Tag: comfort food
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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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Zucchini Fritters
Whenever we get farm-fresh zucchini, it’s a toss-up between making zucchini fritters or zucchini muffins. Either way, getting green stuff into kids is a good thing!
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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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Cream of Leek Soup
This cream of leek soup is a delicious blend of leeks, potatoes, garlic, sage, and dill that is part of the traditional Welsh celebration of St. David’s (Dewi’s) Day.
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Nonna’s Pasta Bolognese
This is my Italian grandmother’s recipe for pasta bolognese with a rich, flavorful meat sauce.