Category: Main Dishes
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Pork Tenderloin with Bourbon Marinade
Oh, yum! I love finding a new marinade. And pork tenderloins are so lean and so good and cook up so easily. I’ve always grilled them although I suppose one day I’ll have to experiment with indoor cooking. But for now… I’m never sure when they say bourbon quite what that means since I’m not…
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Chicken and Corn Chowder
I’m not sure what makes certain soups a “chowder” and others just soup. I Google’d “chowder” and learned it came from the French word for hot water but that didn’t help me much! Regardless, since I had some leftover “sticky chicken“(cooked at a normal roasting temperature) from Saturday night, I made up some chicken and…
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Green Beans with Peanut Sauce
Here’s a different one, for me at least. I didn’t measure a whole bunch when I made these Green Beans with Peanut Sauce so I’ll try to approximate here. The green beans had a nice Asian sort of flavor with the peanut butter and sesame seeds. I’d do maybe a little more soy sauce and garlic…
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Maple Syrup Meatloaf
New Favorite Meatloaf Recipe: Maple Syrup Meatloaf Meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Pure comfort food for me–although I have to admit it’s not one of my kids’ favorites. Still, sometimes they have to suffer! And now this maple syrup meatloaf has replaced my old favorite recipe. If you’re in a hurry you can divide the maple…
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Tofu Curry
More coconut curries…. This time we used a firm tofu rather than any meat. Sauteed some onion and garlic in oil, then added a tablespoon of red curry paste and stirred it around. I put some of the tofu in at this point to fry it a bit. I think next time I’ll fry the…