Category: Dinner
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Homemade Chicken Tenders and French Fries
On a recent trip to DisneyWorld, we noticed that almost every restaurant served chicken strips and french fries as a kids’ meal. Here’s a healthier version!
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Pasta Amatriciana with Pepperoni and Garbanzos
Pasta amatriciana is covered in a rich tomato sauce, with chopped up bits of garlic, pepperoni, and garbanzo beans, all topped with pecorino romano cheese.
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Chicken Satay with Tangy Peanut Sauce
Chicken satay is a traditional Indonesian dish of marinated, skewered, roasted meat. It’s quick and easy to make, not to mention delicious.
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Family Pizza Night
Once a week or so, we have family pizza night. On this momentous day, we make our dough, dress our pizza, choose a movie, and all eat on the couch instead of at our usual table.
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Comforting Beef Stew
The deep comfort of this beef stew makes me want to cry. Each spoonful tastes like a warm hug.
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Soba Noodle Salad
“Sesame chicken and sobas, please!” is the frequent answer to “What do you guys want for dinner?” at our house. It’s a spin on a baked chicken dish I had at a retreat once.
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Homemade Naan
Surprisingly easy to make, homemade naan is a flatbread made in a pan to accompany any Indian dish or other dipping-friendly dinner.
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Asparagus Soup with Turkey Dumplings
If you go to Denmark and are searching for comfort food, you might just come across this creamy, warming asparagus soup.
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Burgers Italian-Style
This is my Mom’s recipe for homemade Italian burgers, with some slight modifications to accommodate my kids’ tastes. (Her original method is also below).
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Nonna’s Pasta Bolognese
This is my Italian grandmother’s recipe for pasta bolognese with a rich, flavorful meat sauce.