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Adventures in food for curious cooks.

Recipes

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Braised Nigella-Scented Chicken Breast Boats

Lynley Jones

Chicken breasts seasoned with crushed nigella seeds, with a boat-shaped pocket stuffed with spiced spinach and tomato mixture. Braised in a white wine sauce perfect for dipping and drizzling over everything.

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categories Cooking with our Spices, Gluten-free, Winter, Fall, Dairy-free, Dinner, Holiday, Mains, Christmas
tags 2023, SC-2-2023, chicken, chicken breasts, boneless chicken breast, lemon juice, nigella, nigella seeds, black pepper, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, yellow onion, serrano chile, garlic, plum tomato, canned tomatoes, spinach, baby spinach, white wine, vermouth, cmas-dinner

Nachos with Mexican-Spiced Vegetarian Lentils or Ground Beef

Lynley Jones

Nachos with your choice of ground beef or vegan lentil filling, spiced with Mexican oregano, cumin, chipotle and lime.

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categories Vegetarian Dishes, Appetizers, Vegan, Mexican, Cooking with our Spices, Gameday, Gluten-free, Graduation, Halloween, Winter, Fall
tags 2022, nachos, mexican spiced nachos, SB, ground beef, onions, mexican oregano, cumin, ground cumin, chipotle chiles ground, canned tomatoes, lime juice, white miso, cremini mushrooms, cheese, colby cheese, Monterrey Jack cheese, scallions, cilantro, avocado, SC-6-2022, octfave1a

Braised Chicken Thighs over Cinnamon-Rosemary Rice

Lynley Jones

Chicken thighs browned then simmered over rice perfumed with rosemary, garlic, cinnamon, white wine and herbs. Check out the Notes section at the bottom for detailed tips for success, ideas for leftovers and more.

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categories Dinner, Dairy-free, Fall, Gluten-free, Winter, Cooking with our Spices, Christmas, Easter, Mains, Valentine's Day
tags 2020, 2019, 12-20, decfave, janfave, marchfave, novfave, octfave2, chicken thighs, black pepper, long grain white rice, olive oil, yellow onion, garlic cloves, cinnamon sticks, cassia cinnamon sticks, parsley, rosemary, bay leaves, white wine, vermouth, crushed tomatoes, canned tomatoes, lemon, lemon juice, braised chicken, chicken and rice, jasmine, basmati rice, jasmine rice, Illuminate Food, First Field, chkdin3, spoilmom1, SC-5-2022-2, cmas-dinner

Lunchbox Beef and Bean Burritos

Lynley Jones

Beer-simmered seasoned ground beef and refried beans rolled into a burrito with cheese and herbs. You can make it ahead and freeze it. Or heck, just eat it now.

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categories Dinner, Fall, Gameday, Lunch, Mains, Make-ahead, Mexican, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter, Cooking with our Spices
tags lunchbox, beef, bean, canola oil, refried beans, ground beef, yellow onion, serrano chiles, jalapeno, cumin, garlic, beer, canned tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, lime juice, limes, flour tortillas, tortillas, salsa, tomatillo, scallions, cilantro, cheese, colby cheese, Monterrey Jack cheese, ASOUE 2-2, 4-18, btslunch, 2018, gotv-lunch, snowbatch, SB2, cv1, octfave2, SC-9-2022, cvburritos, bean batch 3

Bolognese Sauce

Lynley Jones

Classic Italian meat sauce. You can serve it over wide, flat pasta noodles or use it to make Classic Lasagna. Or better, make a huge batch and do both!

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categories Dinner, Fall, Gluten-free, Holiday, Make-ahead, Winter, Italian
tags olive oil, yellow onion, carrots, celery, pancetta, ground beef, ground pork, red wine, canned tomatoes, chicken stock, chicken broth, cream, parsley, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, white wine, 4-18, 2018, snowbatch, octfave3

Red Wine Meat Sauce for Pasta

Lynley Jones

Possibly one of the world's best comfort foods.

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categories Dairy-free, Dinner, Fall, Gluten-free, Lunch, Mains, Make-ahead, Winter, #cook90, Gameday
tags c90-4, ground beef, ground turkey, ground veal, ground pork, ground bison, ground ostrich, yellow onion, garlic, red wine, canned tomatoes, tomatoes, pureed tomatoes, parsley, oregano, bay leaves, basil, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, c90-2, c90-3, bts, 1-18, 2017, F30-60, gotv-dinner, 1-6-19b, snowbatch, op2020, cv1, octfave2

Sonoran Beef Casserole

Lynley Jones

A simple ground beef and macaroni casserole Infused with the flavors of the Sonoran Desert, topped with melty cheese and the crunch of breadcrumbs. 

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categories Fall, Mains, Make-ahead, Mexican, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter, Halloween, Bring Backyard, Graduation, Cooking with our Spices
tags onion, ground beef, cumin, mexican oregano, green chiles, chicken broth, canned tomatoes, Monterrey Jack cheese, elbow macaroni, panko, scallions, cilantro, mains, 5-18, grads, ASOUE 1-11, 2017, H2, SB2, cv2, octfave2, sonoran-beef-casserole

Pasta Puttanesca

Lynley Jones

Tomatoes, capers, anchovies, roasted garlic and kalamata olives make a deliciously complex sauce for pasta.

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categories Unfortunate Cooking, Mains, Mostly Plants, Dinner, Lunch, Summer Camp, Winter, Fall, Mother's Day
tags puttanesca, pasta, tomato sauce, basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, kalamata olives, anchovies, garlic cloves, garlic, capers, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, unfortunate cooking, unfortunate recipes, canned tomatoes, Italian, 2-17, ASOUE 1-1, 18camp1, 2017, th2, lent1, cv2, octfave2