Main Course
Primary dishes served for lunch or dinner.
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Coquilles Saint-Jacques
Coquilles Saint-Jacques. It’s a bit tricky to describe how incredibly rich and utterly amazing this dish is. But I must try. It’s an absolute favorite of ours, reserved for very special occasions. Or when we think we deserve it :)
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Sage Brown Butter Shrimp Scampi
Sage Brown Butter seemed like a natural way to build this Shrimp Scampi dish. It’s well noted on the pages of Lemony Thyme that Sage Brown Butter is something I’m passionate about. The best way to describe it…’sensual.’ Definition ‘sen-su-al’ adjective: “relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite.”
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Baked Stuffed Shrimp
Baked Stuffed Shrimp. We called them an appetizer and only made five. Wished we had more. They were fabulous. Extraordinarily divine.
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Blueberry, Basil & Goat Cheese Pasta Salad
Blueberry, Basil & Goat Cheese Pasta Salad. I recently saw an article in Cooking Light Magazine that featured 250 Calorie Pasta Dishes. The idea was to start with a portion of your favorite cooked pasta, then add 3-4 of your favorite mix-ins to create a fabulous meal. That got me thinking.
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Crab Stuffed Mushrooms
Crab Stuffed Mushrooms For our last several family gatherings we’ve decided our dinner menu would be a vast array of appetizers. We all, kids through Grammy and Granddaddy, love finger foods and this way no one is a slave to the kitchen. As each family comes through the door the assortment grows and a new round of grazing ensues. It’s fabulous.
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Swedish Meatballs
Swedish Meatballs. Growing up, we enjoyed them every Christmas Eve as part of our annual holiday h’ordeuvres spread. I’m slowly recreating these recipes one by one. Some from memory and some that mom passed down to me. Sunday I pulled out this recipe card and took a stroll down memory lane.
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Roasted Italian Veggie Grilled Cheese Sandwich {on Kalamata Olive Ciabatta}
Roasted Italian Veggie Grilled Cheese Sandwich {on Kalamata Olive Ciabatta}. It all began with the ‘featured’ bread at the bakery counter yesterday. Kalamata Olive Ciabatta Rolls. Combine that with my desire to build a better-than-the-last Grilled Cheese Sandwich…and we may have a new winner.
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Chinese Pork Tenderloin {with Garlic Sauced Noodles}
Pork. The other white meat. I absolutely loved this Chinese Pork Tenderloin with Garlic Sauced Noodles. I’m still loving it, reheated the following day. There’s something really special to me about being able to prepare Asian food at home. As much as I LOVE Chinese restaurants, I’m not crazy about the way I feel after consuming MSG and sodium laden dishes. By making recipes at home you control the freshness and the ingredients.
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Brazilian Feijoada {Pork, Beef & Black Bean Stew}
Brazilian Feijoada {Pork, Beef & Black Bean Stew} The word Feijoada (pronounced fay-ZWAH-da) comes from the Portuguese word feijão which means “beans” and is the national dish of Brazil. This stew is made up of rich cuts of assorted pork and beef that are slow cooked with black beans, onions and garlic. It’s then served over rice with orange wedges which provide just the right flavor balance.
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Plum Pork Tenderloin {Slow Cooker Version}
Plum Pork Tenderloin. More and more I hear friends and coworkers grumbling about deciding ‘What’s for Dinner.’ It seems to stem mostly from lack of time to prepare and/or lack of inspiration. On occasion Lemony Thyme finds herself in a similar predicament. That’s exactly what sent me to Cooking Light in search of slow cooker recipes, where I found this Plum Pork Tenderloin recipe.
