Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook
Rotisserie Chicken Pozole is a shortcut version of a Mexican hominy and chicken soup. It’s served with an array of topping options for a comforting meal, Mexican style. Pozole is a soup and a Mexican comfort food that’s consumed for everyday meals as well as for celebrations. My first experience with it was over twenty years ago when my sister made pork pozole. She simmered …
Serve these Easy Skillet Chicken Fajitas on warm tortillas and copious amounts of toppings for an easy weeknight meal. If you don’t make fajitas regularly, this one might change things! This chicken fajita is one of my son’s favorite meals. My picky eater husband enjoys it too…even with the cooked onion and peppers!!! I love it because it’s delicious and easy to prep. While this …
This Chicken Chorizo and Shrimp Paella is a Spanish rice dish that is infused with saffron and loaded with goodness. It’s versatile. You can dress paella up or down for a weeknight dinner or for company. Paella (translates to frying pan) originated in Valencia, Spain. It’s considered the country’s national dish. 19th century Valencian field workers were credited with the origin of the dish. They …
Get a taste of fall comfort with this easy one-pot Chicken Butternut and Dumplings. It has a creamy broth, tender shredded chicken breast, sweet butternut squash, herbaceous sage, and pillowy soft dumplings. Serve alone or with biscuits to amp up the comfort level even more! Pair this dish with my Garlic and Herbs Boursin Biscuits for a cozy home-cooked dinner. We recently embarked on a home …
This easy New England Shrimp Boil with Mussels is a feast to behold. It has it all: potatoes, onion, corn, Portuguese sausages, hot dogs, shrimp and mussels. This is an easy one-pot meal that never disappoints! Having lived in central and eastern Massachusetts most of my life, summertime is synonymous with seafood. We seafood lovers take advantage of the abundance of fresh seafood during this …
Make Turkey Taco Mac and Cheese for an easy, satisfying family dinner. With ground turkey, packaged shredded cheese, and a few pantry items, it is a simple one-pot meal everyone will love. These days cooking from what is available in the house is essential now that I can’t run the store anytime I’m out of an ingredient. This pasta maximizes a package of ground turkey and turns …
Chuck Steak Roast is an easy, budget-friendly meal the entire family will love. The chuck steak is slow-roasted with vegetables until fall-off-the-bone tender. Can we talk about the crazy weather over the past weekend? It’s the second week of January in New England, and the temp soared to 68°F. How crazy was that!? A welcome kind of crazy, however. It definitely put everyone in a …
Pan-seared Italian sausage chunks, tender gnocchi, and nutrition-packed kale make this stew hearty and comforting. This one-pot meal takes under 30 minutes to cook and is perfect for a weeknight dinner. Happy New Year!!! I hope you all had a great start to 2019! My husband and I spent it at home with an intimate party of five. We ate lots, drank some, watched a …
Shakshuka is a Middle Eastern dish with poached eggs in a spiced tomato sauce. This variation adds an Italian twist with a puttanesca-style sauce. Serve it with pita or crusty bread for a fantastic one-pot meal that is perfect for breakfast or a budget-friendly meal. Hi, y’all! It’s Thanksgiving week, so I would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday! Enjoy your day, whether it …
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