If you’ve ever made eggplant parmesan before, you know that it’s a time-consuming dish to prepare. It’s not a meal that you want to prepare, if you don’t have a lot of time on hand. In making this dish, you definitely need a system in place for each step in the process — even before you get the food in the oven. To speed up … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Eggplant & Spinach Parmesan
There are two things in life that I enjoy: Middle-Eastern dishes and one-pot meals. And, what better way to enjoy these simple, life pleasures together, than in a Moroccan Lentil Soup! What I love most about Middle-Eastern dishes are the aromatic spices that seem to transport you to a faraway place, with every bite. I will admit that I don’t cook regularly with many of … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Moroccan Lentil Soup
For those of you, who are not familiar with ratatouille, it’s simply a stewed vegetable dish, using eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and herbs. Though known to have originated in southern France, this dish is very popular in Greek and Mediterranean cuisines. I particularly like this dish because it’s easy to prepare, healthy, and delicious. You can prepare ratatouille as a side dish … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Ratatouille (rat-ə-TOO-ee)
For awhile now, I’ve wanted to prepare chicken piccata. I ordered this dish a few times, while eating out, and loved the lemony flavor with the breaded chicken. This is a simple dish, which I could’ve prepared without a recipe, but I chose to use and modify the recipes from Food Network’s Ina Garten and Robert Irvine. I’ve learned that when cooking from a recipe, … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Chicken Piccata w/Angel Hair Pasta & Spinach
What’s not to like about a sweet, juicy peach. But, combine peaches with succulent, grilled chicken and a tangy bbq sauce — now, you’ve got a winning meal for Sunday dinner! Summer fruits like peaches, mangoes, and pineapples go well with grilled chicken or seafood. For this recipe, I chose to use chicken drumsticks. The only disappointment in preparing this meal was the peaches — … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Grilled Peach BBQ Chicken
Just like my late mother did, I prepare my best meals on Sundays. There’s something sacred about the planning, preparing, and cooking of a Sunday dinner. Maybe, it’s the tradition of families gathering together to enjoy a meal that makes it so special. Although, I wonder what my late mother would say about my cooking Sunday dinner on the grill. As a modern woman, trying … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Grilled Tilapia & Summer Squash
Hotlanta is heating up! When the weather gets warm, I can’t wait to fire up the grill. Today, I wanted to find a recipe for the huge, pack of chicken tenders I had thawing in the fridge. So, I did what any good, home chef would do: search the Internet. For sometime, I’ve wanted to prepare a meal with mango salsa. I always enjoy the … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Grilled Chicken with Mango Salsa and Coconut Cilantro Rice Pilaf
I absolutely love Mediterranean cuisine! But, what’s not to love about this cuisine: it’s flavorful and healthy. Since I’m in no mood to cook a time-consuming meal during the week, I wait until I have more time on the weekends to prepare a meal like the one below. Not too long ago, I wanted to prepare stuffed chicken breasts with spinach and feta. There were … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken Breasts
If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t want to hear anything about turkey, and glad that Thanksgiving is over, and that the dang turkey is gone. Though we’ve salvaged all the white and dark meat possible, and thrown away the carcass, we still have to appreciate the after-Thanksgiving meals we created from that wonderful bird! This year, instead of cooking a whole turkey, I … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Turkey Pot Pie
Don’t you just love pasta — I know I do! It is such a versatile food that can be prepared as a hot or cold dish. Whenever I’m searching for a quick and easy dish to prepare, I turn to pasta. Penne pasta is one type of pasta that I cook frequently. As in most of my pasta dishes, I opt to use the whole … Continue reading Sunday Dinner Series: Chicken Florentine Penne Pasta
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