Notes about Recipes in this book

• Asparagus, ham, and mushroom strata

  • wodtke on March 30, 2014

    Pretty good, if slightly bland, but that's strata for you. Can always add a bit of hot sauce. Good choice if you have leftover ham and it's asparagus season.

• Cheddar and cauliflower soup

  • Rinshin on February 20, 2017

    Quick to make under 45 min, satisfying, and good but I could not bring myself to add 4 cups of cheese and added only about 2 cups instead. I was expecting more cauliflower taste but it was quite muted. I had 2 serving full leftover and added about 2 tsp white miso and that improved the taste. Miso and cheese really go well together.

• Baked orzo with shrimp, lemon, and feta

  • chawkins on February 24, 2022

    Very flavorful with the feta and lemon, but I think the shrimp were way overcooked. You are supposed to sauté the shrimp for two minutes, add the garlic, cook for 30 seconds and then add the spinach and cook for another minute. By that time, the shrimp were fully cooked, but you still had to put the whole thing in a 425 degree for 20 minutes to crisp and brown the panko topping.

• Lemon chicken breasts with capers

  • chawkins on November 14, 2018

    Very flavorful dish. I halved the recipe to serve two, but my one chicken breast was over 1 lb in weight, so I just used half of a breast for each serving which was still bigger than the 6 oz serving indicated by the recipe, hence my oven time was also longer than 8 minutes, more like 12 minutes for me. I also made the mistake of including the garlic in the stuffing rather than adding it to the pan for roasting, but that might have been a blessing in disguise, the longer oven time might have burned the garlic slices.

• Orange and soy glazed chicken thighs

  • VeryVigario on January 24, 2018

    This was good- I thought it was a little salty, but maybe I simmered my sauce a bit too long. I used 1/2 low sodium, 1/2 mushroom soy sauce, fyi. I'd probably do 3/4 low sodium and 1/4 mushroom and maybe scale it back a bit

• Broiled Tex-Mex drumsticks with avocado and tomato salad

  • chawkins on July 12, 2021

    Very flavorful drumsticks, no marinating required, quick and easy, perfect for a weeknight. I grilled mine instead of broiling. Did not make the salad because I didn’t have any avocado in the house.

• Roasted poblanos stuffed with chicken and cheddar

  • chawkins on December 08, 2012

    Very good. The amount of filling was supposed to fill 4 large poblanos, but I used my husband's tiny end-of-the-season hydroponic poblanos from the green house and was able to fill 13 of them. Will try brown rice next time to make it healthier.

• Braised sausage with grapes and balsamic-glazed onions

  • chawkins on August 22, 2021

    Easy and tasty one pot meal. I served it over mashed baby bliss.

• Sautéed spinach with golden raisins, pine nuts and fresh breadcrumbs

  • chawkins on December 16, 2018

    I cut down on the pine nuts, raisins and breadcrumbs, after all spinach is the star here, but the breadcrumbs added crunch, made it a delightful version of this dish.

• Peach and blueberry galette

  • chawkins on July 09, 2021

    Absolutely delicious! The crust was flaky, tender, rich and easy to work with. The filling was not too sweet with perfect ratio of berry to peaches. I only use half the amount of Demerara sugar on the top.