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
Dinner
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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.
Pasta Salad with Fresh Cod Is Refreshingly Different
Pasta Salad with Fresh Cod is surprisingly good. Check out the recipe. I really love it: it’s light, refreshing, different, and very much a comfort food. Excellent as a main course, but also interesting as a side.
Foil-Baked Cod with Ginger, Orange, and Cumin
Foil-Baked Cod with Ginger, Orange, and Cumin. And spinach. It’s wonderful, no fuss, hardly any clean-up … it almost clears the table and does the dishes afterward. That’s how good it is.
Meatballs with Ricotta, in a Simple, Delicious Broth
Recipe for beefy meatballs with ricotta, in a simple, delicious broth made with stock and milk: easy, quick, everyday cooking that reheats well
Masa Cornbread
This Masa Cornbread is made with corn flour as well as cornmeal (and it’s got kernels of corn, to boot). It’s a very moist, almost custardy cornbread.
Gluten-Free Taco Night
Gluten-Free Taco Night with steak tacos, homemade corn tortillas and homemade refried beans, plus blackberry margarita punch (tequila, cassis, ginger beer)
This Hearty Spinach Soup Is Packed with Meat and Veggies
This homemade and hearty Spinach Soup is packed with (leftover) vegetables (such as Brussels sprouts, carrots, cauliflower, and potatoes). It’s comfort food for the veg-friendly.
Phenomenal Polish Smoked Sausage Soup
Phenomenal Polish Smoked Sausage Soup, properly called “White Borscht,” is a kielbasa soup, heavy with root vegetables (including potatoes, but not beets), mushrooms, and topped off with a dollop of sour cream (and perhaps a hard-boiled (Easter) egg). Great recipe. Reheats well.