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Easy Coconut Curry. This curry is amazingly quick and easy to prepare.

Easy Coconut Curry

In fact, it’s so easy and affordable that it makes me wonder why we ever spent money on take-out Thai food. This dish can be ready faster than the delivery version, and because you’re making it at home, you get to control the flavor. Make it as sweet or spicy as you like! Easy Coconut Curry serves 2-4 Adapted from this recipe Ingredients: For the sauce: 1 teaspoon coconut oil 1/2 yellow onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons curry powder 1 (13.5 oz.) can coconut milk* 1 tablespoon tamari, or soy sauce 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 1/2 teaspoon salt To complete the dish: 1 sweet potato, chopped 1 lb. assorted vegetables, chopped (fresh or thawed from frozen) 1 cup quinoa, rinsed 2 cups water *When using canned coconut milk, I like to use this brand since it’s BPA-free.

Directions: To get started, combine the quinoa and water in a small saucepan over high heat, and bring it to a boil. Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Recipe - Food.com. 40 Quick Dinner Ideas - iVillage. Guilt-Free Cheesy Butternut Squash Pasta. The Way the Cookie Crumbles » Blog Archive » beer-battered fish. Something I regret about my trip to Scotland a few years ago is that I didn’t eat fish and chips while I was there.

The Way the Cookie Crumbles » Blog Archive » beer-battered fish

I don’t remember many of the meals that I ate there. What really sticks out is the desserts, in particular chocolate lumpy bumpy, a combination of mousse, cake, and cheesecake. Oh, and whipped cream. Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets. Chunks of all white meat chicken breasts coated in breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese then baked until golden.

Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets

An easy chicken recipe your whole family will love. What can be more kid friendly than chicken nuggets, even the pickiest kids like them. Serve them with ketchup, bbq sauce or whatever you like to dip your nuggets into. Adults can serve them over your favorite salad for a satisfying lunch. Baked Breaded Eggplant with Marinara. Chickpea Burgers & Tahini Sauce -EW. Macaroni and Cheese. Farewell, blue box.

Macaroni and Cheese

You have been forever replaced. Cheeseburger Macaroni. This delicious, incredibly cheesy dish is another one of our favorite weeknight dinners.

Cheeseburger Macaroni

It’s beefy, hearty and whips up in less than 20 minutes. Hope you love this one as much as we do! Start with one pound of lean hamburger meat, browned and drained. Add a package of taco seasoning. And one can of this. Tortellini with balsamic brown butter. I probably should have poured a nice stiff drink recipe for you all on this loveliest of lovely tax days.

tortellini with balsamic brown butter

Especially for my fellow small business owners who just gave half of their revenue back to the government. Good grief, I won’t even go there. Instead though, I thought I’d offer my idea of a more comforting alternative. Another Lemon Basil Pasta Dish — Our Life In The Kitchen. Pasta dishes thrown together from whatever I can find in the fridge are a dinner staple around here.

Another Lemon Basil Pasta Dish — Our Life In The Kitchen

They’re so easy and, because they’re generally made from what’s on hand, they don’t require much planning. The only thing I made a point to purchase for this was the snow peas. Actually, I’d planned on asparagus but when I got to the store the snow peas caught my eye first. Without a trip to the store, a handful of peas from the freezer would’ve worked well. Bowtie Pasta with Roasted Red Peppers and Grilled Chicken. We love pasta.

Bowtie Pasta with Roasted Red Peppers and Grilled Chicken

Recipe: Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Panini. How do you like that – GREEN grilled cheese for St.

Recipe: Green Goddess Grilled Cheese Panini

Patrick’s Day! I made these sandwiches in homage to the salad dressing wonder that is the Green Goddess. Bursting with bright, fresh green herbs and kicked up with the bold flavors of garlic and anchovies, Green Goddess salad dressing has been making a bit of a comeback in recent years. It was first created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco back in the 1920′s. Now it’s once again popping up at restaurants, being bottled commercially by brands like Kraft and Annie’s Naturals as well as making the rounds of the food blogs. Yes, I said invent. The green color in Green Goddess dressing, as well as in this grilled cheese version, all comes from a profusion of fresh herbs. Croque Monsieur -DK. Cornflakes Crusted Grilled Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich. I hope there is no age limit on loving grilled sandwiches for dinner.

Cornflakes Crusted Grilled Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

To my beloved’s dismay at times, I love nothing more than grilled sandwiches or plain toasts with canned soup for dinner. Men being men, it seems like the ideal men-approved dinners tend to revolve around plenty of carbs, meat and minimal veggies *sigh*. So in his eyes, grilled sandwiches and toasts belong to the snack category rather than main course. Fortunately for me, I have full control of the kitchen operation; unfortunately for him, he has to eat whatever the operator (me) produces. Fry Bread Tacos: Eating America. Navajo fry bread tacos are typically made by topping fry bread with ground beef, shredded lettuce and cheddar cheese.

In this recipe I’ve topped fry bread with Sonoran-style shredded beef, shredded cabbage, cheddar cheese and a simple tomato salsa, which is a little atypical but all components are prepared traditionally (Sonora is a northwestern state in Mexico and shares its border with Arizona and New Mexico, parts of which belong to the Navajo Nation). Hot Anchovy And Garlic Dip Bagna Cauda Recipe - Food.com - 184844. Dinner in 15 Minutes Flat - Make Your Selections. One-Pot Meal: Chicken and Biscuits. Chicken Pot Pie Biscuits #NewKnorrStock.