Category: Main Course

Posts of favorite main course recipes.


  • Garlic, Lime, Cilantro Chicken Thighs

    Garlic, lime and cilantro create a classic flavor combination that I can’t help but love. This combination is especially great when kicked up with a touch of chili powder as it is in this flavorful marinade for grilled chicken thighs.

  • Super, Simple, Honey-Mustard, Panko Crusted Salmon

    I cook salmon a lot and one of my favorite ways to prepare it is to bake it slathered in honey-mustard and topped off with crispy panko breadcrumbs. Super, simple, delicious.

  • Presidential Chili

    The Obama family chili recipe is easy, delicious, and nutritious (no surprise there, given Michelle Obama’s advocacy), when I first made it, it was an immediate hit with my family. And, now more than ten years later with only a few minor changes, it is still in my regular meal rotation.

  • Easy Bacon, Egg, and Vegetable Fried Rice

    When I have rice left over from another meal, I love to make fried rice – it is so quick, easy, and delicious.

  • White Bean, Pork, and Chicken Stew

    On cold winter days when I crave comfort in a bowl, this white bean, pork, and chicken stew is what I love to eat.

  • Kappeler Milchsuppe (Milk Soup)

    I made my own interpretation of Milk soup, the soup good enough to stop a war, to see what it was like.

  • Ginger Soy Fish

    This ginger and soy marinade is a favorite, and it works equally well with salmon or cod.

  • Pittsburgh Salad

    Needing to satisfy a craving, I decided to make myself a Pittsburgh salad for dinner and, of course also decided to post the recipe here.

  • Bolognese Sauce

    I love slow cooked bolognese sauce — it is so worth the time it takes to make. I didn’t always think so, but then I found a recipe that really works for me.

  • Chicken Marbella with Apricots

    A scaled down version of the new-American classic, “Chicken Marbella” from “The Silver Palate Cook Book” by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins made with apricots instead of prunes.

  • Chicken Cobbler

    In my post for foolproof moist roast chicken breasts, I mention that one of my favorite uses for left-over roast chicken is chicken cobbler. So, how could I not post my recipe for chicken cobbler?