Category: Main Dishes

  • Roast Chicken Legs, Onions, Potato Wedges and Asparagus

    Roast Chicken Legs, Onions, Potato Wedges and Asparagus

    The weekend was so busy I ended up grocery shopping on my lunch hour today. I was busy moving rocks and building new raised beds and shoveling compost and planting radishes, beets and basil. Dinner last night was a frittata with potatoes, leeks, chives, cheese and eggs. When I went grocery shopping today I checked…

  • Ground Lamb Kofta

    Ground Lamb Kofta

    We like my fake Gyros I make with ground beef but I’ve been wanting to try them with ground lamb or a mixture and I finally saw some ground lamb at the grocery store. And I will do that one day…but tonight I saw this recipe for Ground Lamb Kofta Kebabs on AllRecipes.com and decided…

  • Grilled Asparagus & a Marinade for Beef

    Grilled Asparagus & a Marinade for Beef

    Last night I marinated a flank steak, then grilled it. I also grilled the asparagus. For the steak marinade I mixed up: 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup oil 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 tsp black pepper Score the steak (cut thin stripes across the grain), then put it in a gallon…

  • French Dip Sandwiches in the Crockpot (Slow Cooker)

    French Dip Sandwiches in the Crockpot (Slow Cooker)

    We had my niece and her husband down for dinner tonight and my daughter requested French Dip sandwiches in the crockpot (slow cooker).  I first made this recipe on a Gingerbread House Decorating Day in 2002 according to my notes in the Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes cookbook!  I like noting…

  • Butternut Squash, Indian Style in the Slow Cooker

    Butternut Squash, Indian Style in the Slow Cooker

    I had not thought of butternut squash as an Indian dish but I was browsing through The Indian Slow Cooker: 50 Healthy, Easy, Authentic Recipes and spotted this recipe. This was delicious! When I’m cooking Indian food for dinner I like having at least 2 dishes plus rice, and at least one of those dishes…