Category: Main Dishes

  • Bread, Pepper and Ricotta Frittata

    Bread, Pepper and Ricotta Frittata

    Frittatas can be made with nearly anything you have around or nearly nothing, as long as you have some eggs and a vegetable of some kind.  Last night I saw the idea of adding stale bread to the egg mixture in Lidia’s Italy in America in her recipe for sausage, bread and pepper frittata. She…

  • Something Different for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Coddle

    Something Different for St. Patrick’s Day: Irish Coddle

    Break out of the corned beef rut and make some Irish Coddle for St. Patrick’s Day. A one-pot delight with sausage, potatoes, bacon and onions in a delicious broth that has some apple juice for sweetness.

  • Avocado Tostadas

    Avocado Tostadas

    When avocados are perfect, I like to make vegetarian tostadas with them so we can really enjoy the avocados.  If I plan ahead, I like to make refried beans or even just cooked pinto beans. But I almost always have a can of refried beans or black beans in the pantry. I fry up a…

  • How to Make Chicken Broth – or Turkey Broth

    How to Make Chicken Broth – or Turkey Broth

    I like to freeze some broth in 1 and 2 cup portions for recipes, and in quarts for making soup.

  • Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

    Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

    I have a stained recipe card from my grandmother containing her version of Broccoli Divan (Chicken and Broccoli Casserole), with cubed chicken, frozen broccoli, and a potato chip topping. This one is so much better! It uses sauteed chicken breasts rather than cooked diced chicken but if you have some cooked chicken to use up,…