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  • Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe

    Sort of Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe

    I wanted some soup for lunches later in the week so cooked this up to go with the carne asada soft tacos I was making for dinner. I wanted something Mexican oriented and with some vegetables so played around a bit and came up with this soup. I used some corn I had frozen after…

  • Indian Dinner: Butter Chicken, Chickpea Curry, Potatoes and Lentils

    Indian Dinner: Butter Chicken, Chickpea Curry, Potatoes and Lentils

    I’m not sure if the latter dish qualifies as Indian or not. I got it from Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food. I first served it at a family meal as a side dish for omnivores and a main dish for vegetarians. It was gobbled up by everyone!…

  • Meatball Sandwich

    Meatball Sandwich

    Use Up Those Leftover Meatballs! In truth, there’s hardly a recipe for a meatball sandwich. At its simplest, you take a French or hoagie roll, put a few meatballs on it, ladle some spaghetti sauce on it and eat. If you want to get a bit fancier, you’d use your own homemade meatballs. My favorite…

  • Sausage, Black Bean and Salsa Soup Recipe

    Sausage, Black Bean and Salsa Soup Recipe

    This one is from my sister. She sent it via email just after I’d decided to make some soup for dinner and was trying to decide which kind!  It goes together VERY quickly and is delicious!  She called for turkey kielbasa but I used some smoked beef sausage because I was using up the leftover…

  • Chicken Panini Sandwich from Leftover Chicken Cutlets

    Chicken Panini Sandwich from Leftover Chicken Cutlets

    I really made too many chicken cutlets the other night. However, they are good simply reheated.  Last night I used some up in a Chicken Divan casserole.  For lunch today, my daughter took a simple salad with some chopped romaine lettuce mixed with Ranch dressing and a chopped chicken cutlet. She loved it. Today for…