Slow Cooked Corned Beef
I always make 2 (and sometimes 3) briskets because it goes so fast. The meat should cook slowly for a minimum of 4 hours–cooking longer will just make it more tender. It sounds like a…
Category: Entrée
Clams And Garlic
So simple, but so good – steamed clams served in their own liqueur. Serve with a crusty Italian bread, or over pasta. Ingredients 50 small clams in shell, scrubbed 2 Tbs extra virgin olive oil…
Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients 1 lb chicken breasts – cubed 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup frozen green peas 1/2 cup sliced celery 1/3 cup butter 1 garlic clove, chopped 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup flour 1…
Baked Sea Scallops
Large sea scallops are combined with garlic, shallots, butter, and bread crumbs then baked to perfection. Being from Maine, we love our seafood, and this is one of the greats! Ingredients 16 sea scallops, rinsed…
Italian Vegetable Beef Soup
A thick and hearty soup (stew?) that’s packed with veggies. Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped carrots 2 cloves garlic, minced 14.5 oz can diced…
Lasagna
A recipe that we ate a lot grown up was my aunt Constance’s lasagna recipe. Puts all those boxed stouffers lasagna’s to shame. Ingredients 1 lb Mozzarella cheese shredded 1 Tbsp olive oil 6 lasagna…
Mujaddara
This is something we adapted from watching a popular cooking show on public television. Ingredients 1 1/4 cups lentils (not french) 1 1/4 cups basmati rice 1/2 large onion chopped 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp…
Seafood Chowder
This is a seafood chowder recipe I concocted from what I image to be an ideal seafood chowder. Inspired by something my dad would make us when we were growing up that everybody loved. Really,…
Blackened Catfish
This entree is perfect for a quick, excellent way to taste the unique flavor of catfish mixed with the traditional method of down south cooking, just without all the fat. Serve on top of white…
Shrimp Etouffee
Spicy Cajun shrimp sauce over rice. My mom found this recipe online when we were growing up and it instantly became a family favorite. It’s super easy to make and fantastic. Don’t be skeptical because…