When I was shopping at our local Sunflower Market the other day, the cauliflower looked so lovely – and was on sale for cheapcheapcheap. So I bought a head to have with our tandoori chicken and naan that evening. I decided to make curried cauliflower, and it was delicious. Two of my kids declared it “the best cauliflower ever!”
Curried Cauliflower
Curried Cauliflower
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt (divided)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
Pinch of cayenne
1 head of cauliflower, cored and cut into bite-size pieces
1 15-oz. can coconut
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With our Indian dinner the other night, I made naan to go with the chicken tandoori and the curried cauliflower. It’s my favorite part of dinners at Indian restaurants, and I didn’t know until I started making it and told a few friends that apparently, it’s difficult to find a good naan recipe. I took a little from here, a little from there to make it. I guess a combination of knowing my ingredients, remembering vividly what naan at the restaurant tastes like, and a good amount of luck was at play, because my naan was fantastic. And not so
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Last night’s dinner: tandoori chicken, curried cauliflower, and naan. The dinner was fantastic, and we didn’t even need to pay restaurant prices.
Tonight, I’ll post the chicken, and post the other recipes over the next few days.
Tandoori Chicken Recipe
Tandoori Chicken
4 large chicken breasts
Juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon salt
1½ cups plain yogurt
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
2 teaspoons chopped cilantro
Make three deep cuts into the chicken breasts on one side, and turn them over and make three deep cuts on
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One of our “go-to” dinners is “breakfast for dinner”, or “brinner”, as some of my friends call it. Frequently, that means eggs with sausage and hashbrowns. But sometimes, it means fried potatoes with tomatoes and cilantro with the eggs instead. This is my favorite way with “brinner”!
Sometimes, my fifteen-year old and I will have this for lunch, too (the boys aren’t very fond of potatoes). I will give the recipe for two large servings. It doubles just fine.
Fried Potatoes with Cilantro and Tomatoes
Fried Potatoes and Eggs with Tomatoes and Cilantro
2 russet
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A couple of weeks ago, I tried making a lighter version of one of our family favorites, Spaghetti con Sugo di Tonno. I failed miserably. It was all going well until I decided that upping the fiber and protein would probably be a good idea, and I added a drained can of cannellini beans. Well, they turned to grainy mush that pretty much ruined the dish. I think maybe if I had added them nearer to the end… but I decided to skip them this time and rely on side dishes for the added fiber. This lighter version was as
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Today my middle son is no longer a kid – he’s a teen! He requested two used computer games for his birthday, but he didn’t request them until last week. I ordered them from Amazon sellers, and since I didn’t expect them to arrive in time, I told him that I was getting them for him. And then they both arrived during the week. He knew what the packages were, but I wouldn’t let him have them until today. So that’s where he’s been all day.
I also got him a watch, which is our tradition when a kid becomes a
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Oh, how I love asparagus. It’s on sale everywhere right now, and it’s one of the fresh veggies that my kids will eat without complaint. As a matter of fact, my ten year-old squeals with delight when I mention that we’re having asparagus for dinner.
My favorite way to prepare asparagus is to roast it. It ends up with so much flavor; it’s crisp and tender all at the same time.
Roasted Asparagus
Roasted Asparagus
1 bunch of asparagus
Olive oil spray
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Preheat the oven to 425°.
Wash
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I don’t have much to say about these, except that I love them.
Salmon Patties
Salmon Patties
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 15-oz. can wild caught salmon
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 large egg
1 teaspoon dill
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Smash up the salmon in a medium bowl. I remove the skin first, because it grosses me out, but you could leave it in. Don’t remove the bones, though – they are soft and won’t hurt you, and they add calcium.
Sprinkle the flour over the salmon
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A couple weeks ago, spiral hams were on a ridiculous sale, so I bought one and we had a lovely, decadent dinner, with ham and mashed potatoes and rolls and applesauce. We also had enough ham left over for a second dinner, plus meat for lots of sandwiches, and a ham bone to freeze for soup. I made our favorite, split pea soup.
Split Pea Soup
Split Pea Soup
1 pound of split peas
2 quarts water
Ham bone
1 onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, smashed
2 stalks of celery, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp.
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Apparently, I’m continuing my trend this week of utterly ignoring my menu plan. Wednesday morning, I was surfing the web and found this fun food blog, and then this amazing-looking chicken recipe. I couldn’t get it out of my mind. It haunted me all day. I told myself, “Self, you can make those next week”, but I wouldn’t listen. So I made them Wednesday night.
Of course, there were some changes. I don’t buy pre-seasoned bread crumbs, so I had to adapt that right away. I used some of the crumbs I keep in my freezer, and added a little oregano,
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