30 Minutes or Less
Chopped Vegetable Salad with Feta and Olives
A colorful salad that is refreshing alongside the lamb chops. Green or red bell peppers can be added to the salad, if you like.
Cajun Chicken with Capers and Lemon
A high-flavor, low-fat entrée. Serve it over rice to catch all the juices.
Sauteed Spinach
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Farfalle with Peas and Prosciutto
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Sauteed Shrimp with Mustard-Chive Sauce
A sophisticated party dish.
Penne with Herbed Zucchini and Goat Cheese
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Great Curry in a Hurry
Serve with steamed rice and some traditional condiments, such as chopped red and green onions, raisins, shredded coconut, peanuts and diced bananas.
Ham Steak on Creamed Spinach
To serve alongside this version of a southern favorite, toss some boiled new potatoes and cherry tomatoes with melted butter and chopped parsley in a skillet. Finish with a purchased lemon meringue pie.
Salmon with Soy-Honey and Wasabi Sauces
Despite many Asian ingredients in this dish, the end result only slightly reflects their presence. Rice and asparagus make good side dishes.
Guacamole
Doña Tomasa and other Oaxacans often thin their guacamole with water to make a dipping sauce. Sometimes a little cream or milk is added as well.
Tuna Salad with Olives, Orange and Bell Pepper
A sophisticated, Spanish-style salad.
Salmon Fillets in Dill-Peperoncini Cream Sauce
Spicy peperoncini peppers cut the creaminess of the sauce on this salmon. Serve Artichoke Bruschetta as a first course, rice and asparagus as side dishes.
Penne with Spinach, Shrimp, Tomatoes and Basil
This attractive and flavorful main course is perfect for weeknight entertaining.