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Bruschetta Tomatoes

Bruschetta Tomatoes

When you have a lot of tomatoes from the garden, especially cherry or grape tomatoes, here’s another way to put them to good use. With these prepared in your cupboard, you can easily make some bruschetta as an appetizer for your Italian dinner.

Baja Fish Tacos

Baja Fish Tacos

These fish tacos are a signature dish for San Diego, similar to Chicago Deep Dish Pizza or Kansas City BBQ. The key here is fresh – fresh fish, crispy cabbage, lime juice, cilantro. The beer batter is excellent, crispy on the outside and soft on 

Baja Sauce

Baja Sauce

If you’ve had authentic fish tacos, this is the sauce that was on those tacos. This flavorful sauce is also delicious on fried or grilled chicken and could even be used as a salad dressing if you like. If you would like to make this 

Fajita Stir Fry

Fajita Stir Fry

This is a quick to make cast iron recipe that only requires a little planning ahead with the marinade. The key is the marinade, you can make with this with many combinations of meat and vegetables. You could serve it over rice or over noodles, 

Rode Kool – Red Cabbage with Apples

Rode Kool – Red Cabbage with Apples

My Mom used to make this often when I was a kid, because it was one of Dad’s favorites. It is a delicous combination of sweet & sour with warm Dutch spices. It goes great with Dutch Spiced Beef and many other dishes.This dish was 

Hachee – Dutch Spiced Beef

Hachee – Dutch Spiced Beef

The name Hachee is derived from the French term hacher – too chop. Traditionally made with beef it uses onion, vinegar, and warm spices to create a richly delicious dinner. It can be served over boiled potatoes or rice, and it goes great with Rode 

Creole Rice

Creole Rice

Rice is a common ingredient in Cajun and Creole cooking, but sometimes you want to serve rice as a side dish with an entree. A quick roux gives this an authentic flavor and rich texture.

Creole Grilled Chicken

Creole Grilled Chicken

This recipe is easy to make, is packed with flavor and is flexible in what you use and how to serve it. I like to use boneless, skinless chicken thighs for their dark meat taste and ease of cutting up, but you could use any 

Chicken Scallopini with Marinara

Chicken Scallopini with Marinara

I realized that I didn’t have a Chicken Scallopini with a classic red sauce. As opposed to Chicken Cacciatori where the chicken is cooked in the marinara, here the marinara is served over the top when the chicken is plated over the pasta. If made 

Basic Tacos

Basic Tacos

Ok, so these are pretty much Yankee tacos, but they taste good and their roots are South of the Border. These are quick and easy to make, they’re healthy, and they are delicious. They are also flexible using a wide variety of ingredients, depending on