Make a quick skillet cornbread with maple butter while herb-rubbed Cornish hens roast. Herb-rubbed roast Cornish hens give you that home-cooked goodness of roast chicken, but with a faster cook time and a fancy touch. You can bake this quick and easy skillet cornbread, and make the maple butter, and wash all the dishes,…
Maple Pecan Salmon with Individual Potato Gratins
Baked salmon gets a sweet and crunchy topping with pecans and maple syrup. Served with cheesy creamy individual potato gratins and sautéed spinach, this is a meal you won’t soon forget. Lately maple has been branded as a fall flavor. Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks both released maple flavored drinks this past fall, and this…
Steak au Poivre (Peppercorn-Crusted) with Oven Fries
Beef tenderloin steaks are crusted with peppercorns and served with an easy cognac cream sauce (no flambéing!) Enjoy this classic French bistro meal with oven fries, a green salad, and a bold red wine. When I think of fancy romantic date night dinners, my mind always goes to French food, like Duck Breast with…
Crispy Skin Chicken Thighs with White Wine Pan Sauce and Roast Spring Vegetables
Plus, How to Prepare Baby Artichokes with Step-by-Step Photos Enjoy crispy skin roasted chicken thighs with a white wine pan sauce and roasted spring vegetables. Includes step-by-step photos showing how to prepare baby artichokes. At risk of turning this blog into the weekly snow update, we still have some snow on the ground. Our…
Baked Cod Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Baked cod cakes made with fresh cod and roasted red pepper sauce are ready in 30 minutes. Serve with salad or your favorite sides for an easy healthy dinner. Hey guys, So, it doesn’t feel like spring here quite yet, but I do have a great fresh light spring dinner to share with you….
Kung Pao Chicken
This quick chicken stir fry with peanuts, made fiery with chilies or mild without them, is a healthy flavorful dinner from China’s Szechuan province. Hi friends, If you’re in the Northeast, I hope you’re safe and warm and with power and all dug out of the snow by now. As I write this Tuesday…
Pomegranate Pot Roast
Pomegranate juice, honey, and molasses flavor this fall-apart tender pot roast. Hi folks, How is your week going? Tuesday night last week, my mom, my grandma, and my sister drove up from New York to our house in Massachusetts. On Wednesday, the four of us went shopping for my wedding dress. We had three…
Scallops with Roast Asparagus and Creamy Pasta
Treat yourself to sweet buttery scallops and tender roast asparagus on a bed of creamy cheesy pasta. Today I’m sharing a great winter-to-spring transition dish. With asparagus, peas, and lemon, this dinner has a fresh spring vibe to it, but with cheesy creamy pasta, it’s also very hearty and comforting, more like a winter…
Andes Mountains Quinoa Beef Soup
This nourishing Peruvian soup is healthy and hearty, perfect for chilly nights up in the mountains or cozy winter dinners, wherever you live. Hi friends, Here’s a little background on this recipe. I wrote about my trip to Peru before, when I shared this recipe for Lomo Saltado. I visited Peru in June (2013)….
Bacon Chicken Marsala
This single-skillet chicken and mushroom dish is packed with flavor from sweet marsala wine, smoky bacon, and mascarpone cheese. Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you love the romance of the holiday or think it’s over-commercialized and silly, I hope you’re having a great day. My Duck Breast with Cherry Sauce and Duck Fat Fried Potatoes…