Yesterday was Mojito night at our house. My spearmint plant is thriving, in spite of neglect, so I decided to use mint in everything I made for dinner – even the olive oil for the bread. Each use was a bit different, so each dish had its own flavor. The Strawberry Mojito Salad was an…
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Thai Basil Chicken With Snow Peas & Mint
Here is another favorite recipe of mine. I love the basil & mint in the sauce. The mint is mostly in the background; there’s no big mint flavor smacking you in the face. Rather, the basil is the star, and the mint just adds a little undernote. The combination is divine! Tonight, I stirred in a handful of…
Garam Masala Sheet Pan Supper
Sometimes, dinner plans just don’t work out the way you want. Take yesterday for example. I’d planned on Madras Shrimp. But the bag of shrimp I grabbed from the freezer case at the market smelled bad. So no shrimp (glad I noticed before I bought it!). I grabbed a pork tenderloin instead, came home, &…
Black Pepper Barley With Asparagus & Saffron
Just a few ingredients make this flavorful side. The pepper lends a little zip, while the saffron mellows the pepper and brings the asparagus to the front. You’ll find a printer-friendly version of the recipe at the bottom of this page. Ingredients: 1/2 cup barley* 1 +3/4 cup water 1+1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1/4 tsp…
Lemony Basil Chicken With Basil Aioli
This is one of my favorite recipes, just for the sheer joy of the flavor. It’s also my go-to recipe for when I have a lot of fresh basil I need to use up, and I’m not in the mood for pesto. The flavors in the chicken meld so wonderfully, you could almost do without…
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