One-dish meal

Roasted Turkey Sausage with Potatoes, Peppers, and Onions

February 20, 2013 One-dish meal
Roasted Turkey Sausage with Peppers, Potatoes, and Onions -- Juggling With Julia

“Oh my gosh, that looks awesome. I’m not even kidding.” That from my 11-year-old as he gazed upon this dish waiting for its turn in the oven. Destined for greatness, this was. I’m a huge fan of Italian sausage, and use the leaner turkey version frequently in a quick stove-top sausage-n-pepper thing that the whole family adores. [...]

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Autumn Harvest Chili

October 16, 2012 Chili

I love a warm bowl of goodness, don’t you? Chili, oatmeal, rice and beans, soup – anything. I just love to wrap my chilled hands around that bowl and snuggle up. Nothing better It’s been quite a while since I ventured into new chili territory. The Super-Quick Turkey Chili is so good, and so easy, I don’t often [...]

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Express Lane: Shrimp and Bok Choy Stir Fry

October 10, 2012 Fish

Picture me, standing alongside the dinner table, proudly holding up in the air my chef’s knife in one hand and favorite nonstick cook pan in the other. I am, of course, backlit for effect, with the view angled so that I appear 8 feet tall.  Do you need a caption? “TRIUMPHANT” That’s how I felt Saturday night after [...]

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Hearty Beef and Barley Soup

October 28, 2011 Beef

The crockpot has gotten quite the workout this week, what with the drizzle and cold and generally yucky weather. Now they are forecasting flurries.  Snow in October??  Please, no.  There is no way I should be hearing the words “snow” in a forecast when I still have summer beach towels waiting to be washed. (Ick)  Maybe [...]

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Butternut Squash and Sausage Bake

October 25, 2011 One-dish meal

Butternut squash. Chicken sausage. Spinach. Cheddar.  A quartet of ingredients destined for greatness.  As I’ve mentioned before, I am very fond of meals where everything I want is all in one dish. All I need to do is add a slice of whole grain bread, and I’ve got a simple, healthy, and satisfying meal.  So, I was very excited [...]

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Beach Day and Bandaids

September 1, 2011 Chili

Life moves so fast. August 31st already?  Impossible! I decided late last night to make today a beach day – boogie boarding, ice cream cones, volleyball, reading, and plenty of sunshine for all.  We hadn’t been to our favorite beach (Long Beach in Gloucester, MA) all summer, and I just couldn’t let the kids go back to school without at [...]

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Mexican Beef and Vegetable Stew

August 17, 2011 Chili/Soup/Stew

Today’s recipe is brought to you by the letters WTH and by Mother Nature.   Wait a minute…what? You heard me.  It was 6:10 a.m., and I was up and eager to get cooking. There was stew beef just waiting for its curtain call, and me without an idea.  Thanks to Mother Nature’s dreary, overcast morning, there was nary a cough, grunt or yawn [...]

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Chicken Stew with Dumplings

June 24, 2011 Chicken

I searched for a long time for a stew recipe that featured my favorite fowl.  I wanted something creamy, herbalicious, and filling – essentially the chicken version of my favorite beef stew recipe.  But, all I found were recipes that relied heavily on Campbell’s soups as the base (everything starts to taste the same after a while) or included tomatoes (which [...]

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Penne with Turkey Sausage and Sun-dried Tomatoes

June 15, 2011 One-dish meal

Mondays are a lost day around here, thanks to long work days for both me and Mark.  The house and its inhabitants are a mess by the evening,   Operating in survival mode by 7:00 pm , we take care of only the absolute necessities. A quick supper and then it’s off to bed — often for all of [...]

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Gotta Have It Salad

June 2, 2011 One-dish meal

I was a die-hard sandwich fan for a long time.  It was my go-to lunch every day, and I thought I’d never waver.  Big surprise, my tastes have changed.  What sandwiches were to me in my twenties and thirties is what a salad is now that I’m in my forties.  I crave them like crazy, and can’t go more than a [...]

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