Chunky Pea and Lentil Soup with Prosciutto and Ham (and potato, and carrots, and all kinds of good stuff). It’s the cure for pea-soup haters.
Main Course
The category “main course” will give you entrees that are usually served with side dishes.
Beef and Onions Braised in Beer
Beef and Onions Braised in Beer is deliciously a meaty stew. I experimented with Julia Child’s recipe.
Roasted Veal with Blueberry Sauce:
Dinner for Four
Roasted Veal with Blueberry Sauce, with garlic mashed potatoes, honey-glazed carrots, and honeydew melon: a very special meal for four
Leftover Thanksgiving Chickeny Turkey Soup with Buttermilk Dumplings
This recipe for Leftover Thanksgiving Chickeny Turkey Soup with Buttermilk Dumplings produces a comfort food that can stand up to the dreariest, early-winter chill.
Rosemary Chicken and Chèvre Stuffed Portabellas
Rosemary Chicken and Chèvre Stuffed Portabellas: pick up a rotisserie chicken on the way home from work, and these large, meaty, cranberry-studded mushroom caps will come together quickly and easily.
A Ship-Load of Mid-Century Navy Food
I found a ship-load of all-American, mid-century Navy Food just a short drive away, and now I’m bringing it to sweet home, Chicago.
Bacon Wrapped Chicken Thighs Stuffed with Portobellos, Rosemary, Pistachio, and Goat Cheese
(Bacon Wrapped) Chicken Thighs Stuffed with Portobellos, Rosemary, Pistachio, and Goat Cheese. Need I say more? Whether or not I need to, I will: elevated, sophisticated, almost too good to be home cooking.
Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomato Almond Pesto
Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomato Almond Pesto (and a touch of garlic): a zesty pasta sprinkled with fresh, seasoned, breadcrumbs and drizzled with olive oil
Garlicky Brats and Pasta with Parmesan
Garlicky Brats and Pasta with Parmesan: you can make this powerful comfort food with any kind of sausage, but I chose an exotic, artisan bratwurst from my local butcher.