grilled rustic apple peach tart

taco bake (a la rita)

grilled tomato basil chicken sausage

grilled marinated flank steak

flank steak with grilled mushrooms and sweet onions. based on this recipe >>

served with a salad of spring greens, grape tomatoes, and grilled chipotle peppers.

sometimes it's ok to play with your food.

grilled honey chipotle chicken

honey chipotle glazed chicken, grilled vidalia onion and tomato slices, and avocado salad.

inspired by this recipe >>

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beer bread (a la rita)

soooo gooood.

cajun meatloaf and sauteed spinach (a la rita)

tomato bars (a la rita)

chile relleno casserole with chicken (a la rita)

same recipe as this one -- except: a layer of sliced grilled chicken was added.

originally based on this recipe >>

southwest-seasoned roasted potatoes (a la rita)

vegetarian chile relleno casserole (a la rita)

same recipe as this one -- except: the fire-roasted poblanos were sliced and layered rather than stuffed; the ground turkey was omitted.

originally based on this recipe >>

grilled moroccan chicken

moroccan-spiced grilled chicken with grilled sweet potato and grilled asparagus. based on this recipe >>

chile relleno casserole (a la rita)

fire-roasted poblano peppers stuffed with southwestern-seasoned sauteed ground turkey. the stuffed poblanos were placed on a layer of tomato sauce in a casserole dish, covered with scrambled eggs, topped with sauteed onions, tomatoes, and shredded cheese, and oven-baked for about 30 minutes. que bueno!

based on this recipe >>

guest item: grilled burgers de rycrofts

mini cheeseburgers and mini chicken burgers. dessert: petite cupcakes. flowers: mother's day bouquet.

apple currant stuffed pork roast

angel hair pasta (a la rita)

angel hair pasta with soy meatballs and asparagus spears.

pesto chicken and roasted potatoes (a la rita)