This is a favorite recipe for entertaining or taking to a potluck. It can be made ahead, and make 2 casseroles of the recipe to feed 12 people. It's delicious with Italian bread and a salad.
This is another use of my basic dough recipe. It's all technique but you can get the chewy crust with big bubbles for a very Neapolitan experience!
Nothing is more versatile, economical, and satisfying than a pork shoulder. Cook one, feed a family for days, cook six, feed a wedding (and I have). A single braising can produce southern barbecue one day, and a filling for tacos, enchiladas, or burritos the next day.
This has always been one of my dad's signature dishes. I remember during his working years, this was the dish that gave everyone else time off form cooking daily meals. Back then, a dad doing that was a signature event!
This recipe takes about 15 minutes from fridge to table, and is great with cheap tilapia or leftover fish the next day.
My new favorite meal is these lentils. I've been eating them almost daily for the last few months. I will typically put 1/4 cup of basmati in a bowl with 1/2 cup lentils and eat that every three hours. It's very filling and a great way to lose or maintain weight loss.
This was Luke's idea. He said he wanted to cook chicken pasta with red pepper and oregano so I made this into a conventional preparation. Think of it as a base sauce and add mushrooms, spinach, zucchini or other fresh seasonal vegetables.
This spicy family favorite is very simple to make but has complex flavors from the red curry paste.