Creamy Slow Cooker Tarragon Chicken

A delicious and unique crock pot chicken recipe that is served with a creamy tarragon sauce. This low calorie chicken dish is incredibly flavorful and a great weeknight dinner idea that tastes like a meal you’d order in a restaurant. Read More …

Heirloom Tomato and Creamy Pesto Pasta

Use any tasty heirloom tomato you like in this recipe, but we think it’s particularly suited to those wonderfully oversized red and purple varieties. Fresh basil or mint, toasted nuts or grated hard cheese like Parmesan or ricotta salata would Read More …

Kutya

Kutya is a traditional Christmas dish in Russia. It is a porridge made from wheat or rice served with honey, poppy seeds, fruit (especially berries and dried fruit like raisins), chopped walnuts or sometimes even fruit jellies. Kutya is sometimes Read More …

Green Beans with Shallots and Almonds

Serve these green beans on a large platter with lemon wedges on the side for squeezing over the top. They make a great side dish for holiday meals as well as roasted fish or grilled shrimp. Salt and pepper; to Read More …

Butternut Squash with Wilted Spinach and Blue Cheese

With its beautiful colors and pleasing balance of textures and flavors, this dish is bound to become one of your most requested recipes. Serve it either as a first course or a side dish to a fall or winter meal. Read More …

Mushrooms Sauteed with Garlic Butter

This simple yet elegant dish makes a delicious first course or, served in smaller portions, a superb amuse-gueule. 3 tablespoons Unsalted butter 1 tablespoon garlic; finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon Fresh ground black pepper 3/4 pound small white Read More …

Microwave Sweet and Sour Shrimp

Cherry pie filling gives this dish its signature bright red color. Ginger, vinegar and brown sugar cut the sweetness to make this a savory Asian dish. 1 (21-ounce) can cherry pie filling 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 3 tablespoons packed brown Read More …

Curried Tomato Corn Soup

Onion, tomatoes and corn form a toothsome trio of vegetables in curried chicken broth. A little yogurt whisked in at the end results in a creamy but light and flavorful first course or simple luncheon dish. 1 teaspoon butter 1 Read More …

Grilled Peppered Tomatoes with Lemon and Garlic

This dish is a prime example that really good produce needs very little done to it to create a great-tasting dish. Since the quality of the dish depends entirely on the quality of the tomatoes, make sure you get vine-ripened Read More …

Savory Meatloaf for 24

Applesauce makes this twist on a classic meatloaf irresistible. Its flavored with Italian seasonings and topped with a mustard-catsup glaze, transforming this old-fashioned dish into a meal everyone will love. 24 servings/6 lb. Loaf 6 lb. ground beef, pork, veal, Read More …

Zarangollo murciano (Stewed zucchini with onion)

Zarangollo, a simple dish, which combines the ubiquitous zucchini of Murcia with onions, is a favorite of Murcian cooks, who prepare it both with and without eggs. When zucchini flowers, which are less commonly at hand and expensive, are in Read More …

Asparagus Omelette (Omelette Aux Asperges)

Although this unique omelette is usually served from the skillet, it is also delicious served cold or at room temperature. Indeed, cooled leftovers of this delectable dish with a glass of amontillado sherry make for a perfect picnic lunch. While Read More …

Roasted Fresh California Asparagus with Pecorino Romano Cheese

Low on labor and high on flavor, this simple but savory preparation works equally well as an appetizer or a side dish. When you serve California asparagus, your customers know you care about quality, which will translate into better profit Read More …