Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
These Pesto Chicken and Vegetables Kabobs consist of baby potatoes, chicken, onion, and tomatoes in a yogurt pesto marinade. They are perfect for grill night or cookouts. Can you believe that Labor Day is only two weeks away? Already? The summer has flown by! In preparation for the big end of summer weekend, I am sharing a tasty and easy grill recipe that is perfect …
Convenient and easy homemade microwaved mac and cheese for one with creamy horseradish bacon cheddar cheese sauce. No dirtying and cleaning up pots and pans. What’s not to love? So here is the scenario—everyone is out of the house, and you have a few hours to yourself. You want to spend it catching up on some unfinished business, or maybe it’s going to be a …
This quick and easy Chopped Clam and Linguine in Wine Sauce is a 20-minute meal. The sauce is flavored with white wine, clam juice, and butter. Keep this in mind the next time dinner needs to get on the table quickly. I used to eat whole belly clams when I was young. One of my parent’s friends had a huge backyard clambake every summer, and every …
This Sesame Tuna with Wasabi Mayo Sandwich is light, healthy, and absolutely delicious! It has tuna steak cooked in sesame oil and served with wasabi mayonnaise and an Asian slaw on tender rolls. If you need sandwich ideas for tuna steak, this is what you’re looking for! This post has been refreshed and abbreviated since its original publication on July 12, 2015 to contain only …
Juicy bone-in chicken breast stuffed with fresh summer peach, basil, agave nectar, prosciutto, and Queso de Freir cheese is a great summer dish. You will have to crank up the oven, but it’s worth it! Serve this with an easy Roasted Black Pepper Caesar Salad with Pancetta side! I don’t eat peach throughout most of the year because I’m not a huge fan of the grocery store …
Homemade chicken sausage, pickled carrots and daikon, and cilantro wrapped in lettuce leaves. Serve with soy-oyster dipping sauce. Great as an appetizer or a light and healthy summer meal. I served these chicken lettuce wraps to my husband twice this past week. To my delight, he loved them and gave them two thumbs up. He is my biggest blog supporter and critic, so it makes …
These pork chops are marinated with lemongrass and grilled to perfection. Serve with Jasmine rice for a tasty, easy dinner. Hi there! I hope you had a good weekend! I am so enjoying the verdant springtime landscape and the warmth! My husband and I bought many plants this weekend including herbs, vegetables, and flowers. If you read about me here, you will understand that this might …
This Shrimp Fra Diavolo has tender shrimp in a spicy white wine and tomato-based sauce. Served with linguine or other pasta of choice for a satisfying and filling meal. This post has been updated since its original publication on April 2015 with new images and added content. One of my favorite Italian dine-out dishes is Shrimp Fra Diavolo. The abundance of pasta, tender shrimp, and …
Pasta salad with an Italian flare with a little help from pene pasta, chicken, olives, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, mozzarella pearls, fresh basil, Italian dressing, and Parmesan shavings. It’s substantial enough to have as a meal. Hello there! It looks as if spring is going to arrive after all. The snow has finally started to melt, so we are making some progress. And with the time …
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