Cuban-Style Sweet Potato and Sausage Bake is loaded with good things like bell peppers, plantains, and kale. All those veggies are enhanced by a sprinkling of lime juice.
Sides
Fresh Cherry Blueberry Fruit Salad
This simple Fresh Cherry Blueberry Fruit Salad – kissed by Grand Marnier, lime juice, and a touch of honey – celebrates summer’s fresh berries.
Broccoli, Bacon, and White Bean Salad
Broccoli, Bacon, and White Bean Salad
Steak and Potatoes, Under Water
Steak and Potatoes, sous vide and microwaved, respectively. Beef!
Ham and Potatoes, Navy Style
Ham and Potatoes, Navy Style. This is simple, easy-ish, everyday fare that reheats well. Let’s face it, it kind of tastes reheated when it’s actually fresh. But don’t underestimate it completely.
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
Braised Green Beans with Tomato and Fennel
Braised Green Beans with Tomato and Fennel (and, of course, bacon) is soul food / Southern / Italian / comfort food. You might be surprised at the kind of flavor you can get from such a simple and easy recipe.
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.
Make-Ahead Mushroom Gravy
Want to make gravy in advance, so it’s ready to grace your sizzling meat as soon as it comes off the grill? This mushroom gravy is it. After dinner, stir the pan juices into the leftover gravy and you have ammo for another meal later in the week.