Recent Recipes

Dinner Salad with Salmon, Quinoa and Asian Dressing: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Dinner Salad with Salmon, Quinoa and Asian Dressing: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

As the days grow longer and warmer, put a little “spring” in your step with this salmon dinner salad. This one has a chorus of textures and flavors. Tonight crisp fresh lettuce, crunchy cucumber, popping cherry tomatoes and chewy sliced fennel harmonize with zingy mango. The salmon delivers a melody line to savor while the Asian dressing provides a memorable accompaniment.

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Grilled Polenta with Puttanesca Sauce: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Grilled Polenta with Puttanesca Sauce: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Puttanesca sauce is a favorite in my house. Puttanesca is usually a spicy sauce using seasonal vegetables. We get many of tonight’s “seasonal” vegetables year-round in our supermarkets.

This version of Puttanesca sauce also has some plant-based Italian sausage thrown in to ratchet up the spicy element.

We’ll use leftover polenta and marinara sauce tonight.

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Lemon Broccoli and Chik’n Stir-fry: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Lemon Broccoli and Chik’n Stir-fry: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Lemon Broccoli and Chik’n Stir-fry lights things up tonight.

The vivid green of steamed broccoli is the feature of this dish. Sliced Chik’n (or optional chicken), onion, red bell pepper and browned mushrooms fill out the color pallet. Everything gets neatly folded into a light lemon sauce and served over hearty brown rice. This is Asian-Americantastic dining!

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Greens and Roasted Potato Crisps: Monday, May 12, 2025

Greens and Roasted Potato Crisps: Monday, May 12, 2025

Tonight, sauteéd greens with a Mediterranean accent are featured on your dinner plate. Chard is the green varietal used in this recipe, but beet greens mixed with a little kale works well too.

Crispy potato rounds provide a hearty structure to this flavor profile. The greens are presented with sliced Chickenless Tenders and served with cool and tangy tzatziki sauce. A dusting of feta cheese finishes the plate. Zito!

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