Quick and delicious weeknight meals
The Weeknight Gourmet has been sick. :-( I’ve had a bad cold that I’ve had a hard time kicking. I even missed my own birthday dinner — we cancelled our reservations at Buddakan. I was starting to feel a bit better on Monday. And, I …
After the eggplant parmesan, Tim and I were in the mood for a lighter dinner. I had noticed this recipe in Real Simple a while back and decided to make it last night. The recipe is very quick and easy. The chickpea patties are a …
Here is a weeknight barbecue meal that’s a quick and easy version of sausage and peppers. We had this last week in the Berkshires and it couldn’t have been quicker or easier. Plus it was quite tasty! The precooked polenta in a tube cooks up …
This dish is an old standby for me. I have cooked it for many dinner guests and, without fail, the guests request the recipe! I typically get shrimp that have already been peeled and deveined as a time saver. And, I usually throw in a …
Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I made this shrimp dish on Friday night. It was tasty, very quick, and easy! My new favorite grocery store – the Westside Market on 14th Street and 7th Avenue – had shrimp that were already peeled and deveined …
Taste: **** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick Last night I cooked in my new kitchen for the first time! At a quick glance, you’d notice that our new kitchen has nicer cabinets and appliances than in our previous apartment but doesn’t appear any more spacious. After …
Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I made this very easy stew recipe tonight. Other than the sausage required for the recipe, you likely have all the ingredients in your cabinet and freezer — an excellent quality in a weeknight recipe. The recipe is a …
It’s very hard to find a baked egg dish that isn’t filled with cream and cheese so this recipe from Real Simple caught my eye. I made this recipe on Sunday and everyone enjoyed it. I skipped the cream cheese suggested in the recipe and …
Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Fast I made this quick & easy but super flavorful pasta dish on Sunday night. I bought a bag of broccoli florets which saved me from chopping. I also used farfalle because that’s what I had on hand. The only …
Taste: *** Difficulty: Easy Cleanup: Quick I had such a positive response to the chicken curry recipe I posted that I thought I’d try another curry dish. So while Angus noshed on his “turkey pot hold the pie,” Tim and I enjoyed this easy shrimp curry …