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Nicoise-ish Salad

July 29, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Nicoise-ish Salad

This one’s for those look to de-carb their life a little. Ordinarily a Niçoise salad would come with potatoes, but here, I’ve subbed that for a small piece of sliced …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy, Salad Tags King Oscar, Tonnino Leave a comment

Club Sandwich – don’t forget this classic

May 7, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Club Sandwich

Usually the haunt of hotel lobby restaurants and airport lounges – here’s a reminder to not forget the charm of this classic sandwich. The essentials then, at least for me: …

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Alaskan spot prawn Caesar salad

May 7, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Alaskan spot prawn Caesar salad

Spot prawns on a Caesar? Yes please. These particularly plump prawns came via Catch Sitka, a way to purchase impeccable Alaskan seafood online (check out my review and get a …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Salad Tags Catch Sitka Leave a comment

Southside Fried Rice

April 15, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Southside Fried Rice

This recipe was the result of a content organized by Southside Market (affiliate link, I get a referral fee) – the oldest BBQ business in Texas. The assignment was simple, …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Main Course, Recipes Tags Southside Market & Barbeque Leave a comment

Avocado and radish toasts

March 27, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Wildgrain - avocado and radish toast

This one seemed like a no brainer. With a freezer full of ready to bake sourdough bread from Wildgrain – and quickly Spring like weather – something lighter and fresh …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Sandwiches Tags Wildgrain Leave a comment

Roasted beets with crushed pistachios and goat cheese

February 13, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Roasted beets with crushed pistachios and goat cheese

A side dish that’s as good in Spring as it is in the Fall. I like to make this at Thanksgiving. It starts with oven roasted beets. I prefer to …

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Chicken tikka fried rice

September 12, 2021 by Stuart Melling

This one requires a little creativity the next time you place a togo order from your favorite Indian restaurant. Indeed, I’d recommend anytime you get food to go, you do …

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Categories 15 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Indian Leave a comment

Thai yellow curry with veggie chicken

August 29, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Thai yellow curry with Royal Asia spring roll and Gardein seven grain tender

.This is a riff on the basic yellow curry I put together all year around. You can find the core of the recipe here. It takes about 20-25 minutes to …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Thai Tags Gardein, Mae Ploy, Royal Asia Leave a comment

Lingcod in Hatch green chili sauce

August 28, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Lingcod in Hatch green chili sauce with pepitas

A quick and simple weeknight dinner, with some leftover fish. The fish in question here, lingcod, a firm and meaty white fish that I picked up from the Sitka Salmon …

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Categories 30 Minute Meals, Dinner Ideas, Healthy Tags Hatch, Mr Kensington's, Sitka Salmon, Sitka Salmon Shares Leave a comment

Crispy tofu in Thai chilli garlic sauce

August 21, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Crispy tofu in Thai chilli garlic sauce

Pan fried crispy tofu is one of my favorite meat free dinner goto options. Here’s the simple low down on making excellent crispy tofu. Even tofu haters should love this …

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