A Life in Food by real-life Chef Cheryl Bennett
Apple cranberry chicken salad is full of crunchy apples and sweet tart dried cranberries. It makes a great lunch, perfect on a sandwich or on lettuce for a lower carb option.
This is the chicken salad for people who like tons of flavor and texture. It has plenty of crunch from celery and apples, pecan and almonds, and flavor from the scallions (green onions), parsley and dill.
The chicken is cooked in a slow cooker, so you can get on with your day.
…Crunchy fried langostino are piled into French bread and dressed with a delicious remoulade sauce for the best langostino po’ boy.
Serve with langostino étouffée or Cajun langostino pasta for a Mardi Gras feast!
This delicate seafood is sweet and buttery, making it the perfect complement to a tangy sauce like remoulade. All of the components work so well together – from the soft bread to the vinegary pickle slices and the warm crunchy langostino tails, this sandwich is a winner.
…Looking for a new burger recipe? This Middle Eastern Spiced Lamb Burger recipe was delicious and simple. The lamb burger patty is seasoned with middle eastern spices and it is topped with a tahini yogurt sauce. While the burger is not complicated, it is full of complex flavor.
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Salty bacon, creamy goat cheese and sweet spicy pepper jam make this Bacon Goat Cheese Burger incredibly tasty. It is packed with flavor and is one of the best burgers I’ve ever made. Made with peach pepper jam, this burger gets a bit of sweet heat.
We really love a good burger in our house and this one was a definite winner.
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It’s the quintessential Brooklyn street fair food. There are food trucks at every single fair or festival selling that spicy sweet mix of sausage, peppers and onions. The scent of it wafting through the air brings back memories of walking through booths of games, cotton candy vendors and frozen lemonade stands. That is the inspiration for my sausage burger with peppers and onions.
When I realized that after 5 years of doing this blog, I didn’t have a single burger recipe on here, well… you can imagine my dismay. I have failed. In an attempt to make it up to you, I made a burger with the flavors of Italian sausage and peppers.
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A tartine is an open faced sandwich. This is not just any sandwich. The ingredients are usually a little fancier than your average PB&J. Tartines are topped with beautiful components and always something spreadable, making them perfect for lovely picnics with someone special.
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