Tacos de Carnitas, cubes of pork simmered in water and seasonings until tender, then crisped up in a skillet and ready for tacos. I had a houseful for the 4th and rain all weekend long! Ugh, after days of blue skies, heat and humidity, the long weekend was rained out. For the most part though, …
Recipes By Cuisine
Sausage Gravy and Biscuits ~ Southern-style comfort food for breakfast or brunch. Creamy country-style sausage gravy over split warm buttermilk biscuits.
Spaghetti with Bacon Sauce, simple and rustic version of the Italian classic all'Amatriciana, adapted from my dad's Romeo Salta cookbook.
Leftover Lamb Flatbreads, roasted lamb slices with Ras el Hanout spices and onions, piled on naan flatbread with hummus and lemon garlic yogurt sauce. I'm not sure how often you roast a leg of lamb, but I'm guessing there's a chance you might for Easter. I recently made a beautiful roasted leg of lamb and …
Full disclosure here ~ if I take my favorite jarred marinara sauce and doctor it up with browned ground beef, some onions and spices, Meathead thinks it's the best pasta sauce he's ever had. And it's good, but it's not Bolognese ragù. I'm not talking a quick 15 minute sauce here ~ this is a …
King Ranch Chicken Casserole with layers of tortillas and chicken in a creamy cheesy homemade sauce and topped with crunchy corn chips. Tex-Mex comfort food casserole!
Mustard and herb rubbed and roasted leg of lamb, Gigot à la Moutarde, adapted from a Julia Child recipe. Adding lemon, onion and fresh herbs to the roasting pan yields a delicious pan gravy.
Pesto Cheese Stuffed Shells ~ pasta shells stuffed with creamy ricotta, Italian cheeses and basil pesto, baked in marinara sauce. I found myself staring at one of my last jars of homemade marinara, wondering what I should make. Then I remembered a baked pasta dish I made years ago in Chicago. I would come back …
Creamy Hungarian Goulash (Szekelygulyas) recipe with pork and sauerkraut and plenty of sweet Hungarian paprika, finished off with sour cream.
Sweet-and-Sour Beef Cabbage Soup ~ simple and comforting old world soup made with beef short ribs, cabbage, allspice, brown sugar and red wine vinegar. Almost as good as Cecil's in Saint Paul, Minnesota!