A real hot and tangy pork chop that’s not for the faint of heart. Be careful with this dish if you’re not a big fan of spicy!
Healthy Main Dishes
Sea Bass Barbecue
A simple recipe for barbecued sea bass. If the fish is fresh, this dish is sure to please. Great for beach side cookouts.
Yellow Rice with Meat
I learned this dish while in France – I use rice that comes prepackaged with the spices, but you can use plain rice and saffron to do the trick. I also sometimes throw shrimp in at the last minute.
Beet Pierogies
A great and unique way to use up some garden beets. The dough in the recipe can be used for any pierogies. Get creative and try it with your favorite mashed potato recipe as a filling, or even pie filling. Excellent with sour cream!
Sambar
Lightly spiced lentils in a tamarind and coconut sauce, tempered with Indian spices. Serve hot with rice. Try it with other vegetables too, such as potato, cauliflower or okra. The ingredients should be available at any Indian market or at specialty stores. The tamarind pulp may be substituted with reconstituted tamarind paste.
Healthier Chicken Marsala
This was a great recipe and I make it a little healthier by cutting down the wine and sherry and only frying in butter instead of butter and oil.
Healthier Grilled Salmon I
This lemon-garlic seasoned soy sauce and brown sugar marinade is a perfect compliment to rich salmon fillets. So good, and so good for you!
Healthier Juicy Roasted Chicken
For a healthier version of juicy roasted chicken, we use butter instead of margarine, omit powder seasoning, and include vegetables in the roasting process.
Crispy Ketchup-Mustard Chicken
You would NEVER expect that chicken, ketchup, mustard and crispy chocolate cereal go together, but they really do – try this recipe – you will be amazed!
Pasta with Cilantro Pesto and Barley
This pasta dish is completely virtuous and completely delicious. And it’s easy! Use any short, substantial pasta you like if you can’t find orechietti. You can also make this with other fresh herbs. Good with more Parmesan on top!
Mussels Provencal
A tomato sauce recipe for mussels is great if you don’t like the usual wine recipes (like me!). There is no salt or butter. Here’s a tip to make sure mussels are fresh: tap the opening of the mussel on a hard surface, if the shell closes you’ve got yourself some nice fresh mussels!
Mango-Pecan Chicken
The recipes I found for mango chicken seemed to overwhelm the mangoes with citrus juices. Here’s my version, which I believe keeps the flavor of fresh mango in focus. Garnish with a sprig of fresh parsley and serve with plain white rice.
Peppered Elk Skillet
This recipe originally called for beef, but I started using elk, and no one knows the difference, not even my kids, and they are very picky eaters! I serve this over hot cooked rice or wide egg noodles.
