Category Archives: Main Dish

Spaghetti Puttanesca with Garlic Bread and Citrus and Beet Salad

Our entire family loves everything salty, sour, pickled, fermented or brined. We are big fans of olives, capers, and pickles, anchovies, sardines, anything with vinegar, so Puttanesca is right up our alley. I am an equal fan of homemade pasta and box pasta. I grew up eating grocery store box pasta and I love it,ContinueContinue reading “Spaghetti Puttanesca with Garlic Bread and Citrus and Beet Salad”

BLTs on Buttermilk Sandwich Bread + Farro Salad with Preserved Lemon and Rhubarb

I just realized that I have been misspelling farro forever. Sorry about that. BLTs are so simple and quick to throw together, but they are one of my favorite sandwiches. I serve them on my homemade buttermilk sandwich bread, which I wrote a separate post on so I could go into more detail about bakingContinueContinue reading “BLTs on Buttermilk Sandwich Bread + Farro Salad with Preserved Lemon and Rhubarb”

Crispy Chili Chicken, Spam Fried Rice, and Soy Ginger Potatoes

This sounds like a lot of food, I know, but my oldest just got home from college for the summer, and he’s making up for lost time. This chicken recipe is based on one from Milk Street. The crispy fried chicken pieces are topped with Sichuan chili oil, salty sugary Sichuan peppercorn topping, and freshContinueContinue reading “Crispy Chili Chicken, Spam Fried Rice, and Soy Ginger Potatoes”

White Chicken Chili with Pan Seared Asparagus

This is new recipe I am trying for white chicken chili that I adapted from Pinch of Yum (link at the bottom). Love her site! It’s different than other chicken chili recipes I’ve made before because it has bacon in it! We love bacon, so this is a plus. I modified the recipe and didContinueContinue reading “White Chicken Chili with Pan Seared Asparagus”

Breakfast Tacos with Guacamole and Parmesan Roasted Vegetables

I have mentioned before that I like to make breakfast for dinner, and I think I do it now more than ever, because my chickens lay so many eggs and I’m always looking for ways to make use of them. I love breakfast tacos. They are so versatile (you can pretty much throw anything inContinueContinue reading “Breakfast Tacos with Guacamole and Parmesan Roasted Vegetables”

Marinated Tofu and Spring Roll Bun Chay

Bun Chay is a Vietnamese rice noodle salad, with lots of fresh herbs and veggies, topped with delicious Nuoc cham. Nuoc cham is a sauce made from lime, chilies, lemongrass, and garlic. It is a little bit sour, sweet and spicy and it compliments the savory tofu and spring rolls perfectly. This is one ofContinueContinue reading “Marinated Tofu and Spring Roll Bun Chay”