The category “main course” will give you entrees that are usually served with side dishes.
This is a review of Lidia Bastianich’s “Italian-American Lasagna.” It’s loaded with meat sauce, mozzerella, and ricotta. It’s a fantastic recipe. It also freezes and reheats beautifully: so have some now and have some months from now. You’ll get a lot of delicious mileage out of this.
How To Assemble Pierogi: Rolling the dough, stuffing the rounds, and sealing the dumplings so they won’t leak while you’re boiling them
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer: A homemade Polish recipe by a guy who respects tradition, but knows where to draw the line.
This cool, blue, sweet, and spicy tropical dinner for four is fun and special without being fussy: Kahuna Salad, Spicy Coconut Beef and Vegetables, Blue Hawaiian cocktails, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. See the post for the menu and links to the recipes.
This Kahuna Salad is made up of Hawaiian pineapple and macadamia nuts, plus tropcal flavors like banana chips and papaya. Its tahini dressing is lightly sweetened with maple syrup, which helps tie the fruits and vegetables together. If you’re an avid saladista, this recipe might be a nice refreshing addition to your rotation.
The magic of Chicken under a Brick is both the cast-iron skillet and the bricks. Although … herbes de provance may be a small part of this recipe’s enchantment.
Spicy Coconut Beef and Vegetables is an out-of-the-ordinary and delicious hot dish you can whip up after work quickly and easily in your handy dandy cast-iron skillet. The sauce, which is made of peanut butter and coconut milk, also reheats well.
