Main Dishes

Spinach-Feta Turnovers (Individual-sized Spanakopita)

29 July 2011
Spinach-Feta Turnovers (Individual-sized Spanakopita)

Here’s a spin on a classic Greek dish. Savory, spinach pie with feta that’s traditionally made with phyllo dough, Spanakopita is instead baked up with an outer golden crust of buttery, flaky puff pastry.

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Vegetarian Tomato & Smoky Paprika Soup

3 April 2011
Vegetarian Smoky Tomato Soup - encore

Smoked paprika adds a different dimension and complexity to the flavors and synergy of the ingredients in this vegetarian tomato and smoky paprika soup.

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Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette for Pork Chops or Salad Dressing

3 March 2011
Honey-Mustard Marinade or Vinaigrette

This is a quick-to-do marinade that can also serve as a salad dressing. I used this versatile recipe to marinade four pork chops and had some left over to use another night drizzled over some greens.

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Smoky Roasted Potato and Red Bell Pepper Soup

24 February 2011
Smoky Roasted Potato and Red Bell Pepper Soup

The secret to the deeper complex flavors is roasting the ingredients. Good texture and flavorful due to the roasting of the garlic, peppers and potatoes – but also because of the bacon drippings used in the broth.

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Pasta Soup (Sopa) with Chicken and Vegetables

16 February 2011
Pasta Soup (Sopa) with Chicken and Vegetables

This is my rendition of a childhood favorite soup (sopa) that my Mom used to make with fideo, estrella (stars) or alphabeta pasta. My changes over the years has been the seasonings and addition of vegetables, serving it with small cubes of Cotija cheese and garnishing the top with crumbled Cotija, as well.

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Individual Chicken Potpies – Comfort Food, Indeed!

26 January 2011
Individual Chicken Potpies Goodness

Puff pastry is used to top and envelope the brothy chicken goodness below on these individual servings potpies.

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