made it yet – the pictures that accompanied the recipe when I originally posted it back in 2014 were pretty awful. Evidence is under the recipe below. Even these… 

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Heirloom tomato summer salad

Simple Heirloom Tomato Salad

OK, this isn’t so much a recipe as inspiration for a really delicious salad. Summer officially starts today and what better way to celebrate than with bowl of fresh tomatoes with just a whisper of basil, balsamic, and seasoning to enhance their flavor?  This salad tastes like sunshine. The gorgeous colors of this dish make it… 

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Spicy Carrot and Red Lentil Ragout served over rice.

Twofer: Roasted Carrot and Red Lentil Ragout becomes Spiced Coconut Carrot Soup

Behold! A new category that I hope becomes a regular feature on this blog: “The Twofer.” Cook one delicious meal and reshape the leftovers into a substantially different, equally delicious meal. This inaugural entry starts with the New York Times’s delicious Roasted Carrot and Red Lentil Ragout tweaked to make it just a little faster to… 

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Caprese chicken with balsamic glaze

Caprese Chicken with Reduced Balsamic Drizzle

This is one of those dishes that comes off so fancy but requires so little work. Also very little creativity.  You all know I love Caprese everything – tomato, basil and mozzarella are such a classic, easy choice -so pairing those flavors with simple baked chicken and a zingy sweet balsamic reduction are a no-brainer… 

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Summer vegetable ratatoille

Vegetable Ratatouille

Colorful vegetables and fresh herbs cooked together to create a savory mix that is light and healthy but incredibly satisfying.  Served with a side of crusty bread and a dollop of goat cheese, this may be my all-time favorite dish. The recipe below represents my favorite combination of vegetables but there are so many varieties… 

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This chickpea and apricot Moroccan stew is so hearty and flavorful you'd never guess it's vegan

Moroccan Red Lentil and Chickpea Stew

This colorful stew is rich with Moroccan flavors.  The sweet apricot, creamy garbanzo and complex spices are all reminiscent of my favorite Moroccan chicken tagine but this vegan version is updated for a simplified, weekend-friendly preparation. The spice mix is key. Ras el Hanout is a traditional Moroccan spice blend which loosely translates to “top… 

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