Category: Main Dishes
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Stir Fried Tofu, Broccoli, and Red Pepper
Although we eat a lot of meat, we also all like tofu so I often find myself playing around with different stir fries with tofu. The original recipe for this called for hoisin sauce but i didn’t have any so used some jarred black bean sauce instead. It also called for yellow pepper but I…
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Southern Sausage Pie
I hardly even knew where to look to buy pork sausage without the casing, but I found it. I guess it’s called ground or bulk sausage… but isn’t all sausage ground? Anyway, this came from The Lady & Sons, Too!: A Whole New Batch of Recipes from Savannah, which I bought on a whim. Both…
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Tacos without the Packet
Most people I know make tacos using those little packages of spices. Years ago I started using this recipe from Let’s Eat In Quick and Delicious Weekday Meals. Often, I make Spanish Rice to go with the tacos, which conveniently uses 8 ounces of tomato sauce as well so you can just use half a…
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Butterflied Roast Chicken
I love roast chicken but sometimes it’s hard to get a whole chicken to cook evenly without paying a lot of attention. I’ve hard great luck if I bother to turn it partway through or take the time to baste it periodically, but sometimes I just want to pop it in the oven and forget…
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Another Chicken Curry Recipe
This was a bit of a combo from a Rachel Ray and a Jacques Pepin, so what do you call that?! My earlier chicken curry recipes have all been great, but I always like to experiment. I wasn’t sure I’d like the tomatoes but I think this was one of the best curry recipes I’ve…