Category: Main Dishes

  • How to Roast a Chicken

    How to Roast a Chicken

    If you learn how to roast a whole chicken, you will have lots of meal options open up.  There are lots of ways to roast a chicken. You can vary the cooking times and temperature, stuff it or not, rub butter under or over the skin, sprinkle various herbs on it or in it. The…

  • Four Bean Casserole

    Four Bean Casserole

    This recipe came from my good friend Elizabeth. It’s always popular at potlucks and goes great with just about any barbecued meal.

  • Jamie Oliver’s Chicken Fajitas

    Jamie Oliver’s Chicken Fajitas

    I made these chicken fajitas the other night for dinner and they were so good!  Quick and easy, too, which makes a great combination for a weeknight dinner. I had a friend coming over so did all the prep ahead of time, letting the chicken and vegetables marinate a bit with the lime juice, smoked…

  • Chicken Florentine Salad

    Chicken Florentine Salad

    My sister gave me a copy of Simply Salads: More than 100 Creative Recipes You Can Make in Minutes from Prepackaged Greens (affiliate link) for my birthday. She had bought a copy for our mother, then bought one for herself after Mom tried a few of the recipes.  I love getting a cookbook which has…

  • Black Bean Quesadillas / Fried Tacos

    Black Bean Quesadillas / Fried Tacos

    I am enjoying Love Your Leftovers by Nick Evans.  I cooked up his Spicy Black Beans yesterday morning and then realized I could try out his self-described cross between tacos and quesadillas.   Basically, put a thin coating of oil in a pan, add a corn tortilla, 1/4 cup black beans and a handful of cheese. …