I have been cooking. I’ve not just been blogging. I’ve been on an Indian food kick lately and it’s all because of Made in India by Meera Sodha. The recipes are well-written and taste fantastic. They are not overly complicated. Many could be weeknight dinners. She writes with a friendly tone and the intro to…
Main Dishes
Baked Ham with Brown Sugar and Maple Syrup
Ham is expensive if you look at the total price, but if you break it down to how many meals you get out of it, it’s often quite reasonable. I always get ham with a bone in so I can make some split pea or bean soup. Dice and freeze any leftover ham in 1…
Onion-Crusted Barramundi (or Sole)
I think I got this recipe from Jacques Pepin’s More Fast Food My Way. I left out the anchovy butter. A creative use for those canned crispy onions! It made me think of how good they would be on or in other things.
Bread Crumb Topped Barramundi
This recipe came from The Six O’Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families and was originally for flounder to serve four. The book was initially sent to me for review and I’ve continually turned to it for good healthy and fast recipes. The book is organized into 13 weeks of seasonal…
Easier Than Stir-Fry Chicken
This Easier Than Stir-Fry Chicken is from Linda Eckhardt’s “Feed Your Family on $10 a Day” cookbook, which is out of print at this point but pick it up used if you can find a copy. She said the recipe started as a plum stir-fry chicken but sometimes she didn’t have plum jam. And she…