Yellow Rice and Spicy Black Beans

Latin-style yellow rice is a bed for the steaming, spicy black beans, garnished with chopped avocados, scallions and cilantro. I have lived on this dish…

Fish Nachos with Black Bean Salad

To prepare the tacos, combine all spices and blend well. Place flounder in a baking dish and rub with all the marinade. Cover and refrigerated…

Pasta with Meatballs and Sauce

A classic meat combo for meatballs is about one third each of veal, beef and pork. You can often find this in the meat area…

Tomato Sauce for Spaghetti

Once you make this rich tomato sauce you will see how ridiculously easy it is and you’ll have the pride of ownership that comes with…

Barbecued Tofu

Tofu doesn't have a lot of flavor on its own but acts like a sponge, soaking up any marinade – in this case barbecue sauce.

Blackened Tofu

Marinate tofu overnight in a mixture of tomato juice, soy sauce and blackening seasonings this simmer in a hot skillet.

Lime Shrimp in Tortillas

This marinated shrimp dish is rolled up in warm flour tortillas and served with your favorite toppings.

Broccoli Pasta Twists

Browning the broccoli and garlic in oil gives the vegetables a sweet flavor.

Retro Stuffed Peppers

The key to great stuffed peppers is cooking the rice almost all the way before incorporating it into the stuffing.

Chunky Garden Vegetable Chili

A kitchen-sink, garden-variety chili with great texture from the chopped seitan.

Rigatoni with Cheddar and Broccoli

Use preshredded cheese, precut broccoli or a premixed stir-fry vegetable combination of snow peas, carrots and bell peppers if you are really time-starved. You can…

No-Pasta Eggplant Lasagna

Broiled eggplant slices replace traditional pasta in this stellar lasagna recipe.

Polenta with Greens

Combine milk and water. Heat until boiling. Add cornmeal, whisk well. Simmer 10-15 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally. Add cheese and salt, remove from…

Crawfish Caserole

In one pot cook the packet of Sofran rice according to the directions on package.  In another pot saute your onions and bellpepper in butter…

Raclette, Ham And Potato Pizza

Fresh homemade pizza dough is topped with French ham, red potatoes and Raclette cheese.