Category: Easy Recipes

  • Pasta with Ricotta Cheese

    Pasta with Ricotta Cheese

    My eldest asked that I make this pasta with ricotta cheese. She remembered that she used to love it and asked for it so many times she finally got sick of it.  She said she also remembered taking it to the pool to eat at room temperature. At dinner tonight she said it was as…

  • Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken Breasts

    Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken Breasts

    I love recipes that scale easily and these days I’m especially attracted to ones that let me make a good dinner for just one or two people.  These chicken breasts were really good. While they were cooking I nuked a potato for a few minutes, just to get it started, then cubed it up and…

  • Beef Teriyaki Skewers

    Beef Teriyaki Skewers

    My eldest is home from college for the summer. She cooks a fair bit for herself at school but beef is not high on the list so it is always something she requests when home.  We saw a picture of teriyaki beef skewers in a magazine and she asked if I’d fix those for dinner…

  • Skillet Dinner: Bulk Sausage, Potatoes & Tomatoes

    Skillet Dinner: Bulk Sausage, Potatoes & Tomatoes

    On a riff from a bulk sausage and red potato dish with rosemary and garlic in Desperation Dinners, I made this dish tonight with some cubed Yukon Gold potatoes from the farmer’s market.  My daughter walked into the kitchen as I was figuring out dinner. I knew dinner would have 1/2 a pound of the…

  • Carrot and Cilantro Salad with Mandarin Oranges

    Carrot and Cilantro Salad with Mandarin Oranges

    Okay, when I see the same basic idea in three different places I figure it’s time to try it. This is so simple, you don’t need any measurements.   Basically it’s the simplest carrot salad with grated carrots, olive oil and lemon juice. Plus a pinch of salt if you’d like.  That alone was delicious but…