Category: Main Dishes

Soft Chicken Tacos with Lime and Oregano

Instead of the usual chili powder heavy taco flavoring, I went for a lighter touch last night with these Soft Chicken Tacos with Lime and Oregano. I used just one chicken breast (really half a chicken breast because they’re already split in half when you buy them boneless, skinless) as there were just two…

February 22, 2013
Crockpot Macaroni and Cheese–and February Menu Ideas

Dinner tonight is in the Crockpot. My daughter has class two nights a week and asked if I would make the macaroni and cheese from her graduation party again. She has to pack lunch a few days a week and likes this at room temperature. I’ve been working on creating a month of dinner ideas…

February 18, 2013
Stuffed Peppers in a Philly Cheesesteak Style

We love Philly cheese steak sandwiches around here. My daughter saw a Philly cheese steak style stuffed pepper that used sliced roast beef and thought it sounded good. I like a more traditional stuffed pepper with ground beef though so went back to my old favorite recipe and tweaked it a little for her, using…

February 4, 2013
Falafels from a Mix

Dinner last night was falafels. I will try to make them from scratch at some point. I see a recipe in Jerusalem: A Cookbook that I’d like to try. I did use the recipes in there for the tahini sauce and yogurt and cucumber sauce. But last night I used a mix I picked up…

January 24, 2013
Chicken Curry with Patak’s Mild Curry Paste

I made some chicken curry with Pataks Mild Curry Paste (affiliate link) tonight. You use about half a jar for a huge amount of curry. I’ve followed the same basic recipe with various curry pastes and each one is slightly different but very good! I got the recipe from Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to…

January 22, 2013