Tag Archives: main dish

Slow Cooker Chicken Poblano

Posted on December 7, 2012 by scarpettakate

Full disclosure: the slow cooker is not my favorite kitchen gadget. It’s convenient to have dinner ready the minute I’m home from work, for sure, but I find most recipes I try wind up tasting dull and muddled, no matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged braised, chicken, crockpot, do ahead, main dish, slow cooker, slow cooking, Southwestern | 3 Comments

Salmon Cakes

Posted on November 30, 2012 by scarpettakate

Broiling a nice piece of salmon is just about the fastest dinner possible, and one I rely on pretty often on busy weeknights. Sometimes I’ll dress it up with a mustard glaze or yogurt dill sauce, but nine times out … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged crab cake, dinner, easy, main dish, pescetarian, quick, salmon, seafood | 6 Comments

Spanakopita

Posted on November 9, 2012 by scarpettakate

Today’s recipe comes from Mollie Katzen’s Moosewood Cookbook, the vegetarian classic that was my first real cookbook. I still have my splattered old copy, with its friendly hand-lettered recipes and little line drawings of dancing broccoli, and I remember feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, fall, Greek, main dish, phyllo, side dish, spinach, spinach pie, vegetarian, winter | 7 Comments

Garlicky Shrimp & White Beans

Posted on November 2, 2012 by scarpettakate

There isn’t enough space here, not enough on the whole wide Web, to properly give due my love for the gutsy, earthy food of Spain. I love the garlic and olive oil and tomatoes, the shellfish and chiles, the lusty … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chorizo, easy, fall, main dish, quick, shellfish, shrimp, simple, Spanish, spring, stew, summer, winter | 5 Comments

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Posted on October 12, 2012 by scarpettakate

Full disclosure: I am no barbecue expert, friends. I don’t know my Carolina from my Memphis from my Kansas City, couldn’t really tell you the first thing about brisket or burnt ends. But I do know when something tastes fantastic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged barbecue, BBQ, braised, crock pot, easy, main dish, pork, sandwiches, sliders, slow cooker, Southern, tailgating | 9 Comments

Slow-Roasted Summer Vegetables

Posted on August 31, 2012 by scarpettakate

That, friends, is one homely mess of vegetables. I almost didn’t share the recipe with you, it being rather underwhelming in the looks department, but the flavor (oh man, that flavor!) was so worth it that it seemed a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged main dish, roasted, side dish, summer, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian | 18 Comments

Zucchini Dill Pancakes

Posted on July 27, 2012 by scarpettakate

I am on a savory pancake kick these days. There’s been batch after batch of my leek and pea pancakes, a (less than stellar) attempt at sweet potato latkes, corn and chive shortstacks ordered at State Bird Provisions. Lately whenever I … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, courgette, dill, easy, feta, fritter, main dish, pancake, savory, side dish, simple, summer, summer squash, vegetable, vegetarian, zucchini | 6 Comments

Grilled Leg of Lamb

Posted on July 20, 2012 by scarpettakate

If my mother has any claims to fame as a hostess (they’re legion, believe me), numero uno is her way with lamb: rosy, rosemary-scented Easter roasts, mustard-rubbed racks and butterflied legs, grilled to a robust tenderness. It’s no surprise, then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged BBQ, boneless, butterflied, entree, garlic, grilled, grilling, herb rub, lamb, main dish, marinated, meat, summer | 5 Comments

Grilled Summer Vegetable Salad

Posted on June 29, 2012 by scarpettakate

There’s a bumper crop of zucchini in my backyard, blossoms by the bouquet and armfuls of lean, green courgettes. My neighbors upstairs, who tend the garden and summoned this army of vegetables from seed, found themselves slightly outpaced by their … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged arugula, BBQ, entree, goat cheese, grill, grilled, grilling, heirloom, main dish, red bell pepper, salad, summer, tomato, vegetarian, zucchini | 13 Comments

Roast Pork

Posted on June 8, 2012 by scarpettakate

Oh, honey. Sit down for a minute and let me tell you about this roast pork. The juicy, well-seasoned, flavorful meat. The woodsy bits of herbs and crispy, unctuous, oh-dear-Lord cracklings. (I mean, come on. Cracklings.) Your butcher will do … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged blade, butt, dinner, entree, fall, main dish, meat, picnic, pork, roast, roasted, shoulder, simple, special occasion, spring, summer, winter | 7 Comments