Category Archives for "Main Dishes"

Apr 16

A succulent ground lamb with Moroccan spices

By Amanda Rose | Antiques , Main Dishes , Recipes

I love finding ground meat on sale. It makes for such quick and easy meals. It doesn’t matter whether the meat is chicken, beef, lamb or turkey, if it’s on sale it’s gonna end up in my kitchen. When you find it, buy enough to cook for two meals. You know: cook once, eat twice. […]

Mar 18

A piquant pork is born out of kitchen experimentation

By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes

You know how some of your best recipes “just happen”? This is one of those! For decades I have loved chili verde, pork cubes cooked in a tomatillo sauce thickened with ground pumpkin seeds. We make it at home ourselves, order it in a few select eateries, and adapt the flavors to build other dishes. […]

Feb 14

This “fiesta” chicken salad is so simple that the party will start in about 30 minutes…

By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes , Salads

Let’s hear it for leftover bits of cooked chicken! Don’t you love planned leftovers? When I find whole hens on sale I snag two and head right home to brine and roast them. Two good sized hens provide a generous eight meals. For a salad like this, breast meat is my preference. The white of […]

Feb 05

A simple Filipino pork adobo inspired by a dear friend

By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes

If we had never lived in Delano, so rich with Filipino culture, I may never have tasted adobo. How sad would that have been? Pork or chicken adobo made an appearance at every community gathering along with lumpia, pancit, and pan de sal. What memories! Last Saturday we attended a funeral for Felisa Aroy, friend, […]

Aug 13

Dry Beef Curry with Peanut and Lime

By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes

If a dish is to become a regular item in your menu planning you probably have the some of the same requirements I do: (1) Great nutrition, (2) Tantalizing aroma and flavor, and (3) Ridiculously easy to put together. This curry dish fits the specs and is stunning enough for company. I found the recipe […]

Jun 20

Chicken Adobo

By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes

Living in Delano, California for fifteen years, close to one of the largest Filipino populations in the United States, I came to love Filipino food. Adobo was the first dish I was served at many Delano potlucks and events. It is still one of my first choices: it is juicy, full of flavor, and satisfying. […]

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