Main Dish
Chicken 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.
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Beef Stir Fry
This is an easy beef stir fry dish with snow peas and mushrooms that comes together quickly for a busy weekday evening.
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Southwest 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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Leftover Turkey Soup
Since my family isn’t a big fan of turkey sandwiches, I’m always trying to find new ways to use the leftovers after Thanksgiving. I experimented with a recipe and now everyone looks forward to this soup. This recipe is a keeper and It uses most of our leftovers. If you’re looking for alternatives for leftover…
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Chicken Curry Salad With Grapes
This recipe was given to me years ago from a friend’s personal recipe collection. I’ve made slight modifications.
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Mongolian Beef
Mongolian Beef is a soy sauce based Chinese dish with a combination of sweet and spicy flavors. Place this meaty stir-fry on top of a bed of sticky rice, and you have a great meal that the entire family will love. It’s easy enough to make, so why order takeout.
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Beef Stroganoff
We have been making this dish for years. It’s a great basic beef stroganoff recipe. I have substituted hamburger in place of steak at times. Serve over cooked egg noodles.
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Sloppy Joes
I have fond memories of Sloppy Joes. This recipe is a better version, with a lot of flavor and a little spice, but still reminiscent of my childhood memories.
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Rib Eye Roast
We cooked a rib eye roast for Christmas Eve dinner his year, since we couldn’t go out to a restaurant. This roast made for an easy but elegant dinner. We served with fingerling potatoes, asparagus and homemade horseradish sauce on the side. But no need to wait for a holiday, it also works well for…
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Thai Red Curry
This is one of my favorite Thai dishes, so of course, I had to learn to cook it at home. When I found that most recipes used Kaffir Lime Leaves, I bought reluctantly at the grocery store, since they were expensive! After that first attempt preparing this recipe, I knew I wanted to cook with Kaffir leaves…
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