Notes about Recipes in this book

• Spicy coconut shrimp stew with tomatoes and cilantro on sticky rice

  • ellencooks on August 05, 2015

    This is good but it's not spicy.

• Baby spinach salad with mango, avocado, and red onions

  • ellencooks on August 12, 2015

    This was delicious, we had spinach, avocados and mangos from Costco to use up and this was really good with olive oil and rice wine vinegar dressing.

• Chicken potpie with green apples and cheddar biscuits

  • thefritschkitchen on January 14, 2016

    This is an amazing, comforting dish and well loved by my family (so much so that it has been nicknamed Hug in a Mug). The flavors are excellent together and the drop biscuits on top and to die for. Plus, it's a great dish for freezing - Just hold off on the biscuit topping

• Jerk chicken chili

  • thefritschkitchen on January 14, 2016

    Great dinner - makes a big batch, so lots of yummy leftovers

  • IsaSim on April 07, 2014

    Perfect; I added the cornmeal as suggested in the introduction to the recipe.

• Coq au vin blanc with spring vegetables

  • SenseiHeidi on March 29, 2021

    I like this dish, although it was not as thick as a stew when first served fresh. Also not as thin as a soup, with the large chunks of chicken and potatoes being a distraction. I did not feel the dish was affected by the prosciutto. I would add thin sliced ham if I have it, but don’t bother to spend $7 to buy a package of prosciutto. Next time cut the chicken into 1 inch chunks (before browning?). I served it with a green salad, maybe it would be a good idea to have a thin baguette or some breadsticks to mop up the sauce. I noticed at the sauce thickened up nicely by the next day. The flavor was also enhanced by the overnight rest. I would recommend making this dish ahead.

• Cassoulet-style Italian sausages and white beans

  • chawkins on August 04, 2012

    This is very easy and very good. I used cherry tomatoes from my garden and cooked it on the stove top instead of using the oven.

• Spicy chicken enchiladas verde with sour cream and cilantro

  • Cheri on July 23, 2014

    We really liked this. It was quite tasty and very quick to assemble, using leftover roasted chicken and jarred salsa verde. Totally doable on a weeknight. Use good quality corn tortillas.

• Tamale pie

  • MollyB on March 31, 2020

    I love this recipe. It's not super complex, just great comfort good. The shortcut of adding a jar of salsa to season the bean/turkey mix is great. (I especially like it with Trader Joe's roasted tomato salsa.) I've used different kinds of beans and meat, depending on what I had on hand, but I like it best with pinto beans and either ground turkey or pork.

• Chicken biryani American-style

  • IsaSim on May 13, 2014

    I loved this, perfect punch and flavors to my taste.

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