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.
Dinner Recipes
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 …
It's St. Patrick's Day next week and time to think about what to make. I've been making Corned Beef and Cabbage for so long now, there isn't much to think about. And I always make Irish Soda Bread and finish the meal with some Chocolate Mint Cake. If I'm lucky and have some leftover corned …
Quick and easy weeknight pasta with bacon, onions and mushrooms, all in one pan and on the table in 30 minutes.
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!
My mom's lasagna recipe, classic Italian-American lasagna with ground beef ragù, cottage cheese and mozzarella. Comfort food that never disappoints!
Pork chops smothered in onions and mushrooms in a spicy Cajun cream sauce. These creamy Cajun pork chops are perfect for an easy and comforting weeknight dinner!
I've kind of been on a Thai food kick at home, so since I just posted Shrimp Pad See Ew, now seems as good a time as any to also share the One-Pot Coconut Roasted Chicken I recently made. I probably decided on both these dishes because of a recent trip to a specialty grocer …
Creamy pasta with Italian sausage, this rustic and comforting peasant pasta is made with simple ingredients for an easy weeknight dinner. My love for one-pot meals has no end. I used to make this peasant pasta dish, from Rachael Ray, all the time. I haven't made it in awhile, and for some reason I started …