Guyanese Chicken Curry
Guyanese chicken curry has more flavour than heat. It’s easy and delicious but you do need to invest in some Lalah’s curry powder (it is simply the best). You will also need a large deep frying pan with a lid.
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Rosé Risotto with Cheddar Cheese (Say what now?)
It’s getting chilly outside, and I wanted comfort food. I had arborio rice and no parmesan, but I did have cheddar and a bit of leftover Rosé that needed to be used. Experiment time. If worse came to worse (it was Friday the 13th) there …
Rice Stick Noodle Salads – Be Not Afraid
So, I have a bad habit of buying rice stick noodles (the wide ones, not the angel hair type) and never getting around to cooking them because in the past I’ve always messed them up (usually the ones I buy don’t have any English cooking …
Baked Chicken Kabobs and Spinach Salad
Baked chicken kabobs are quick, easy and great with a spinach salad. This meal takes 30 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to bake. Chicken Kabobs 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut in chunks 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp …
Jamie Oliver’s Beef and Beer Stew with Beef and Bacon Sausages
Beef and beer stew is perfect for a Fall evening and pretty easy…just takes a while to simmer so make it the night before. I used Jamie Oliver’s Beef & Ale Stew and added in some fresh made in-house beef and bacon sausages that I …
Baked Zucchini Stuffed with Butternut Squash Risotto
I haven’t stuffed zucchini…ever. So I thought I’d try it. I cheated on the risotto (lazy) and used a 170g box of President’s Choice, Splendido La Cuchina Italiana Butternut Squash Risotto. I added some bread crumbs but in hindsight it probably wasn’t necessary. Ingredients 1 …
Vegetarian Lasagne with Zucchini and Kale (aka La, La, La, Lasagne)
With or without meat, lasagne is a healthy and filling meal. Add in layers of vegetables and it packs a tasty and nutritious punch. Ingredients: 2 medium zucchini (halved and cut in 1/4″ slices) 6 sheets of Duso’s fresh lasagne pasta noodles (or lasagna noodles …
Warm Steak Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette
My son the carnivore is heading off to boarding school on Tuesday so I thought this warm steak salad would be a good way to feed him a steak and get some extra veggies into him…also since my daughter “the mostly vegetarian” had already eaten …
Quinoa and Veggie Salad with Fresh Herbs and Olives
Here’s another yummy quinoa salad for a summer supper. Ingredients: 1 c. quinoa 1 1/2 c. water 1/2 tsp salt Juice and zest of 1 lemon Equal amount olive oil to lemon juice 1 clove garlic Salt and pepper to taste 12 marzano tomatoes cut …
Orzo Pasta Salad with Chicken
I thought it might be time for a summer dinner salad so here’s a variation of the Layered Orzo Salad in Company’s Coming Meal Salads that adds chicken for protein and substitutes delicious Bulgarian feta (hat tip to Jordan and Emma) instead of bocconcini cheese. …