I’ve been trying to make one vegan/vegetarian dish each week to cut down a bit on my meat consumption. The secret ingredient to this dish is homemade cashew cream which, in the finished product, you wouldn’t know isn’t dairy. You could make this recipe using heavy cream rather than the cashew cream for a vegetarian…
Category: Dinner Tonight
Pesto Chicken and Broccoli with Penne Pasta
Because it is made from all fresh ingredients, this delicious dish rivals anything you would get at a high-end Italian restaurant but comes together in about 45 minutes, making it perfect for a busy weeknight or a lazy weekend. If you’re looking for inspiration for dinner tonight, this is it. Difficulty: Easy Time: 45 minutes…
Jalapeño Cheddar Soup
Ah, fall. Labor Day festivities over, it’s finally time to embrace the fact that summer has finally drawn to a close. Now is the time to embrace leaves turning color, a crispness to the air, a change in the light. Fall is a time for flannel shirts, cooler days – and of course soup. Of…
Steak Fajitas
Steak soaked in a zesty citrus marinade and then grilled to perfection; serve with pico de gallo, homemade gaucamole, sour cream, roasted peppers and onions and Mexican cheese. Easy, cheap and delicious. Ingredients: For the Steak 2.5lb London Broil or Tri-Tip Roast 1/2 cup orange juice 1/2 cup lime juice (approximately 6 limes) Zest of 1…
Salmon Poached in White Wine with Penne and Asparagus
This delicious seafood pasta dish comes together in about 45 minutes, is simple to make and relatively inexpensive. Its clean, bright flavor profile yields a result greater than the sum of its parts and it is therefore both perfect for a weeknight dinner and elegant enough for a romantic dinner for two. Time: 45 minutes…
Peruvian Style Roast Chicken with Jalapeño-Cilantro Sauce
This delicious, succulent chicken served with a green sauce similar to a creamy chimichurri is a sure crowd pleaser. This version is a loose adaptation of J. Kenji Lopez-Alt’s grilled recipe featured on his blog Serious Eats. While it could also work out quite nicely on the grill, this version is executed in the kitchen and…
Honey Glazed Chipotlé-Lime BBQ Chicken
This BBQ Chicken is tangy, sweet, spicy and fresh. All the right flavors and a unique twist on classic BBQ chicken. Searing the chicken in a hot skillet ahead of time renders out a good bit of fat and leads to perfectly crispy skin. Finish either on the grill or in the oven and follow…
Thai Red Coconut Curry with Chicken
This delicious Thai dish is full of fresh, bright flavors and is the perfect balance between spicy, sweet and savory. It also comes together in about 30 minutes, making it the perfect dish for a busy weeknight or some time when you don’t want takeout but aren’t wanting to spend a ton of time in…
Bouillabaisse
This delicious seafood stew hails from the French port city of Marseilles and represents the best of Provençal cooking: A mirepoix of onions, carrots and celery is sautéed in butter and oil, savory aromatics are added to the base along with white wine, stock and saffron and then a variety of fresh fish is gently…
Chicken Chili II (Updated Version)
Recipes change over time. As we spend more time in the kitchen and become better cooks, we learn new things; as we learn new things, we incorporate them into the dishes we already know how to make. That’s ultimately how a dish becomes “ours” – when we’ve come to know it so well through years…
