Chicken Biryani is a delicious Indian casserole that calls for a paste of spices, herbs and chilies. I made it easy by using a prepared curry paste and other fresh ingredients. We all have our favorite comfort foods. In this country most people will list something cheesy, chocolatey, or baked as ...
Easy Dinners
Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa
Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa bring the Mexican Baja Peninsula to the dinner table. Easy and fresh, they're a great meal for taco Tuesday, or any day! • • • Make your own quick salsa, and not just any typical salsa – one with fresh fruit and creamy avocados. These fish tacos wrap all the good things ...
Easy Mozzarella and Eggplant Panini | Tara Teaspoon
An easy mozzarella and eggplant panini gets it's extra delicious flavor from smokey cheese and sun-dried tomato spread. What a great way to eat vegetarian for dinner! • • • Some Italian flare for a weeknight dinner is always good. I'm preparing for the Winter Games by celebrating delicious ...
Spicy Maple Bacon Chicken Drumsticks
Spicy Maple Bacon Chicken Drumsticks make for sticky fingers and happiness. Easy enough for a weeknight, flavorful enough for game day and delicious enough for a comfort-food gathering. • • • I'm watching the Winter Games this month, being hosted in South Korea (so exciting!) and creating my food ...
14 Non Pumpkin Fall Recipes You Must Try
Even if you love pumpkin, you'll die for these 14 non pumpkin fall recipes. The season is full of other great flavors and ingredients like apples, veggies, sweet maple and spices that make the best treats and comfort food. • • • With all the pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin cookies and pumpkin ...
Slow Cooker Brisket With Fruit And Wine Sauce
Use sweet and flavorful dried fruit to make a rich sauce for slow cooked brisket. Slow Cooker Brisket With Fruit And Wine Sauce will be your new favorite dinner. • • • I do love a good comfort food dinner. This one does it for me times ten! The rich, savory and slightly sweet sauce is the perfect ...
Easy Sausage Stuffed Shells Recipe
Easy Sausage Stuffed Shells are loaded with meaty goodness, eggplant, spinach, tomatoes and cheese – making for the ultimate weeknight dinner. • • • This stuffed shells recipe is loaded with both flavorful sausage and vegetables. That is a balanced meal if I ever saw one! This post includes ...
Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers | Tara Teaspoon
Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers with a simple marinade bring authentic cooking home. Tender chicken and colorful vegetables only take a few minutes to make and grill. Hold on to your bamboo skewers, because these little kabobs are going to knock your socks off. Authentic Korean BBQ flavors are easy to ...
Dang Delicious Slow Cooker Brisket Sandwiches
Dang delicious slow cooker brisket sandwiches pretty well knock the socks off of your summer cookout. A few simple steps, hands-free cooking time, and a little coleslaw make this killer meal. If you need, and I mean NEED, a juicy BBQ brisket sandwich, but don't want to tend the smoker or grill for ...
Ropa Vieja (Slow Cooker Cuban Braised Beef) • Tara Teaspoon
Ropa Vieja is a favorite dish at my local Cuban restaurant. It's a slow cooker braised beef stew with peppers and great tomato flavor. I recreated it so I could dish it up any time! This ropa vieja braised beef stew with peppers and onions resembles a heap of colorful rags, or "old clothes." Thus ...
5-Ingredient Easy Pea Soup • Tara Teaspoon
A hint of lemon adds freshness to this easy, 5-ingredient pea soup. A summer dinner made in minutes, that the whole family loves, before racing to the soccer game. You're not dreaming! Growing up, pea soup usually meant a ham hock, simmered for hours with split peas and some herbs. It was delicious! ...
Tomato Soup With Cheese Dumplings • Tara Teaspoon
No need to serve sandwiches on the side. I made this Tomato Soup with Cheese Dumplings so you're set with an entire, delicious, meal in your bowl. Tomato soup comes together in a flash. I love making my own with a few simple ingredients. Usually a salad or crispy grilled sandwich is a great side to ...
Fresh Green Pesto Pasta with Lemon Ricotta Cream
Fresh Green Pesto Pasta With Lemon Ricotta Cream makes me swoon. It's is the perfect way to get a fresh taste of summer using winter ingredients during chilly months. We are right smack in the middle of that time when baby greens, herbs and veggies have started emerging from the earth; but the days ...
Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup With Queso Blanco
Chipotle sweet potato soup with queso blanco makes any weeknight dinner a comfort-food celebration. Cozy, spicy and easy, it's pretty much the best meal you'll have all week. You may not think of soup as a culinary experience. Especially a simple pureed soup like sweet potato or butternut squash ...
Curry Chicken Drumsticks With Chickpeas
Curry Chicken Drumsticks With Chickpeas is an authentic dinner using pantry ingredients! Plus the kids will love getting their own drumstick with their rice and veggies. I know what you’re thinking when it comes to real-deal-authentic Indian food made at home...no way! However, I’m here to tell ...
Easy Dinner Potato Salmon Bake
Easy Dinner Potato Salmon Bake is one of my favorite ways to make a meal in one dish. It's a tasty and simple way to get delicious veggies and fish in on a weeknight. I like a good one dish meal. Listen, I'm not pushing casseroles here. There are plenty of awesome one dish, one skillet, one pan ...
The Best Classic Pot Roast With Vegetables
The best classic pot roast with vegetables is, dare I say it, better than mom used to make. It's easy, comfort-food-goodness that's simple enough to cook any night of the week! It's a Sunday dinner go-to, but I can never wait for the weekend. I've made the recipe so easy it's become a great option ...
Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary Apricot Sauce
Pork tenderloin with rosemary apricot sauce is elegant enough for entertaining, but easy enough for a weeknight dinner. This is one of my go-to meals. Pork tenderloin is a never-fail dish for me, and it always impresses. The sweet and savory sauce takes it to the next level. You'll think you're ...
Easy Squash And Pancetta Pasta
Easy Squash and Pancetta Pasta is anything-but-basic. Italian bacon and tender, sweet squash make for a sophisticated, but simply delicious dinner. Tasty dinners come in all shapes and sizes. You can actually choose the shape of this one! Just pick a pasta, your favorite shape, and toss ...
Ginger Thai Chicken Patties
Ginger Thai chicken patties take the boredom out of chicken dinners. With authentic flavors that are delicious for the whole family, it's set to become a new favorite. Like many of you, I usually have boneless, skinless chicken breasts in the freezer. They get pulled out for dinner about ...