Making a charcuterie board is a super fun and easy way to avoid cooking dinner. All you need to do is open some packages and wash some fruit and you are set 🙂 I made this slightly halloween themed board last night for dinner. You can really apply any holiday or theme to a charcuterieContinueContinue reading “Halloween Charcuterie Board”
Category Archives: Main Dish
Havarti Avocado Sandwiches
My family is pretty into sandwiches. We all love them and are happy to eat them often. Old school grinders are one of my favorites, as we used to eat them at my grandma’s all the time when I was young. Near and dear to my heart though is a fabulous veggie sandwich. This isContinueContinue reading “Havarti Avocado Sandwiches”
Quick Weeknight Carne Asada Style Tacos
Aren’t tacos an amazing food? There are so many variations and they are all SO good. I love them all, but true Mexican style tacos are the favorite in my house. If you have time to make my slightly more time consuming, closer to authentic carne asada, please do. For weeknights when you need toContinueContinue reading “Quick Weeknight Carne Asada Style Tacos”
Wine Braised Short Ribs with Gorgonzola Polenta Medallions
Short ribs are my favorite cut of beef as they are always amazingly tender and flavorful. They are kind of a special occasion or Sunday night dinner kind of food in my mind. They are best cooked slow over a longer time frame so that also makes them a good weekend meal. You can smellContinueContinue reading “Wine Braised Short Ribs with Gorgonzola Polenta Medallions”
German Bacon Onion Pie (Zwiebelkuchen)
I had never had zwiebelkuchen before and I was surprised to find that the crust was a yeast dough, almost like pizza crust, when I was expecting more of a quiche/pie crust. I checked my German cookbook and it is made there with yeasted dough as well, so I am assuming this is the traditionalContinueContinue reading “German Bacon Onion Pie (Zwiebelkuchen)”
Autumn Lentil Vegetable Soup with Bacon and Parmesan
Soups are such a great fall/winter food. They are warm and cozy and typically packed with good things to help keep us healthy. This soup is super hearty and full of great nutritional vegetables and it tastes delicious too. If you want to keep it vegetarian/vegan you can skip the bacon and parmesan. For thisContinueContinue reading “Autumn Lentil Vegetable Soup with Bacon and Parmesan”
Charred Eggplant and Tomato Pasta with Creamy Garlic Tahini Sauce
This tasty pasta dish is based on one from Ottolenghi’s test kitchen. It is completely different than your usual pasta dish and has such a deep, smoky, creamy delicious flavor, I finished my whole bowl. This recipe uses eggplant in 2 ways. Charred along with tomatoes, onion, red chili, tomato paste, paprika, and garlic andContinueContinue reading “Charred Eggplant and Tomato Pasta with Creamy Garlic Tahini Sauce”
Crispy Salmon Cakes with Arugula Salad and Creamy Lemon Dressing
Let’s be honest, sometimes eating fish for dinner can be boring, but not if you get creative with your fish recipes. This recipe was a really tasty way to eat salmon for dinner that we all enjoyed. You can either cook some fresh salmon for these or use canned. I prefer to cook some freshContinueContinue reading “Crispy Salmon Cakes with Arugula Salad and Creamy Lemon Dressing”
Crispy Rice Salad
I first had crispy rice when eating Korean bibimbap, which sometimes is served in a hot stone bowl, and the rice in contact with the bowl gets nice and crispy. I also made these spicy shrimp salad and spicy tuna dishes on crispy rice. I love it in any variation and I kept seeing theseContinueContinue reading “Crispy Rice Salad”
Chicken and Leek Pie
Chicken and leek pie is a little bit similar to a chicken pot pie but with some key differences. This filling has tons of leeks, which gives it unique twist and it also uses sour cream for the creamy element as well as white wine for a flavor boost. This recipe also uses frozen puffContinueContinue reading “Chicken and Leek Pie”