What to cook for dinner this week: 1.) Simple Roast Chicken with Sautéed Asparagus and Mustard Potato Salad 2.) Cream of Asparagus Soup 3.) Taco Salad with Pork Carnitas 4.) Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Pineapple Coleslaw 5.) Black Bean and Tomato Soup 6.) Cocktail: Hibiscus Tea Margaritas
What to cook for dinner this week: 1.) Sheet Pan Cajun Chicken and Potatoes with Asparagus, Red Peppers & Swiss Chard and Cheesy Grits 2.) Chicken Lettuce Wraps 3.) Rosemary Braised Steak Tips over Quinoa 4.) Southwest Quinoa Salad 5.) Hearty Vegetable Beef Soup 6.) Hibiscus Tea Cocktails and Mocktails
The preparation for this Cream of Asparagus Soup is simple and straight forward. But, the bright flavors and contrast of textures is anything but ordinary. Start by cooking the bottom half of asparagus stalks in a garlic, onion, and white wine broth until soft. Blend the base into a smooth, creamy soup before adding tender asparagus tips, a bright splash of fresh lemon juice, and a decadent enrichment of cream and egg yolks. Stir in a handful of scallions and top steaming bowls of soup with crispy bacon and buttery croutons.
This simple vegetarian black bean soup packs a serious amount of flavor. Tomatoes and black beans are simmered in a wine and vegetable broth, flavored with onions, garlic, jalapeño, cumin, oregano, lime, and cilantro.Start to finish, this fresh tasting soup will be on the table in well under 30 minutes, making it a super quick, healthy meal that I find myself coming back to over and over again. Perhaps you will too.
There are hundreds of recipes for how to roast a whole chicken, and the truth is that you can follow most of them and end up with a delicious result. Over the years, I’ve tried many, many different roast chicken recipes. Out of all of them, I keep coming back to two simple methods because the prep time is minimal, they require only 3 ingredients (including the chicken), and they consistently produce tender, juicy, richly flavorful chicken.
These pulled pork sandwiches start with shredded slow cooker carnitas, cooked until falling-apart tender, tossed in a tangy mustard sauce and piled high on a bun with pineapple coleslaw. The effect is a balanced explosion of salt, sweet, and sour, the crunch of coleslaw creating a delicious contrast to the tender pork.
Tender, marinated steak tips braised in wine, tomatoes, and fresh rosemary, and served over a bed of quinoa only takes about an hour, but tastes like you’ve been cooking all afternoon.
This is the kind of dish that I like to make on a Sunday afternoon when I can shut myself in the kitchen for a couple of hours and enjoy the process of making really good food that will (at least partially) sustain us for the rest of the week. Because, this chicken is so good. I mean… SO GOOD, that the leftovers are pure gold.
Rotisserie chicken, roast chicken, grilled, baked, or sautéed – If you have cooked chicken, you’re halfway to eating a plate full of chicken lettuce wraps. Fold the chicken into a rich Asian sauce flavored with ginger, soy, chili, garlic, vinegar, and honey, and served serve with crisp lettuce leaves, chili garlic sauce, and roasted peanuts for a quick, intensely satisfying meal. I could eat these every day for a month and still not be tired of them. They are seriously one of the BEST quick meals.
Layer after delicious layer of cheesy Green Tea Pesto Béchamel Sauce, thin, tender potatoes, ricotta cheese, spinach sautéed with garlic and red pepper and tons of mozzarella and parmesan cheese. This Green Tea Pesto Lasagna is a fresh, creamy, decadent and delicious.
Move over take-out. Crispy fried pieces of chicken or pork coated in a sweet, tangy, nutty pomegranate raspberry sesame sauce for a unique take on sesame chicken that just might replace your normal take-out routine.
Tender flank steak, red peppers & onions inside warm corn tortillas, topped with fresh Pico de Gallo. 3 ways to cook the steak – Broil, Grill or Sous Vide.
