Main Course
Primary dishes served for lunch or dinner.
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Slow Braised Boston Butt Pork Roast
If you’ve been following Lemony Thyme for a bit, you’ve probably picked up on our love for slow braising meats. So much so, I added the category B is for Braising to our recipe roster. Whether it be a Beef Pot Roast, Pork Chops, Beef Shanks, Chicken in a Pot, or this gorgeous Boston Butt Pork Roast, braising takes any cut of meat and turns it into tender love.
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Turkey Burgers {BBQ}
I have no excuse for not sharing this recipe with you before now. Our close friends and family know that Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries had always been a signature meal for us. However, somewhere around the time I got caught up in the What’s for Dinner craze (trying different recipes almost every night), our old faithful Turkey Burger got limited play time. It took sharing them at the office last week for me to realize how much I’ve missed them. And considering they are still being raved about, it’s time to give up the secret recipe.
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The Jarlsberg BLT with Fried Egg
At our last family pot-luck gathering, my sister-in-law brought a crock full of the most glorious cheese dip. Jarlsberg Cheese Dip to be exact. She served it cold with a sliced baguette. I’m sure I never let it out of my sight or reach for the entire evening hour before it was devoured for it’s heavenly goodness. She shared that she had bought this tub of love at her local Kroger supermarket. I promptly sought out the closest Kroger and bought 2 tubs (plain and jalapeno) and a baguette.
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Turkey Piccata {with Mushroom, Spinach & Herb Couscous}
Jennie-O’s Ground Turkey, Italian Turkey Sausage, and All Natural Turkey Breast Tenderloins are all staples at our house, especially when we’re in Healthy Living mode…which is probably in order more often than not :) I originally made this Turkey Piccata recipe a couple years ago when I was a die-hard Weight Watchers girl. This dish has no lack of flavor but by simply exercising portion control AND measuring the added fats (as in measuring spoon) it can be a very figure friendly meal.
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African Chicken Peanut Stew {Pot Pies}
The first time we made African Chicken Peanut Stew was the day Shelby and I discovered Penzey’s Spices. I bought three spices that day, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, and cardamom seeds. You see, earlier that morning I had read my first ‘non-family/friend’ comment on Lemony Thyme. It’s hard to explain the feeling but I was a titch giddy. Perhaps it’s like being in high school and having a crush on the most popular kid in school, who doesn’t even know you exist. Then one day, out of nowhere, they greet you by name. What?! Me, you know my name? And my mother didn’t put you up to this? It’s the kind of thing…
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Blackened Flounder & Creamy Polenta {with Brussels Sprout Slaw}
I’ve had requests for more fish and seafood recipes lately and since there aren’t enough hours in the day and days in the week, we’ll be sharing some recipes from the archives. Like this beautiful Blackened Flounder with Creamy Polenta.
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Wonton Soup {with Shrimp & Kale}
I’ve been warming up my Chinese cooking skills (skills is a strong word, I broke out some recipes) this week and decided to try my hand at Wonton Soup.
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Pappardelle & Peas with Ricotta Pesto {Weight Watchers}
Pappardelle pasta became a new favorite last winter. It’s luxurious actually. This Pappardelle & Peas with Ricotta Pesto recipe, adapted from my Weight Watchers cookbook, has just the right amount of richness while still being calorically friendly.
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Cheesy Garlic & Herb Pull-Apart Bread {with Maryland Crab Dip}
It’s Super Bowl Sunday and I had resigned myself to the idea that I wasn’t going to put on a big spread, even though this is the 2nd biggest eating holiday of the year, after Thanksgiving. Nope, wasn’t going to do it. Although, somehow a roast chicken dinner just didn’t scream Football the way I was starting to feel Football. So as any good coach would do….let’s drop back and punt. We have no stake in the outcome of this game so really it’s got to be about the food (and the commercials). Paying tribute to both teams for making it to the Big Game…we are having Sourdough (in honor of the San…
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Sausage, Peppers & Caramelized Onion Stromboli {a Groundhog Day Treat}
Earlier in the week, we began discussing what we would cook on Super Bowl Sunday. All the foodie websites and fb pages were alive with recipe ideas and exchanges. The possibilities ranged from good old favorites like wings and nachos to the more exotic Salmon Wraps and Filipino Spring Rolls. I had every intention of hosting a virtual Super Bowl Party on my fb page, even planned a week of recipes and posts centered around that theme. But when it came time to make the announcement….we took it in a totally different direction. Here is the Party Announcement I shared on our fb page.
