Category: Main Dishes
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Stir-Fried Chicken and Snow Peas
My eldest stopped by for a surprise visit. I’d had another dish planned for just the two of us that would not have easily stretched so I decided to make this instead. It came from a $4 book I’d found on clearance at Borders, Stir-Fry (Great Tastes). I’ve tried two recipes from this and they’ve…
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Rosti Casserole with Baked Eggs
I adapted this recipe for Rosti Casserole with Baked Eggs from Cooking Light to serve the two of us tonight. My sister had given me this cute little white baking dish and it was perfect! No turnips so just skipped that and used a Mexican blend of cheese as we are not overly fond of…
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Easy Baked Curry, Mustard & Honey Chicken
A couple of years ago I was sent a review copy of The Six O’Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families. I have enjoyed several recipes from it and then it somehow slipped out of favor and hid on the shelf that holds my cookbooks! A while back a friend of…
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Quick Beef Stew from Jacques Pepin
Yes, it was 90 something degrees yesterday and hot! But my youngest came home from her horseback riding not feeling well and said beef stew sounded really good to her if there was any way I could make that for dinner! At first I said no, thinking of stew cooking for hours and hours, but…
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Daikon and Carrot Pickle (aka Do Chua)
Even our local Safeway carries daikon radishes now, plus I can get them at our farmer’s market too. I wanted to make a home version of banh mi sandwich last night so went online to find a recipe. Ended up at the Viet World Kitchen and used the recipe here for Do Chua. Aren’t they…