Category Archives: Dinner Time

Thick Pork Chops with Sour Cherry Sauce

Pork Chops Sour Cherries – Canned Pan fry the pork chops to brown and finish in the oven at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Make pork gravy adding sour cherries.  Serve with mashed potatoes.

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Balsalmic Shrimp and Penne Pasta

Currently Stationed in Sicily with the Military I created this delight with local ingredients and my favorite “drink” – Balsalmic Vinegar. I put that on everything! All of the below ingredients can be increased or decreased depending on your taste. … Continue reading

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Chicken Pot Pie

Lemon Saffron Sauce 2 Cups diced par boiled chicken breast 1/2 cup peas 1/2 cup diced potatoes 1/2 cup diced carrot Fill you pie with the ingredients, cover with the top crust.  Bake for 40 minutes at 325 degree oven.

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White Fish en Pappilotes

Poach fish filets in boiling water seasoned with salt and lemon juice, bay leaf and thyme for 15 minutes. Make sauce:  2 T butter 3 T flour 1 1/2 cups fish stock 1 onion minced 1 cup cooked shrimp, broken … Continue reading

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Roast Lamb with Pinot Noir Sauce

If you don’t have time to grill, go for the roast. Servings: 6 People Ingredients 3 Racks of Lamb (6 to 8 Chops per rack), fat removed and frenched. 2 tablespoons honey Pinot Noir Marinade: 2 cups Pinot Noir Wine … Continue reading

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Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

2 T peanut oil 2 pounds chicken thighs (boned and quartered) 2 oz butter or ghee 2 tsp garam masala 2 tsp paprika 2 tsp coriander 1 T chopped fresh ginger 1/4 tsp chili powder 6 cardamon pods bruised 1/2 … Continue reading

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Sauted Lobster and Spinach Salad

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Green Pasta – al verde pasta

My mom didn’t have a food processor when I was kid, so all this would have been hand chopped.  I loved green spaghetti night.  I didn’t have the original recipe, so I kept trying to find a recipe that came close.  This … Continue reading

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Double Pork Chops and Apple Gravy

2 double cut thick pork chops Salt and Pepper the Pork Chops.  Sear Pork Chops in cast iron frying pan, and then finish in a 350 degree oven.  Make pork gravy with apple juice instead of water or broth.  Serve with hot … Continue reading

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Pork Chops with Cardamon Pear Sauce

Pan fry pork chops and to brown and finish baking in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Mix Cardamon Pear Butter with Pork Gravy and serve with mashed potatoes. So, so good. If you are out of Cardamom Pear … Continue reading

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