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Recipes with lemon

Soul Food: Mediterranean Chicken with Roasted Fennel

February 25, 2010

Soul Food: Mediterranean Chicken with Roasted Fennel

My boyfriend loves his poultry, so I indulge him with dishes like this Mediterranean Chicken. The briny olives here add a nice kick to the mellow sweetness of the roasted fennel. Cherry tomatoes seem like such an indulgence this time of year, but they get roasted in this dish, which brings out their flavor, so I succumbed.

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Quick Chili

February 10, 2010

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Quick Chili

my new favorite winter dish is this super quick chili recipe I tweaked from Real Simple. I added some ground meat to it, but you could just omit that part if you want to keep it vegetarian. I love the addition of bulgur because it adds a little more heft to the dish. It sticks nicely to the ribs.

Food Pr0n: Buttered Leeks and Radishes

December 6, 2009

Food Pr0n: Buttered Leeks and Radishes

In my attempt to eat more seasonally, I am encountering produce that I don’t normally prepare. Leeks fall into that category. This recipe combines leeks with another veggie that often confounds me, the radish. I know what you’re thinking: since when is butter healthy? Fear not the sat fat, the recipe only calls for a tablespoon for 4 servings.

Food Pr0n: Fig and Chile Pasta

September 30, 2009

Food Pr0n: Fig and Chile Pasta

Plain yogurt makes a quick and healthy pasta sauce a la alfredo…stop laughing. OK, it’s not exactly alfredo, but it IS tasty. Is there anything yogurt can’t do?

Quick and Cheap Dinner: No-Cook Couscous and Heirloom Tomato Salad

August 8, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: No-Cook Couscous and Heirloom Tomato Salad

I’m all about no-cook recipes right now. It’s been brutally hot and humid here and the last thing I want is to apply more heat by cranking up the stove. I found this recipe on Real Simple and adapted it below.

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Hippie Salad with Chicken

August 3, 2009

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Hippie Salad with Chicken

No, there aren’t two kinds of meat in this salad! Hippie meat tends to be a bit gamey for my taste, yuk yuk yuk. I call this Hippie Salad because it contains two grains that hippies love: bulgur and quinoa.

Quick and Cheap Dinner: Oh Crap, I Forgot the Veggies

May 26, 2009

Tonight I got home ready to make a meal I’d been thinking about all day, when I realized that I left the veggies at work. I thought about what I could throw together that incorporates the two things I wanted to get out of dinner, namely vitamins and fiber. Legumes to the rescue!