Category Archives: main meal

Parchment Tilapia, lazy style

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

The criteria for a good weeknight recipe are: yummy, easy, quick, and main meal and veggie all in one.  This tilapia is all of the above!  I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for a long time.  It’s an old … Continue reading →

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Salsa-mole

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

I was fully prepared to make guacamole, but there were all of these tomatoes and I was craving salsa, too. Problem solved: salsa-mole. This made a great, quick, vegan lunch that I enjoyed most thoroughly! If you’re a big fan … Continue reading →

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Thai-ish Red Curry Paste

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

Sometimes I choose my menus, sometimes they choose me.  I meant to make red curry paste with my lovely Thai red peppers (shown here while still green!) but kept putting it off.  Then I happened upon galangal at Wegman’s, and … Continue reading →

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Minty Chicken

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

Mint was the food of the week for Menu Plan Monday, and so I figured it was a good excuse to make this.  This dish is in our standard rotation, sometimes done with chicken pieces and sometimes with chicken breast, … Continue reading →

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Garlic Scape Pesto

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

My hardneck garlics had scapes a few weeks ago, and now the soft necks are doing their thing. So it’s the perfect time for garden pesto. The scapes and tops are much milder but still have the garlicky zing that … Continue reading →

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Nightshade skillet meal: Go ahead, honey!

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

Everyone has that go-to meal for long days and times when there’s just no time.  This is one of my favorite last minute standbys.  It is ready in less than 20 minutes, and it’s a healthy, tasty, simple meal. I … Continue reading →

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Quick and Flavorful Tomato Sauce

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

It was one of those moments. We were already hungry, and I was hoping to toss some sauce with veggies or pasta and call it dinner…then, the moment of panic creativity.  What do you mean we’re out of tomato sauce?  … Continue reading →

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Vegetable Medley with Brazil Nut butter Sauce

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

This is just squeaking in under the wire. I was on Wheat Free, Meat Free’s site, and saw her entry for Food Blogga’s “Beautiful Bones” Osteoporosis Food event, featuring calcium rich recipes. Since finding out in my twenties that I … Continue reading →

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Grilling for Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

I love grilling for two reasons. First, grilling pretty much means we’re having marinated peppers, which are my favorite. Second, it means that my hubby is doing most of the work. I love to cook, but I love a break, … Continue reading →

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Toasted Quinoa Pilaf: Adoption time!

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Cheryl Harris

Gluten Free By the Bay was one of the trailblazers in the GF blogosphere. It was one of the first blogs I found, and it automatically appealed to me. The pictures, the variety, the traditional Jewish foods adapted to be … Continue reading →

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