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Creamy pesto chicken pasta with sliced chicken and Parmesan
October 21, 2026

Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta with Homemade Garden Pesto 🌿

My basil was about to bolt, so it became pesto. Toasted pine nuts, one ice cube to keep it green, a real Parmesan cream sauce and pan seared chicken over lower carb pasta.

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Haitian spaghetti with sliced sausage, peppers and boiled eggs
October 21, 2026

Haitian Spaghetti (Espageti) 🍝

Growing up, nobody called it Haitian spaghetti. It was just espageti. Thin sliced sausage, epis, a thick tomato sauce that hugs every...