Main Dish
Fresh Salmon Cakes
This recipe makes a lot of salmon cakes. We love fishing in the Puget Sound and every other year salmon is in season, with pink salmon being plentiful. Pink salmon fillets don’t freeze as well as coho or king so we make pink salmon cakes instead. The frozen salmon cakes freeze great once we vacuum…
Read MoreCrab Risotto
This is a great side dish, which we sometimes serve alongside beef. I like to make alarger batch with fresh crab and freeze for a quick side dish, appetizer or light meal. We’ve been vacuum packing our frozen foods so that everything has a longer self-life in the freezer.
Read MoreDungeness Crab Soup
We do a lot of crabbing, so we’re always looking for new crab recipes. This is a simple creamy soup that comes together quickly. I use Dungeness crab but whatever type of crab is plentiful in your region would be delicious as well.
Read MoreChicken Gumbo
This is a traditional New Orleans gumbo so the recipe takes a while to cook. If you don’t have enough time, you can use a rotisserie chicken (for shredding) and store bought chicken stock.
Read MoreAsian Beef Short Ribs
When I spot beef short ribs at Costco, I buy a large pack. This recipe makes about eight servings and fits in my large Dutch oven (7-quarts). We have plenty of left overs to heat up the next day or freeze for a quick dinner on a busy weekday night. The entire family loves this…
Read MoreStuffed Poblano Peppers
When I go out to a high-end Mexican restaurant, I often times order stuffed poblano peppers, but don’t want to wait until we go out to enjoy. I like that this recipe doesn’t include rice, so that I can serve with a rice side dish. I’ve served with Cuban black beans and rice, but would…
Read MorePra Ram (Swimming Rama)
This is one of my Mom’s favorite Thai dishes and many Thai restaurants do not serve so,of course, I had to give it a try. My son even likes spinach now, thanks to the Thai peanutsauce!
Read MoreChicken Satay
I love Thai food and this dish is served with Thai peanut sauce (or satay sauce), another of my favorites. Rich likes to grill, so this becomes an easy and yummy appetizer or even small meal that the entire family enjoys.
Read MoreBeef Stir Fry
This is an easy beef stir fry dish with snow peas and mushrooms that comes together quickly for a busy weekday evening.
Read MoreSouthwest Chicken and Rice
This is an easy one pot rice recipe. It’s perfect for a weekday meal, since it comes together quickly.
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