Main Dish

Vietnamese-style Spring Rolls

April 29, 2013
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Another month has flown by which means it’s time for a Secret Recipe Club posting.  The club is a fun community of food bloggers who are assigned one another’s blogs—in secret, of course; and we select a fellow SRC member’s recipe to make and post on our own blogs.  We synchronize posting our chosen recipes [...]

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Fish Tacos with Tequila Lime Aioli

April 22, 2013
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Amazing as it is to me now, I never had the pleasure of eating Mexican food until I was in my 30s.  The first time I ever had some guacamole, I was in seventh heaven and wondering where it had been all my life along with tacos, fajitas, enchiladas, refried beans, and any other number [...]

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Quick and Easy Tilapia with Panko

April 19, 2013
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Are you tired of the same old, same old for dinner?  Are you trying to incorporate more fish in your diet?  Are you looking for quick and easy recipes for dinner?  This tilapia recipe answers all these questions quite nicely—not to mention deliciously.

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Chili-glazed Salmon with Sriracha Cream Sauce

April 8, 2013
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It’s not often that I make a tactical error when it comes to choosing a new recipe to try.  Usually, I’ll read it very carefully and decide whether I want to make it as is or tweak it to my liking.  If reviews by other cooks are available, I’ll read and take those into account.  [...]

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Lemon Chicken with Cannellini Beans and Rosemary

March 25, 2013

Hoo boy, where did this past month go?  It’s Secret Recipe Club time again!  The club is made up of a fun group of bloggers who once a month are secretly assigned another member’s website from which to choose a recipe to make and then share on what we call “Reveal Day” when we all [...]

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Cassoulet

February 21, 2013
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Full disclosure—I did not made this delicious cassoulet myself, but I did eat it which counts for a great deal in my book!

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Beef Stroganoff

February 4, 2013

When the weather is as brutally cold as it has been here in the Chicago area, my thoughts turn to comfort food.  This beef stroganoff recipe deliciously falls into that category.

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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

January 14, 2013

OK, I decided I need to make up for leading astray any of you who are struggling to keep New Year’s diet resolutions.  Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!

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The Feast of the Seven Fishes

December 24, 2012

Guest Post by Roger This year we are going to try Fran’s family Christmas tradition – the Feast of the Seven Fishes. This is an Italian Christmas tradition, based upon the practice of abstinence from eating meat  at various times, Christmas Eve being one of these times.  We have been preparing a sort of Swedish [...]

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Michelle’s Fish Chowder

December 23, 2012

My Sicilian mom was a terrific cook.  In addition, truth be told, she was a harsh food critic—especially if the cook wasn’t Italian!

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