Creamy Broccoli, Chicken and PastaHere’s a variation of an earlier recipe using zucchini and ham I posted (see Useful Links below the recipe), only this time I tried a different meat and veggie, and tweaked the flavors a bit. It’s still low calorie and low fat and a nice casual family dinner. As a saucy one dish meal it’s a comfort food unto its own yet one far less… |
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Stuffed PeppersAre you trying to stick to your New Year’s resolution of eating healthier? This tasty, easy recipe will help you do just that. We love stuffed peppers at our house and typically stuff them with ground beef and rice. I substituted the beef and rice with black beans and couscous. The results were amazing! |
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Meatball StewSimple quick, weeknight supper. |
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Fusion pierogiPierogi are dumplings with various fillings, very popular in Eastern Europe, here with a Spanish twist by adding Ibérico ham. |
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Kero-Keropi Twin-PastaAlmost all kids dislike vegetables & my son was no exception when he was younger. Try creating fanciful cartoon characters to divert their attention, it always work. I would use lots of vegetables & “mould” them into cute little shapes to add them to my son’s dishes those days. I haven’t made these cartoon stuff for a long time as… |
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Tagliatelle al tonno e pannaHere's a dish for iconoclasts: tagliatelle with tunafish simmered in butter, cream and parmesan cheese—a dish that violates one of the cardinal rules of Italian cooking: never mix fish and aged cheese. But this may be one of those exceptions that prove the rule, as the result is really very good. |
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Vegan French Cuisine: Quinoa, Green Vegetables & VanillaSpring is coming fast (at least in Japan!) and whatever your culinary priorities, all kinds of green vegetables are coming around the corner! Here, in Shizuoka especially, broad beans, corgettes/zucchinis and broad beans are readily available! |
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Spaghetti alle vongole (Spaghetti with Clam Sauce)A Friday night favorite at our place is spaghetti with clam sauce, one of the signature dishes of Neapolitan cuisine. It is surprisingly easy to make, fun (if a bit messy) to eat and—if you have some good, fresh clams on hand—really, really tasty. |
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Pasta alla normaThis, one of my favorite summertime pastas, comes from Sicily. Along with pasta con le sarde, it is perhaps the most famous of Sicilian pasta dishes. And it is a fairly simple dish to make, the only slight complication coming from the initial preparation of the eggplant. |
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