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Baked Chicken Thighs with Potatoes Peppers and Olives

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This big mess of baked chicken thighs, potatoes, peppers and olives was a last minute, throw-everything-in-the-pan dinner and it’s turned out to be one of the best things I’ve cooked all year. A recipe inspired by a trip to Portugal with its luscious rustic cuisine, everything steeped in fruity olive oil and garlic.

close up of a baking dish with baked boneless chicken thighs, sliced baby potatoes, red and yellow bell peppers, chunks of zucchini, green olives and cherry tomatoes.

As with any huge dinner success that takes minimal effort, I couldn’t wait to share this recipe here with you. Actually, I can hardly call it a recipe – it’s more of a ‘heap’ of chicken and veggies, tossed with oil and spices and thrown in the oven. And highly adaptable to whatever vegetables you have on hand.

Nonetheless, I’m writing out the recipe exactly as I made it that very first time, when it so completely hit the spot!…

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White plate with Thai steak and noodles salad

Thai Steak and Noodle Salad

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This Thai Steak and Noodle Salad is a copycat recipe of Hillstone/Houston’s Thai steak and noodle salad – one of the all time BEST salads in the world! Marinated tenderloin, rice noodles, mangos, cabbage, herbs, avocados and peanuts tossed in spicy sesame-lime-garlic dressing, a great lunch or dinner salad for a special occasion. If you’ve…

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white bowl with colorful roasted vegetable quinoa salad that has asparagus, carrots, zucchini, green olives, red onions and feta

Roasted Vegetable Quinoa Salad with Feta

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I love a good quinoa salad. This one was inspired by a dish I had in Lisbon, Portugal. Quinoa is tossed with olives, pickled onions and lemony dressing, then topped with roasted spring vegetables and feta cheese. This is a great lunch salad for vegetable lovers and a perfect side dish for summer barbecues, picnics,…

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How to make perfect guacamole - recipe by Panning The Globe

Guacamole

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Guacamole is an appetizer that makes everyone happy, a rich and creamy dip with notes of fresh lemon or lime juice, onions, garlic and cilantro. Nothing is more inviting and satisfying to dip a crunchy, salty tortilla chip into than guacamole. Homemade guacamole is infinitely better than store bought. Here’s my favorite way to make…

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Chicken Parmesan - tender breaded chicken cutlets, crisp on the outside, drenched in delicious tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese | Panning The Globe

Breaded Chicken Parmesan with Tomato Sauce

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Chicken Parmesan is one of the most delicious foods on the planet. Here’s how to make Perfect Italian Chicken Parmesan that’s crisp on the outside, tender inside and covered with velvety rich tomato sauce and melted cheese. When you cook this for friends and family, you’ll have some happy folks at your table!

Nach Wasman's brisket, coated with tomato paste and cooked with lots of onions, is exceptionally tender and flavorful, and the recipe is surprisingly easy. #Brisket #BraisedBrisket #Beef

Nach Waxman’s Brisket Recipe

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Nach Waxman’s Brisket of beef is everything you want brisket to be: tender, deeply flavorful and moist with rich gravy that tastes like the best onion soup. Waxman’s ingenious recipe calls for cooking the brisket on top of a mountain of onions with no water, and slicing the meat halfway through cooking.  This recipe is…

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Nigel Slater’s Best Stuffed Peppers Recipe

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Stuffed Peppers always bring excitement to the table, the promise of a special gift inside a tasty wrapper! In the post, I’ll show you an easy way to make perfect stuffed bell peppers, sweet and tender and filled with a savory stuffing of pork, rosemary, garlic and parmesan. Or sub in ground beef or chicken, if…

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This elegant Moroccan Chicken Tagine recipe is perfect for the slow cooker. The chicken tenderizes as it absorbs the fragrant North African spices and fills the house with the most delicious aromas. There's plenty of sauce and chickpeas to spoon over the chicken and a bed of rice or couscous.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Chickpeas

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This elegant Moroccan Chicken Tagine is perfect for the slow cooker. The chicken braises low and slow, tenderizing and soaking up all the delicious flavors of garlic, honey and fragrant North African spices. The result is falling-off-the-bone deliciousness! A truly spectacular dish with minimal time and effort in the kitchen. 

Spicy Black Bean Soup from Scratch

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Here’s my favorite black bean soup! It uses dried black turtle beans which are the key to making the best black bean soup with rich dark velvety broth. A generous seasoning of cumin and chipotle chilis in adobo infuse smokiness and just the right amount of heat into this delicious healthy soup that is hearty enough to…

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You don't need lots of time or a special pan to make delicious Spanish Paella

Easy Spanish Paella

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You don’t need a lot of time or a special pan to make delicious Spanish Paella. I always thought of paella as an exotic, difficult-to-make dish because my mother-in-law was my role model. She made paella that was so impressive I was in awe. She had the special special pan for paella and it would come…

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Healthy Snack Bars with Fruit and Nuts

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A super healthy mix of fruits, nuts and seeds is packed into these tasty oven-toasted snack bars and they are totally irresistible. Whip up a batch and you might find yourself hooked. Why spend money buying prepackaged snack bars when homemade bars like this are so much tastier and healthier?  There are an insane number…

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