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Category: Main Dishes
Easy Baked Mac n’ Cheese with Roasted Chicken
Mac n’ Cheese is a classic dish that every family has their own version of. In my house, the recipe is straightforward and delicious with the creamiest, easiest homemade cheese sauce and a golden brown crumb crust. It is perfect as a side dish but when I want a quick dinner I add roasted chicken to the Mac n’ Cheese to make it even heartier. Use your farmer owned ingredients to whip up this delicious meal in a snap!
Irish Colcannon
This St. Patrick’s day I decided to try something new by going old-school. Some believe Colcannon has been around since the 1700s. Like many Irish dishes, Colcannon starts with boiled and mashed potatoes. However, these potatoes are mixed with sautéed leek, cabbage and bacon.
Beer Braised Pork Tacos
Every year for the Super Bowl, my mom invites family over for a big feast of what my dad calls “game fare.” She and I make chicken wings, meatballs, sliders, chips and dips, all the things that go so well with a football game. This year I decided to make pork tacos, thinking it would be fun for everyone to assemble their own and socialize a little bit before becoming glued to the TV.
Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumpling Soup
What I’ve always loved about cooking is how it can connect generations of family. Though many of my ancestors’ recipes have been around since before my time and were created by people I never had the pleasure of meeting, reading their words and cooking their dishes makes me feel as though I know them.
Fall Vegetable Pasta with Garlic and Thyme Brown Butter
As a rebellious teenager, I did a stint as a vegetarian. This was quite the scandal in my Northern Irish meat-and-potatoes family. While I scarfed down what my dad called “rabbit food,” I couldn’t help but miss the substantial chew of a steak or the hearty stick-to-your-ribs quality of a properly meaty pasta sauce. However, in my many recipe tests, I created a pasta dish that nearly soothed my craving for meat.
Kale and Bacon Stuffed Pork Roast
I love this roast recipe because it is simple but definitely has the wow-factor to impress a crowd. With the world’s easiest pan gravy and a few small flourishes, this stuffed pork dish is the dinner upgrade you’ve been looking for.
Ginger-Lime Marinated Shrimp Skewers
Grilling is by far my favorite method of cooking. It’s easy, it takes me outside, and it usually means a party is happening. The smell of charcoal and the sound of sizzling proteins always put me in a good mood. During a recent beach vacation, I was inspired by all the fresh seafood available and was eager to throw some of it on the grill.
Stuffed Caprese Burger
When I first started cooking I thought the caprese salad was one of the most elegant dishes to prepare. The beautiful colors, the fresh taste, the tang of balsamic, and the fact that it is a salad made mostly of cheese makes it a crowd favorite.
Chicken Chili for Two
Whenever I need to make something comforting, I immediately think of chili. I love that you can make a big batch of something so wholesome with just a few ingredients. However, when I moved to New York the large quantity format wasn’t as easy to accomplish in my closet sized kitchen. So I scaled the recipe to feed two,
