Category: Main Dishes

  • Japanese Curry Chicken Recipe – Wow!

    Japanese Curry Chicken Recipe – Wow!

    Cooking for just another adult the other night so I could get a bit spicier than normal. Wow! I used this curry powder I bought at Ranch 99. I can’t read the label but evidently it is HOT! So vary the amount of curry powder depending on the heat of the curry powder and your…

  • Maybe Mom’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe

    Maybe Mom’s Baked Spaghetti Recipe

    This is one from my childhood, except I just made it up as I went along since I didn’t have my mom’s old recipe handy.  What I remembered is that it had cooked spaghetti and sauce, cheese, kidney beans, green peppers and ground beef. My mom used to make it in a large 9×13 pan…

  • Steak from Big Daddy’s House

    Steak from Big Daddy’s House

    Okay, I’ve said before I don’t watch many cooking shows but somehow I stumbled upon Big Daddy’s House on the Food Network and was taken with his beef salad.  You can see his original recipe here.  I knew we didn’t do big spices and I took a little nibble of one of those chipotle peppers…

  • Barramundi Fish Filets with Piccata Sauce

    Barramundi Fish Filets with Piccata Sauce

    Last night I thawed out a frozen fish filet. It was large enough for the two of us.  I didn’t have a plan about how to cook it but saw a recipe for piccata sauce on the package and went with that, with a few additions of my own. I’ve done chicken piccata and pork…

  • 90 Minute Oven Pot Roast

    90 Minute Oven Pot Roast

    This oven pot roast starts on the stove with browning, then finishes in the oven with a tight seal in a Dutch oven.  The gravy practically makes itself and is delicious. It went great with some mashed potatoes and delicata squash. I’d never cooked a delicata squash before but it’s perfect for smaller families and…