Weeknight Meals
Spaghetti with Broccoli, Brie, and Walnuts
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Tatsoi and Warm Scallop Salad with Spicy Pecan Praline
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Grilled Sausages, Peppers, and Onions on Rolls
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Baked Fish Sticks Diablo
Serve with: Tartar sauce, potatoes au gratin, and a spinach salad with cider vinaigrette. Dessert: Chocolate pudding.
Warm Tortilla Chips with Spicy Cheese Dip
Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 2 3/4 hr
Spaghetti with Tuna, Tomatoes, Capers, and Basil
Serve this simple-to-prepare pasta with crusty bread and a glass of Italian rosé (called rosato) or Pinot Grigio.
Full of Beans Salad
Add the green beans to the salad just before serving so they do not discolor.
Chicken in Green Pumpkin-Seed Sauce
Pipián Verde con Pollo
Serve with Classic Red Rice and tortillas.
Broiled Flounder with Bread Crumb Topping
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Tomato and Ricotta Salata Bruschetta
Bruschetta — a rustic Italian canapé — is the perfect vehicle for the robust flavors of late summer. Serve these topped toasts as a first course or, with a salad and a glass of wine, as a light supper.
Serrano Ham and Swiss Cheese Frittata
If the crowd is larger than eight, make two frittatas and keep one warm. Served in wedges, frittatas are delicious hot, warm, or at room temperature.
Bacon and Fried Egg Sandwiches
Turn this into a bona fide supper with hash brown potatoes, and a marinated artichoke heart and cherry tomato salad. Baked apples à la mode complete the menu.
Sauteed Shrimp with Caraway Seeds
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Tuna, White Bean, and Roasted Pepper Salad with Cream Dijon Dressing
The Dijon mustard in the dressing gives this easy salad extra kick
Seared Sea Bass with Fresh Herbs and Lemon
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.