French-style skillet chicken and potatoes for two with a silky Dijon mustard, tarragon, and white wine sour cream sauce. Elegant enough for date night, easy enough for Tuesday.
Italian Sunday gravy with browned chicken legs and thighs, hot Italian sausage, hand-crushed tomatoes, red wine, and garlic. Serve over pasta with freshly grated Parmesan.
Fruit chili relish combines tomatoes, peaches, apples, onions, and red peppers cooked down with pickling spices and cider vinegar. A sweet-tangy preserve for canning.
Hot green chili with chicken (or pork), four pounds of green chiles, tomatillos, and a long slow simmer. Southwest-style chile verde thick enough to ladle over enchiladas, eggs, or grilled steak.
Spicy chicken green chili with tomatillos, fresh green chiles, ground red chile, oregano, and cumin. A Southwestern-style chili simmered 3-4 hours for deep, layered heat.
Chicken liver mousse baked in ramekins with shallots, thyme, garlic, and cream, unmolded and served with fresh tomato sauce and herb garnishes. A French restaurant classic, home-kitchen achievable.
Greek potato salad with dried tomatoes: roasted potatoes and concentrated tomatoes tossed in a bright lemon-and-olive-oil dressing, then chilled. A no-mayo Mediterranean side served cool.
Toasting quinoa in pan creates much more flavor than just boiling it directly. Quinoa is tossed with a light yet tasty vinaigrette, sugar snap peas, apples, bell peppers, celery, red onions and toasted walnuts. You can make the salad one day ahead, it tastes even better next day.
Ground beef chili with kidney beans, tomato sauce, celery, green pepper, and scallions simmered until thick. A classic weeknight chili topped with cheddar, lettuce, and tortilla chips.
An easy Mexican-style chicken, mushrooms and spinach between crispy tortillas.
Sweet cherry tomatoes, red bell peppers and crunchy romain lettuce are tossed with a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette, and cheesy Parmesan croutons.
Instead of mayonnaise, use green olives tapenade to spread the sandwich, which gives the sandwich tangy flavor. Grilling adds the nice smokiness into the these juicy and tender summer vegetables. Delicious and light summer sandwiches.
Had some pumpkin puree and cream cheese on hand, wondering if I could make a dessert that had these two ingredients and chocolate. Found some recipes that almost fit my thoughts, then combined my own ideas, here these delicious cheesecake bars are. They were absolutely delightful and only lasted a few hours...
Orange-Banana Bundt Cake with fresh orange zest, mashed bananas, sour cream, and a coconut-lined pan for a tropical twist on banana cake. Food processor method.
Hearty spaghetti meat sauce with ground beef, spicy Italian sausage, mushrooms, and tomatoes simmered in a Dutch oven. Feeds eight and tastes like it took all day.
Chicken and bean burritos with spiced poached chicken shredded into smooth pureed pinto beans, rolled in flour tortillas with cheese and sour cream, then baked crisp. A lighter, hearty burrito with all the taco toppings.
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