Dinners are important. The day is over, time to enjoy a relaxing meal. Well, that sounds nice, but usually isn’t true. The day is far from over, there’s still stuff to do. So a dinner that cooks itself would be nice, and, minimal dishes would be nice too. Now, most dinners don’t cook themselves, but,…
Category: Quick Easy Dinners
Pork, as the ad slogan goes “The other white meat”, is good. I mean, bacon makes everything better and, well, Boston Butt in the slow cooker is divine. This particular recipe uses pork chop. The only problem is that if you overcook pork it can get a little tough. Well, there’s a solution, and, it’s…
Sometimes the title for a recipe alludes to a high class restaurant kind of a dish. Take this one for example, it’s obviously Italian, which makes it good. Tortellini, which is just a ravioli wrapped around the finger when being made, is so much better than just plain ravioli. And wine, well, it makes it…
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Empanadas
The idea of wrapping something in a dough crust and cooking it is older than we can document. It’s also universal, from China to South America, from England to Jamaica. Living in South Florida, there is a lot of Hispanic culture here. Empanadas are very popular, with any number if fillings, from beef to chicken…
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Chicken Fried Rice
I love Chinese food, I would even consider it to be comfort food. Well, I’m a foodie, all food is comfort food. There’s just something special about ordering a pint of whatever from the local Chinese take out with a fortune cookie for desert. My taste in Chinese food is pretty simple, usually on the…
Wine is one of my favorite ingredients. It lightens the dish, changes the flavor profile. It’s part of Shrimp Scampi. And, for those that don’t like shrimp, well, there’s Chicken Scampi. Then, well, the whole Chicken Cutlet, really good. Now for another dish in the same vein. Tilapia in wine sauce is light, easy to…
The original idea of marinating meat was to preserve it. But we also marinate to impart subtle flavors, and tenderize. This post about marinated chicken breast, is about creating a base meat that be prepared in many ways, baked, pan cooked or even on the barbecue. Cooked alone or with other ingredients, like wrapped in…
Cooking with wine is such an easy way to elevate a dish. When red wine is added, it will give an earthy note. Beef stew is a classic example. And when white is wine is added, it lightens the dish. And I love shrimp scampi. This post is about chicken braised in wine sauce. A…
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Pan Seared Swordfish Steaks
Fish comes in all shapes and sizes. Some is bony, some fishy, and, some have the consistency of regular meat. Swordfish falls under the last category. This makes it quite versatile, it grills up nicely, but, also pan sears very well. That’s the subject of this post, pan seared swordfish steaks. As usual I’ll start…
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Oven Fish and Chips
Being English, I consider fish and chips a national dish. Fish fried to perfection in a rich batter, served with chips (English terminology for fries), sprinkle with malt vinegar and salt. All eaten on the paper it’s wrapped in, it’s delicious. Well, I’m a little more health conscious these days, so, baked, not fried. This…