Garlic & Zest

Cafe-Style Blueberry Cream Cheese Scones

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If cafe-style treats and a hot cup o’ joe are your “thing, ” stick around. These homemade scones are light and flaky, filled with fruit and are the ideal pairing for good cup of coffee. Cafe-Style Blueberry Cream Cheese Scones are perfect, right from the oven.

Take a good look. This is my Mother’s Day fantasy. It’s simple. Breakfast in bed. With homemade scones, fresh-brewed coffee, a silver tray and a bud vase of flowers. It’s never happened before, but I’m hopeful. And since I’m actually writing an entire post about it — and giving plenty of advance notice (cough), I think my odds (and maybe yours) are better than average. Fair warning: You may not want to wait until Mother’s Day for these Cafe-Style Blueberry Cream Cheese Scones.

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Pan-Fried Oysters Oreganata

If you’re looking for an appetizer that WOWS, try Pan-Fried Oysters Oreganata. This simple, reliable pan fried oysters recipe, is boosted to oreganata status with fresh oregano and a lemony butter sauce. If you’ve ever wondered how to fry oysters, I’ll show you, step-by-step.

Have I got a good one for you today… oysters. And you don’t even have to fuss with prying them out of a shell because Pan Fried Oysters Oreganata benefit from a pint of pre-shucked oysters. Not the canned, shelf-stable variety — the refrigerated kind. If you’re looking for a deliciously different appetizer, these tasty pan fried oysters are the way to go.

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Mint Chimichurri Lamb Chops

Looking for delicious grilled lamb recipes for Spring? Mint, tarragon and parsley are the basis for the grilled lamb marinade and a tangy, bright mint chimichurri finishes the grilled lamb loin chops. This is an easy, healthy and satisfying low-carb, paleo meal. Mint Chimichurri Lamb Chops are great for weekend grilling and entertaining.

Lamb is arguably one of the foods most associated with Spring… I mean, yes, there’s asparagus and baby lettuces, not to mention the first crop of strawberries, but to me, lamb is like Spring with an exclamation point at the end. My favorite preparation will always be a whole leg of lamb, but since there’s only two of us, those occasions are few and far between. So the next best thing are lamb chops with a bright, fresh herbal sauce. Mint Chimichurri Lamb Chops are here… Fire up the grill.

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Pork Chops with Pan Gravy

Looking for a weeknight dinner that’s ready in under 30 minutes? Try these tasty Pork Chops with Pan Gravy. They’re super easy to make, don’t require advance planning and you probably already have the ingredients. These dijon mustard spiked pork chops will be your new favorite way to prepare pork.

Everyone loves an easy weeknight dinner recipe and these Pork Chops with Pan Gravy will be another go-to favorite for your family. What could be easier than cooking pork chops in a pan, right? But the thing is there’s a trick to getting a moist flavorful chop — a finesse if you will… especially if you haven’t been able to brine them or season ahead of time.

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