One night, Janice Thompson and her husband started making fajitas before they realized they didn't have any tortillas. 'We improvised and served the pork mixture over noodles instead,' she relates from Lansing, Michigan. 'It's become a family favorite.'
This delectable salad is comprised of romaine hearts tossed with golden, caramelized pears and walnuts, strips of succulent prosciutto and a full-bodied orange vinaigrette.
Chicken breast and kielbasa are sauteed with green pepper, onion celery and garlic, then stewed with chicken stock and rice. This version is lightly spiced, in response to those a little more sensitive to pepper.
Here's a chili recipe you'll love, combining ground beef and cubed top sirloin. Other ingredients include beer, strong-brewed coffee, unsweetened cocoa powder and ground cumin.
You don't have to use powdered mix to make your own falafel! Mashed chickpeas are combined with onion, bread crumbs, egg and herbs, and fried. Serve with the cucumber sauce in a pita with tomatoes.
This is a layered casserole with ground beef, corn tortillas, enchilada sauce and refried beans baked with a mixture of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. Serve with sour cream or any desired toppings.
Boneless chicken breasts are among the quickest-cooking cuts around. A few fresh touches, including a garlic-laced rosemary sauce, take this recipe well beyond the ordinary.
When their parents were away for the weekend, 19-year-old Dominique Ng and her sisters Madeline, 16, and Gabby, 12, survived nicely on these easy toasted sandwiches.