Category: Main Dishes
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Chicken Parmigiana
We had some friends over for dinner Sunday night. I wanted to serve something that pleased both adults and kids, since they had nearly 3 year old twins. One of the girls suggested chicken cutlets so I ended up repeating a favorite “company” dinner: Since spaghetti is hard on little ones, I cooked some shells…
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How to Roast a Small Turkey
Since we went away for Thanksgiving (and had a fabulous dinner at my sister’s!), my girls’ were feeling shortchanged. My sister generously sent us home with some leftover turkey, among other things, but after a batch of turkey enchiladas and a few sandwiches, it was gone. I bought a turkey and fixed it last weekend,…
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Turkey Hash
How is it that you can take the same three basic ingredients from Thursday and turn them into something that tastes different? Even though I didn’t cook the turkey this year, my sister generously sent me home with some leftover turkey and gravy. Dinner last night was my youngest’s favorite: turkey hash. I used frozen…
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Salmon Two Ways and Very Simple Beets and Greens
I bought a lovely large piece of salmon for dinner the other night. At the store, I also picked up a bunch of beets (greens attached) and a mix of wild rice. My mom had brought down some ripe mangoes and she had then picked what I fear is the last of my tomatoes so…
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Beef Barley Soup
Rather than have French dip sandwiches again, I took a diced a cup of the leftover beef and used about 2 cups of the leftover au jus in this soup. Often when I make a beef-based soup I use about half chicken stock and half beef stock, as I did here. Add a couple of…