Main dish Recetas

Texas Style Steak Chili

This recipe is taken from Chef John Howie's cookbook, Passion & Palate: Recipes for a Generous Table. Passion & Palate is a collection of…

Grilled Chicken Parm

This is a recipe I found by Rocco Dispirito from his Now Eat This cookbook. It is a favorite of ours. The parmigano reggiano can be expensive…

Lasagna Italiana

Inspired from the streets of Tuscany, I developed this recipe by reducing the amount of sodium, eliminating sugar, and reducing the total fat…

Maple Smoked and Glazed Turkey

We did a turkey this weekend just to give you some ideas for your Thanksgiving bird. We smoked this guy in maple smoke for 5 hours and Patti made a…

Sweet and Sour Dalagang Bukid with Veggies

A favorite dish by my family. Sweet and Sour fish dish is always a hit. Dalagang Bukid or Lapu-Lapu or Maya…

Oven Baked Chicken Parmesan

Easy to prepare, lower calorie version of this dish. For maximum tenderness, I recommend brining the breasts in 2 qts. water and 1/2 C table salt…

Italian-Style Sloppy Joes

Here's a new twist on a Classic Sloppy Joe-- one made with a thick spaghetti sauce and served over thick slices of garlic French bread. It's super…

Brown Sauce with meatballs

There is only one reason why I wish to be a good chef: the determination of being a culinary martyr out of real ardent love. Like the lonely old man…

Southern Meat Loaf

Adam's Turkey Tetrazzini Casserole

This Thanksgiving, I experimented with a leftover turkey dish, making my own version of Turkey Tetrazzini.…

Mexican Pot Roast

Kofta (Kafta) Pita Sandwich

Kofta is a recipe taught to me by Ahmad, a young man who lived with our family for two years. Kafta and Ahmad's Tabouli have become Middle Eastern…

Low Carb Homemade Pasta

This recipe was a special request from an anonymous follower. It gave me the perfect opportunity to play with a pasta machine I bought last year,…

Roast Pork Rib End

This is such a nice Sunday dinner. Enjoy with Love, Catherine xo

Pinoy Pork Barbecue

One of the all time favorites of many Filipinos and others too.