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weeknight meals
Tuna “Meatballs” in Caper-Olive Tomato Sauce
Tuna takes the place of red meat in this pantry-friendly update of spaghetti and meatballs.
Beluga Lentil Salad with Rainbow Chard & Garlic Scapes
Served hot or cold, this salad makes the most of some of late spring’s best ingredients: rainbow chard and garlic scapes!
Seafood Orzo with Lemon, Dill & Olives
Can frozen mixed seafood be tasty? Yes, yes it can! Cooked correctly and with other flavorful ingredients, it makes a pantry and budget-friendly 30-minute meal.
Sesame Noodles with Roasted Duck, Sugar Snap Peas and Cabbage
Ingredients: for the sauce: 1/4 cup Chinese “pure” sesame paste* 1/4-1/3 cup water 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon light brown sugar 2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce 1/2 tablespoon hot sesame oil everything else: 12 oz wide egg “lo mein” noodles 1 1/2 cups sliced cold, roasted duck 10 oz sugar […]
Lemon Sesame Tuna & Chickpea Orzo Salad
Ingredients: for the salad: 8 oz dried orzo, cooked to package instructions and drained 1 stalk celery, sliced 1 bunch green onions, diced 3 3-oz pouches Safe Catch Elite Wild Tuna 15-oz canned chickpeas, drained 3 oz crumbled feta 1/4 cup roughly chopped Italian parsley 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced […]
Midsummer Orzo Salad
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup (dry) orzo 2 ears’ worth corn kernels 1 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes 2 “baby” cucumbers, sliced into half-moons 3 tablespoons minced dill 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives 4 oz baby arugula, coarsely chopped 4 oz crumbled feta 3 tablespoons sherry […]
Dilled Roasted Vegetable Orzo Salad with Gorgonzola
Ingredients: 3/4 cup (dry) orzo 1 zucchini, cubed 1 Spanish black radish, cubed 6 oz crimini mushrooms, quartered 1/4 lb asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces olive oil a sprinkle of jalapeno garlic seasoning (I use this but you can sub in ground jalapenos and granulated garlic) freshly ground black pepper […]
Rainbow Chard, Meyer Lemon and Dill Orzo
Ingredients: 1 cup orzo 15 oz (canned) cannellini beans, drained 1 large bunch of rainbow chard or Swiss chard, stems and leaves chopped (separate the stems and leaves) 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 small red onion, cut into half-moon sliced 1/4 cup chopped dill 3/4 (loose) cup Italian or curly […]
Smoked Duck Spicy Sesame Noodles with Zucchini
Ingredients: for the sauce: 1/4 cup “pure” sesame paste* 1/4-1/3 cup water 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon light brown sugar 2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce 1/2 tablespoon hot sesame oil for the duck: 1 1/2 cold, roasted duck (I used Maple Leaf Farm’s Roast Half Duck with Orange Sauce -discarded the sauce […]