Brining a Turkey?
As we’re looking ahead to next week’s big Thanksgiving Dinner, for most of us, the turkey is going to be …Read More
Category Archives: Main Dishes
Southwest Chili with roasted garlic and peppers
This simple chili was borne out of my husband Dave’s need to return to our southwestern roots as we live …Read More
Balsamic Chicken Quinoa
As I mentioned yesterday, quinoa is my new favorite food. This dish can be used as a side dish/salad or …Read More
Quinoa Shrimp Salad with lime and cilantro
I’ve discovered the coolest grain: quinoa. Quinoa, pronounced KEEN-WAH and originating in the South American Andes, is actually related …Read More
Homemade Seafood Chowder
The last week here in the High Country has been one of unrelenting rain. I don’t think I’ve ever seen …Read More
Thai-Style Green Curry Chicken
Since I’m on the subject of curries, I want to share a simpler variation of a chicken curry that a …Read More
Chicken in Green Curry Sauce
Now, on to one of my favorite flavors in the food universe: curry. Before I go on, I want to …Read More
White chicken pozole
“Time to make pozole,” I thought to myself–I FINALLY had all the ingredients, I thought. I pulled everything out, and …Read More
Roasted Edamame Tabbouleh
Shortly before I served dinner tonight, I posted my status update on Facebook, “I’m about to serve a dinner likely …Read More
Gazpacho
I have fond memories of eating a cold vegetable soup called Gazpacho when I was a kid, but I had …Read More
Greek Salad
I’m bringing this post out of semi-retirement. This recipe is just too good not to share again. My mother-in-law gave …Read More
Happy Independence Day!
To those of our readers who are Americans, we wish you a Happy (and safe) Independence Day. (And to those …Read More
Asian Sloppy Joes
This invention was a happy serendipity that resulted from a)too much ground turkey for the turkey burgers I made one …Read More
Cherry Marsala Chicken
You know how things sometimes just all come together in an improvisational sort of way, and it ends up being …Read More
Moroccan Chicken Stew
This morning I got an email from my Auntie Joan–who has a keen eye for good recipes. She couldn’t wait …Read More
Chicken Stir-Fry with Sunchokes and Black Radishes
One of my goals in signing up for a CSA vegetable share was to venture into uncharted territory and try …Read More
Chicken soup with burdock and greens
The other night, I was needing to use several things in my fridge, so I made large pot of soup …Read More
Carnitas!
Oh wow. Last week I was visiting my beautiful cousin, Mary, in California and she served me the …Read More
A few more fun photos of last night’s Chop Block
We did further research in the field of Chop Blockism last night and we had some great results. Chop Block …Read More
Chop Block
I’ve had quite a number of emails asking (rather urgently) what food is pictured in the banner photo. And indeed, …Read More
