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Chicken and Dumplings

I know that it is officially Spring, but it actually snowed yesterday in some areas, so we are still in Chicken and Dumpling weather, as far as I am concerned.   You can consider this recipe a template for your own version of Chicken and Dumplings. Instead of carrots, you could use parsnips, or rutabaga. Add 1 ½ cups of green vegetables. I greatly … [Read more…]

Tilapia on a Bed of Spinach, Topped with Tomatoes, Capers, Onions, & Garlic

This is a colorful seafood dish that can be thrown together quickly, yet has great color and flavor.  The most laborious part of this is chopping the tomatoes, onions, and garlic – and you could even use canned chopped tomatoes and their liquid to save even more time. The rest is layering. I have to admit that tilapia is not my preferred seafood, … [Read more…]

Caldo De Yum! , or Turkey Sausage, Spinach, and Alphabet Noodle Soup

We needed soup, because everyone in our house was sick. I didn’t have any chicken, but I did have sweet Italian turkey sausage, so I decided to make a soup that complemented the sausage. I thought of tomato, automatically, but we didn’t want it too strongly tomato-ey. So, this soup is mostly chicken stock based, with some tomato paste to flavor … [Read more…]

Kofta Kabob Under the Broiler

This is your basic kofta recipe, shaped into kabobs, and broiled. Once you do this, you can either serve with rice, or wrapped in flat bread or pita. Let me tell you, this recipe takes ground beef (or lamb) and elevates it way, way up. A little secret – My husband asked for this exact meal two days in a row. Shhhh. Broiled Kofta Kabob 1 1/2 … [Read more…]

Thanksgiving menu : Roasted Turkey (with a Lemon Garlic Marinade)

I love Thanksgiving.  I love being with friends and family. I love the sentiment of being thankful. And, I really, really love Thanksgiving dinner. I have heard lots of people say that they don’t really care for turkey. That it’s bland or blah, or whatever. I do really like turkey.  When it is brined and then properly seasoned, it is really … [Read more…]

Crockpot Chicken, Peruvian style

I have rekindled my relationship with my slow cooker. I have started using it at least once a week, and this week, I’ve used it twice so far. There is something SO satisfying coming home to the aroma of home cooking. The common complaints I’ve heard about chicken in the crockpot are: It dries out It gets overcooked and shreds, losing its … [Read more…]

Ropa Vieja in the Slow Cooker

This is a lovely dish of shredded beef, with a delicious sauce.  It is really easy to put together, since you prepare everything, set it in the slow cooker, and go about your day. Ropa Vieja is a Cuban dish. It translates to “old clothes” , because it looks like shredded old fabric. It tastes a heck of a lot better than old clothes, though. … [Read more…]

Crustless Noodle and Roasted Vegetable Quiche

I had some leftover cooked wide egg noodles and some roasted vegetables from a previous meatloaf meal. The meatloaf was eaten up right away, and  neither leftover side dish would have been enough on its own, so I decided to make them both into a sort of crust-less quiche. (There was about 1 cup of chopped noodles and 1 cup of chopped vegetables, … [Read more…]

Slow Cooker Kofta (or converting a kofta recipe to a crockpot recipe)

This past weekend, my brother was visiting. We wanted to go out, yet have a home cooked meal and not resort to just getting takeout on the way home. I had already planned on making Kofta with Tomato Sauce (Mediterranean Meatballs with Tomato Sauce), so I thought that I would put my dusty, neglected slow cooker to good use. I made the kofta … [Read more…]

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