
Easy Summer Black Bean Salad
Ingredients 2 (15 ounce) cansblack beans, rinsed and drained 3 ears fresh cookedcorn, kernels cut off the cob (about 2 cups) 2 red bell peppers,diced

Easy Greek Orzo Salad
We made this in the store today – its really tasty, ad easy to make. The perfect summer salad, since it can be served at

Crispy Chicken Thighs, with Schmaltzy Viaigrette
I made this about a week or so ago – its a Cooking Light recipe – which almost always are excellent. With this dish, you

Oh, Man….. the PERFECT Summer Grilling Salad! Grilled Romaine, with Tomato and Corn Tumble.
So I died and went to heaven tonight. Some of the women with whom my wife works out had been talking about grilling Romaine lettuce

Sausage Ragu, with Polenta
Kudos to Cooking Light for this recipe – REALLY tasty, and fairly easy to make. Total time to cook, about 25 minutes. We just used

Cauliflower Fried Rice
Cauliflower Fried Rice! Yummy Fried Rice, with no Rice! So I made this the other night, while my wife is away on a biz trip.

Blue Apron test
Ok, so I decided to join the prepared meal revolution. Lynne signed us up for Blue Apron. I had a co-worker ask me – ”

Dan’s Crab Cakes with Spicy Remoulade Sauce
This is a favorite of Lynne and I – always good. Serve it with boiled baby reds ( or tri colors in this case) and

Poached Coconut Curry Mahi Mahi with Mango Pineapple Salsa and Coconut Rice
Made this last night – super simple, and really tasty. The salsa was a little sweet, a little spicy – and a fantastic compliment to

Poached Sea Scallops, with Burnt Butter, Bacon, Wine and Veggies
This is totally NOT the way I would cook sea scallops, but had a work friend recommend this recipe with HUGE props. I complicated it

Pan Seared Scallops with Asian Chile Lime Sauce, and Roasted Baby Bok Choy
This is one of my favorite recipes – very easy to make, and really tasty! Make the sauce the day before so it has a

Egg Plant Rolotini – super easy, super tasty
Made this tonight after trying for about three weeks. Events kept coming up, didn’t have the time,,,, yada yada yada. This is my favorite dish

Thai Beef and Basil
Thai Beef and Basil – a recipe given to me by Victoria, that I …. tweaked…. a little. Really yummy. Plus, I got to use

Chicken Makhani (Indian Butter Chicken)
Made this tonight – a nice cold late fall day – fire going, perfect comfort food night. Had some chicken thighs in the freezer –

Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic Soup
Ok, I have been TERRIBLE about posting new recipes for the last year – new job, bunch of life going on – what can I

Black Bean and Sweet Potato Enchiladas with Warm Chili Corn
This was a totally easy, and REALLY tasty vegetarian midweek entree. Total prep time was about 20 minutes, plus another 15 to cook. Very simple

Potato Leek Soup, with Pan Roasted Garlic, Wine, and Bacon
Potato Leek Soup, with Pan Roasted Garlic, Wine, and Bacon So Lynne and I went to a totally cool winter Farmers Market, at the old

Thai lime chicken soup
Just made this again tonight – was really good! I made a few changes to the following recipe: I used baby bok choy instead of

Hot Turkey Sausage, Roasted Garlic and Tri Color Peppers A Olio, over Basil Whole Wheat Spagetti
Yummy and relatively low calorie! Ok, time to loose the weight!! Been saying that for years, and been cooking like Paula Dean for years….. and

Post Thanksgiving Turkey and Rice Soup….. a no brainer!
Ok, two days after Thanksgiving and you are sick of looking at the bird and the leftovers. Hopefully you haven’t tossed the bones, because that
Back to business….. hopefully! Herb Roasted Chicken, with Brussels Sprouts, and Mixed Rice
Comfort food at it’s best! Ok, so it’s been a while since I have posted….. mea culpa. Been busy with a new job, and more
Sweet and Spicy BBQ Sauce
Had some chicken thighs kicking around, and wanted to do something different. Decided to whip up a home made Thai style BBQ sauce. I tend
Mediterranean Crusted Cod
Made this the other night – mostly out of stuff I just had laying around. Very good flavor, really simple to make. Cod is a
Herb Crusted Oven Roasted Salmon with Asparagus
This is by far my favorite way to make Salmon – a fish of which I am not overly fond. When cooked this way, the
Roasted Garlic, Bacon, Spinach and Ricotta Pizza
Made this the other night – it was simple, tasty and quick! My kind of dinner. Plus, it had BACON in it – how can
Deviled Chicken Thighs with Warm Winter Slaw
I made these the other night in my new Le Creuset cast iron braiser, and they were amazing – a bit better than when I
Tilapia with Mediterranian Mushroom Olive Sauce
This was a really tasty week night quickie – Total time was about 10 minutes with almost no prep at all. I just served it
Pan Seared Scallops with Asian Lime-Chile Sauce
This is one of Lynne’s and my favorite ways to do scallops – very easy, and it only takes about 15 minutes to make. I
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
This soup is too good, and too simple NOT to make! lWe roasted a chicken last week, and of course, I couldn’t wait to make
Victoria’s Linguine with Clam Sauce…… YUM!
My daughter made this for us during our visit to the Cape this weekend….it was really fast and easy, and incredibly tasty. She is truly
Garlic, Mushroom, Chicken Pizza
Made this yummy pizza the other night – fast, simple and really good! I use an Emile Henry pizza stone that you can build the
Rigatoni with Tuna, Fetta and Black Olive Vinaigrette
Lynne made this for lunch today – very tasty, very simple. Got a pretty nice shot of it with my new camera. Hopefully my
Ravioli with Spinach, Pancetta & Sage
Lynne made this tonight, and it was really good! Took about 15 minutes total. She got the recipe off the Birds Eye vegetable website –
Asparagus and Potato Egg Bake
Lynne made this for my Mother In law’s birthday brunch. It came from the May, 2007 Oprah Magazine recipe… and was really, REALLY good. Lynne, as
Pumpkin Ice Cream
Pumpkin Yumminess! Meant to make this for the holiday, but clearly never got around to it. This recipe is AMAZING and really simple. I HIGHLY
Creamy Turkey and Rice Soup with Goat Cheese
I made this soup with home made turkey stock that I made from the carcass of my bird for Thanksgiving – recipe is on a
Home Made Turkey Soup
From this….. To this! Yumm! Made some home made Turkey Soup last night, from broth I made the night before. The broth was totally killer.
Sweet Potato and Apple Soup, with Gorgonzola and Toasted Walnuts
Sweet Potato and Apple Soup, with Gorgonzola and Toasted Walnuts I made this today – from an adapted Real Simple recipe – totally awesome! The
Pumpkin Custards with Ginger and Cinnamon
I made these for a cooking class at work this week – They were incredibly tasty, and super easy! Highly recommended as a holiday desert
HOT AND SPICY ACORN SQUASH STUFFED WITH BROWN RICE AND BLACK BEANS
This recipe comes from one of the women who works with me at the store – she is ALWAYS trying to get me to eat