Recipes : Daily Recipes

Chicken nestled in a melange of saffron rice, wine, vegetables, onion and garlic. 

A tasty creamy dill dipping sauce. 

This is a great drink recipe I learned to make while in the French Quarter! 

A very TASTY way to add zip to scrambled eggs. 

This is a recipe from my Mom. She made me a cookbook of favorite recipes when I left home. Her note is, 'this is handy when you don't have an egg in the house and you need something other than gelatin for dessert'. 

Lamb shanks that are slowly simmered with fresh rosemary, garlic, tomatoes, and red wine. Great served with polenta, or my family's favorite roasted garlic mashed potatoes, as you need something to soak up the wonderful sauce that is created with these. A fantastic dish for company, as all the prep work is done at the beginning, and then you just have to wait. 

Roasted, thinly sliced yams or potato of your choice, quickly adds a yummy side-dish to your meal. Best when served with chicken, steak, or a mild fish. 

Apples, gorgonzola cheese and walnuts give this sophisticated wrap a flavor that’s simply stunning. 

Sweet figs provide a rich contrast to tart lemon in this citrus-glazed composition. 

These little tarts are a great hit - and look beautiful on a holiday tray! 

If you like those restaurants with tapestries on the walls, pillows on the floor and little brass tables, you will enjoy this take on Moroccan lamb pilaf. Boneless lamb meat, celery, bulgur wheat and onion are graced with hints of cinnamon, allspice and chicken broth. Raisins and slivered almonds top off this lovely dish. 

Chicken breasts are brushed with an Asian-inspired peanut based sauce while cooking on the grill. 

A Caribbean twist to a great winter-time dish! Sure to get the sinuses flowing!! This can be prepared without meat - just omit the steps with ground beef. Serve this dish by itself or over a bowl of basmati rice. 

Mushrooms stuffed with a crabmeat and bread crumb mixture are topped with cheese and baked in a buttery wine sauce. 

Combine browned ground beef, tomatoes and kidney beans in a slow cooker in this chili seasoned with chili powder, cumin, basil and Worcestershire sauce. 

Impress dinner guests with these picture-perfect portions of lasagna. Roll up cooked noodles with a spinach/ricotta filling and bake with a blanket of creamy rich Alfredo sauce. 

All the veggies in this salad - fresh corn, peppers, zucchini and onions - are chopped or diced, so the consistency is very much like salsa. Everything is sauteed in butter and then chilled, until ready to spoon onto a salad or into a warm tortilla with a dollop of sour cream. 

Try this tried-and-true recipe for plain Irish soda bread with buttermilk that is a snap to prepare. Make it early in the day, as it tastes best after sitting for a few hours. 

Chicken breast strips are seasoned, breaded, and baked; then topped with a tasty curry, lemon juice, and sugar sauce. It's quick and easy, and more than likely you won't have to go out and buy any new ingredients. 

From Battle Creek, Michigan, Laura Koziarski shares this tempting chicken salad that gets its special taste from Swiss cheese and pickle relish. 'It's a favorite of my brother, who insists I make it whenever he visits,' she comments. 

This is a typical dish of southern Italy. Swordfish is marinated in a lemon and oil mixture, then fried and cooked with fava (broad) beans and white wine. 

This dish was always a favorite at Mammaw's house. Cabbage is fried with onion and bacon in this simple quick side dish. Terrific with cornbread. 

A wonderful, quick alternative to garlic bread. Lots of herbs and lots of flavor!