Sloppy Joe’s are a classic, there’s nothing new here. For years it’s been a go-to easy-to-make dinner. Chop meat, the Manwich can are the main ingredients, serve on toasted buns with fries on the side. Pretty simple, totally delicious. But things these days are a little different, we are trying to be a little more…
Category: Quick Easy Dinners
I love to cook on the grill. It’s not just the flavors created, but the look. Grill lines just make the dish look better. Living in an apartment makes cooking on the grill practically impossible. However, it appears there is a solution, and, I have one. A very good friend of mine gave me an…
I guess I’m not going to write that this is my idea. Cooked Italian sausage served with peppers, onions and tomato sauce in a toasted hoagie roll. It’s kind of a classic. I lived in New Jersey for some years, we would go to the fairs and carnivals and get sausage, peppers and onions in…
Dark meat v’s light meat. This is a topic that has been discussed for millennia. It probably started with the first hunter gatherers, when they caught their first bird. I love the thighs, they are cheap, flavorful and delicious. Chicken thighs for one, I’ll crisp up the skin and finish them in the oven with…
Lately I seem to eat more chicken than I used to. A slow drift away from red meat. An attempt to eat a little healthier. I pay more attention to how spices interact with the food, and each other. The healthy advantages of certain herbs. Hence garlic ginger marinated chicken came about. It’s good, you…
Week nights can be a little rough. There’s only so much time between getting home and putting dinner on the table. And there’s a lot to do. That’s the idea behind quick easy recipes. Almond Verde pork chops is one of those, and packs some good flavor. There’s a reason the frozen food aisle has…
Masoor Dal is a staple diet in India where there is a substantial vegetarian population. But what does it mean. Well, Dal is Indian for lentil. Massor means pink. So it’s a stew or thick soup made with red lentils. It is essentially a lentil soup. India is the second largest producer of lentils. Yes,…
It’s always easier to take something you know and like, and add a little twist. And that’s what I did here. Chicken stir fry is a big hit in our house. By changing the recipe only slightly the flavors can be shifted from far east to Indian. So here we have sweet mango chicken curry.…