Cowboy Butter
This is a nice butter based dip you can use for sandwiches, appetizers, or vegetables.
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Ropa Vieja
This Cuban dish is a delight for the eyes and for the tongue. The name means Old Clothes since it looks like colorful torn rags in the pot with the long strings of beef, onion, and peppers. Don’t let the long ingredient list intimidate you, …
Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice)
This is a popular dish, not only in Indonesia but also in the Netherlands. You can make this as a side dish, and with the addition of some meat this can be a complete meal. It is often served with 2 eggs scrambled into the …
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
Chicken Skewers have become popular as a catering dish, showing up at weddings and meetings everywhere. Here is the original dish from Indonesia. You can cut the chicken into chunks or strips. Chunks work better if you will be eating with chopsticks, while strips look …
Dutch Lettuce Salad
This is a traditional Dutch salad with a sweet and sour dressing made with bacon. I remember my Mom making this salad when I was young. The combination of soft egg, crisp lettuce and creamy dressing is delicious..
Gravy from Broth
If you would like to make a gravy but you haven’t cooked any meat for pan drippings, you can make this gravy out of broth, stock, or bouillon.
Cream Style Corn
If you like Cream Style Corn, you don’t have to buy it in a can from the store. You can make a more delicious version from scratch using canned corn or frozen corn. This version has more flavor than store bought, and it makes enough …
Grilled Pork Loin
This may be the easiest meal to grill. It’s also delicious and inexpensive. We can buy whole pork loins from our local store (often for less than $2/pound) which they then cut up for us into 4-6 center cut loin chops and two pork loin …
Peanut Brittle
This is part of our Christmas Candy routine, but this is a more involved process and can be made anytime so I included this as a separate recipe. The nice thing about making it in the winter is that you can set it outside to …