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Chicken and Rice Paprika Inspired By Hieronymus Bosch

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Recipes in this PostChicken and Rice Paprika

Lately I have been reading a lot of books by Michael Connelly, and I just got through reading Trunk Music, one of the Los Angeles detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch series of books. I really liked this one, and there was even a part where Harry cooked dinner for this friend, Eleanor Wish.

It’s getting a little colder, even though we just had the Summer Solstice, but that’s LA for you. What Harry and Eleanor has for dinner sounded really good, and I had most of the same ingredients.

This will remind you a lot of jambalaya, and Spane thought it was at first. I just said it was chicken and rice and what ever we had in the pantry. It was good, we had seconds.

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Franks with Apples and Onions

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Recipes in this PostFranks with Apple and Onions

Don’t you just love moving into a new house, and going to the store trying to figure out what to have for dinner? Yes, I am being facetious, but that is what I was facing tonight – a new house with a lot of stuff still in storage, a limited budget, a hungry child, and tired from working all day. At first I suggested burgers, but the child wanted hot dogs.

Our new house comes with a neighbor who has apple trees with plenty of fruit that he gladly shares. No GMO’s here, thank you! I thought that they would be wonderful sautéed with the big beef Kosher franks I had bought at the store.

Spane was a little surprised when he found out what was on the franks, but really liked it. Try it, it’s easy, and good for you!

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