Recent Recipes

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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Middle Eastern Chicken Kabobs with Saffron Rice, Sunday, May 11, 2025

Middle Eastern Chicken Kabobs with Saffron Rice, Sunday, May 11, 2025

This is a pretty basic Middle Eastern dinner. These Kabobs really work with plant-based Chick’n pieces. The Saffron Rice is an ancient Middle-Eastern standby and you’ll enjoy the coolness of the cucumber/tomato salad to top it off. Add a piece of warm pita bread to the mix and you’ve got a lovely meal.

If you’re having trouble finding saffron, or if it’s not a spice you like, substitute a combination of 1/2 tsp. turmeric, 1/4 tsp. ground coriander, 1/4 tsp. ground cumin,1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon and 1 tsp. honey in place of the saffron in the rice.

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