Italian Wedding Risotto

This recipe is a delicious take on Italian wedding soup. Creamy parmesan risotto topped with garlicky pork meatballs and greens. We really enjoyed this dish and it was easy to make. The meatballs in this dish are pork, but you could easily sub turkey, chicken or beef, although I love the flavor of the porkContinueContinue reading “Italian Wedding Risotto”

Tandoori Fried Chicken Sandwich

We have been trying to eat a bit healthier lately, and that makes a weekend splurge even tastier! I saw a picture of this sandwich on social media and really wanted to try it. It has Indian snack mix in it, and if you have not had Indian snack mix, you need to go onContinueContinue reading “Tandoori Fried Chicken Sandwich”

Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana

Chicken rollatini is a delicious dish made of thinly sliced chicken breasts filled with a spinach cheese mixture, rolled, dipped in bread crumbs and baked, then topped with sauce and cheese and baked some more. The filling for the chicken is made by mixing ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, spinach and garlic with some seasonings. These rollsContinueContinue reading “Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana”

Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

These Asian turkey lettuce wraps are a quick, easy and delicious weeknight meal. These are super good for you, and you can customize the veggies and sauce to your tastes. I used ground turkey breast for these, but you can also use ground turkey or chicken or pork. The filling consists of the meat, garlic,ContinueContinue reading “Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps”

Cioppino

Cioppino is a seafood stew with a hearty tomato, garlic, wine and fennel broth served with any combination of fish, shrimp, clams, mussels, scallops, calamari… This dish is relatively simple, but the ingredients come together in such a fantastic way. Since the dish is simple, all the ingredients need to be there. Don’t skip theContinueContinue reading “Cioppino”

Miso Brown Butter Pasta

Miso brown butter pasta with roasted vegetables is a simple, quick pasta dish with an interesting and delicious flavor. The sauce for this dish is made with white miso paste, brown butter, smoked and regular paprika, garlic, and sage. I love miso and use it often in cooking Asian food, but I had not hadContinueContinue reading “Miso Brown Butter Pasta”

Million Dollar Spaghetti

I saw this recipe online, and I was going to be making food for someone who loves pasta, so I thought I’d give it a try. It is basically super dressed up spaghetti baked like a lasagna. I was curious to see how spaghetti worked in this format. The recipe calls for marinara sauce andContinueContinue reading “Million Dollar Spaghetti”

Spam and Egg Onigirazu

Onigirazu is a variation on Japanese Onigiri (rice balls), that is more of a rice/seaweed sandwich with different fillings. These are less traditional and can be filled with lot of different things. I made a version with spam, fried egg and lettuce and these were delicious. You need a few things to make these. ItContinueContinue reading “Spam and Egg Onigirazu”