Category: Main Dish
Pineapple and Green Pepper Chicken
I grew up eating this recipe at home. Growing up I hated it – I hated anything with actual vegetables in it. Needless to say, regardless of my hatred for this dish as a child my mom kept making it and soon I grew to love it. This meal is now one of the staple [...]
There’s Something About Bacon.
Bacon-corn chowder with shrimp is delish…even without the bacon. The freezer is almost empty. A gallon-size bag of hot peppers, a couple of ice-cube trays, two very freezer-burned half-gallons of ice cream and a few chicken thighs are all that fills the icy box. I’ve been holding onto a bag of frozen shrimp for some [...]
Chicken Sausage and Tomatoes Over Parmesan Polenta
Chicken Sausage Polenta You know the feeling you sometimes get when you arrive home for the day and you can’t decide what to have for dinner? You have no motivation for cooking and even less motivation to drive out and pick something up? Well, that’s how we ended up eating this dish. This meal is [...]
Skillet Gnocchi With White Beans and Diced Tomatoes
Gnocchi is one of my all time favorite comfort foods. I’ve used it in a variety of recipes in the past but nothing you would ever consider healthy – mostly cream-based sauces and lots of cheese and butter. Needless to say I was super excited when I stumbled upon this healthier version of gnocchi. It [...]
Chardonnay-Braised Radishes
I’ve learned a lot recently about braising vegetables to draw out their sweet properties. I’ve been trying to introduce a wider variety of veggies to our weekly menu. In an effort to buy seasonal produce, I’ve been focusing on the aisles of root vegetables at the grocery store. A bag of radishes can cost just [...]
Fricassee of Chicken With Tarragon
A really simple dish can sometimes be the most delicious. I was walking through Target in the days following Christmas when I spotted my new favorite piece of cook wear: a red clay pot. I’ve wanted a dutch oven since I first saw Ina Garten brown a chicken in butter and then pop the entire [...]
White Bean Puree & Chicken
Our New Years resolution for 2012 was to be healthier – eat out less, exercise more and eat lower calorie meals. With just about one month down we’ve held fast to our resolution and are feeling great. To help stay on course we’ve been experimenting with lots of different healthy meals – trying to [...]
Dragon Shrimp
Dragon shrimp is one of my favorite snacking dishes and I decided to name it after my grandfather because he taught me how to make it. This is a great dish for Chinese new year or any Asian themed party especially as an appetizer. Feel free to substitute peeled and cleaned shrimp for the shell [...]
Fish and Sausage Stew
When I told a friend I made fish and sausage stew, she looked at me a little funny. I can see how the idea of fish and sausage together caught her by surprise, but the two proteins work really well together in this dish. I will post the photos sometime this week.
