It has finally gotten cold around here — what we consider cold in North Carolina, anyway. When I get home from work on a cold night, all I want is something warming, satisfying and simple. This stew fits the bill. I couldn’t help going back for seconds.
Sausage & Cabbage Stew
Serves: 2
Time to make: ~45 minutes
What [...]
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Maybe this isn’t a true stroganoff, since it doesn’t have beef, but it is an easy and tasty weeknight meal. I adapted the recipe from my base recipe for Saucy Chicken.
Chicken Stroganoff
Serves: 2
Time to make: ~30 minutes
What you need:
1 tsp. olive oil
½ lb. cremini mushrooms, sliced
½ bell pepper, sliced
½ red onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
½ [...]
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Sausage and beans, beans and greens — both are classic combinations. This simple, one-pot, weeknight supper combines them all. This dish took less than 30 minutes to make and was a big hit at the table.
Sausage, Beans and Greens Stew
Serves: 2
Time to make: ~30 minutes
What you need:
1 tbsp. olive oil
½ medium onion, diced
1 clove garlic, [...]
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The vinaigrette is probably the most useful basic recipe in a cook’s repertoire. Once you learn how to make a tasty vinaigrette, you’ll never buy bottled salad dressing again. (If you have a bottle of salad dressing in your refrigerator, go read the ingredients list–I’ll bet it’s mostly sugar of some form or another!) But [...]
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This is a super-easy, super-fast dish made with that weeknight staple: the boneless chicken breast. Again, you can vary this so many ways that you’ll never have to make it the same way twice. This recipe serves 2 but is easily multiplied.
Heat 1 tbsp. oil over medium-high
Cube ½ lb. boneless chicken breast and toss with [...]
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Soup is one of the easiest and most satisfying things to make. Almost anything goes when it comes to soup, and if you make a lot of it, you will have lunches for days, or you can freeze it and have ready-made dinner for the next week. Here is the basic formula for making pretty [...]
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