This article was written by
mrsem

Related Posts
There are 14 comments for this article
  1. mamacita at 11:20 pm

    Well, tonight I’m making chicken cacciatore. I’m still fiddling with the recipe, but this is what I’m trying tonight:

    Season (with salt and pepper) 1 lb. (or so) of chopped, boneless skinless chicken thighs. Heat a little butter and olive oil in a dutch oven. Add chicken pieces and one chopped onion. Brown chicken on all sides. Add one can diced tomatoes (with juices), one can tomato paste, one stalk celery (chopped) and one carrot (chopped). Cover and simmer until chicken is cooked through. Add chopped parsley and remove from heat. Serve over couscous.

  2. Mary at 11:35 pm

    I haven’t made this yet, but I have friends who rave about it:
    [link=http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1141973]Crunchy Shrimp with Ginger-Orange Sauce[/link]

    It might take more prep than you’d like, though. How about a pork recipe? I like doing spicy pork chops with mango chutney or mango salsa, with rice and steamed broccoli or other vegetable.

  5. e at 11:56 pm

    i like my pan-seared gnocchi with cubes of butternut squash in sage oil, topped with lots of freshly ground pepper and parmigiano reggiano cheese. i had it at Diner under the Brooklyn Bridge. it’s simple, yummy, and one of six things i can make. i admire all your cooking skills, i’m a huge fan of eating out. sigh.

  6. Gracie73 at 12:10 am

    There is a really cool website called http://www.allrecipes.com if you haven’t been to it. I really like it because there are some simple recipes and there are reviews for each of the submitted recipes as well as improvizations for an even better recipe. And to boot, you can save recipes to your own personal “recipe card box.” Happy dinner.

  7. Jessica at 1:27 am

    I have a cooking blog. I don’t know how many recipes you could get from me, but I have a lot of links to other cooking blogs too. I plan a weekly menu and try to eat at least half vegetarian meals.

    I have subscriptions to Real Simple, MS Living, and Everyday Food. I try to make a recipe from each issue. It helps me try new things and makes me feel that I’m not wasting my subscription money.

    Also, breakfast or brunch recipes can be a welcome change for dinner, and since some are often lighter than typical dinner fare can be nice during the summer.

  8. Jane at 1:32 am

    I have a really easy dish that goes well with almost any entree or can be enhanced with heartier veggies as a main course.

    Make one box of regular cous cous. Fluff and add to a large bowl. Add a can of strained chickpeas, halved cherry tomatoes, lots of feta cheese, and diced flat leaf parsley for freshness. Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice over the entire thing- add salt/pepper if you like.

    To make it heartier- add sauteed eggplant or mushrooms, artichoke hearts, roasted asparagus or broccoli, or any of your favorite veggies.

    Serve with a glass of chilled White Burgundy and I am one happy camper!

    And it makes an enormous amount so you can munch on it all week. It’s also a crowd pleaser at parties and pot-lucks when you are in a pinch and don’t have time to make something extravagant.

  11. kathryn at 2:57 pm

    I had an amazing haul from my farmers market this weekend so i made a sort-of lasagna out of vegetables. I made sauce out of diced tomatoes, slivered carrots and onion, with whatever herbs you like. Then instead of noodles I sliced zucchini thin and layed sauce and zucchini and lots of cheese. Bake it for 30 min covered and 15 min uncovered so your cheese gets crunchy.

  12. Jen at 2:58 pm

    I am really in to the Williams Sonoma simmer sauces lately. They are not cheap but you can put something in a crockpot or simmer on very low and they are great. The mojo sauce for pork tenderloin is great, and the Indian curry sauces are amazing.

  14. Caroline at 7:50 pm

    I posted an awesome Thai Curry Recipe on my blog…
    Maybe that will help!