Category Archives: Meats & Fish

recipes with meats and fish as the main ingredient

White sauce lasagna

And I finally get it right! Still a few things to work on but waaaay more edible than the last try! Ha ha ha!

Brined pork ribs baked with sage and garlic

Some yummy pork ribs and a little lesson from my husband!

Shiro wa Mogee: Chicken breast in white sauce over rice

This is an awesome chicken recipe! If you are not a fan of chicken breast meat, you will be after trying this out. Juicy, flavourful, tender…

Pesto meatball sauce

Meatballs are a happy food! I like eating them. I like them even better when I’m sharing them with friends…

Pesto chicken sandwich

Leftover meat can be great for sandwiches depending on how you made it,…

Marinated chicken breast with spinach & potatoes

December is never long enough, we spend all year waiting for it, saving our vacation time, then when we get there it comes and goes in a flash. Maybe it’s because we just have too much fun (^_^)

Lamb sausages and baked potatoes

Hello! Yes, I am still cooking,… well, not much lately but here and there. I think celebrating that blogiversary put me in a relaxed mode. It’s a major milestone for me. Didn’t  know exactly how this would turn out when I started. It’s been a lot of fun.

Dill meatballs

Dill is not a herb I use, in fact I think this is the first batch I’v ever purchased. So far I’ve tried them in an omelette, I think that went well. When I was ready to do these meatballs it seemed like a good idea use the dill here too…

Tilapia in sage sauce

It’s always exciting to visit mom, every time I see her I learn something new in her kitchen.

Baked chicken in lemon and honey marinade

How many ways can one make a lemony chicken before getting the lemony chicken one os looking for? It doesn’t matter when one likes to eat chicken!

Chicken in lemon and honey marinade

Yessssss! That lemon flavour came through just like I wanted it to.

Tamarind chicken

Looking for something that packs a punch flavour goodness to put in your chicken, or anything else for that matter? Try tamarind!

Risotto from leftovers

Risotto is usually rice cooked in a stock with several ingredients. Every time I do something like that I tend to burn though, so i think this is a great workaround…

Tilapia Strips, chips and a dip

When I eat chips in restaurants (out of a personal choice) I ask for mushroom sauce or guacamole to use in place of ketchup or tomato sauce. When they don’t have either, I have them plain, which is also what happens at home. I made this dip for the fish but it was nice on the chips too…

Lemony chicken strips and pasta

Sometimes experimenting pays, other times it doesn’t. Either way, you learn something.

Curry-ish chicken stewed with beetroot

Hooray to suggestions from the audience! Thank you Emily, this was awesome!

Beef strips, lavender potatoes and easy veggies

The herb garden battle forges on! Thank fully I still have plenty I can use.

Red snapper on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes and spinach

Have you every tried sweet mashed potatoes?

Chapos with minced beef stew and kachumbari

For when you’re craving something delicious that reminds you of good home cooking…

Chapos, liver stew and mukimo

One of my neighbours went to shags to visit her mother and came back with lots of mukimo. She shared some with me (^_^)

Red snapper baked on a bed of tomatoes and onions

It’s snappy! Just a few minutes in the oven and you get deliciousness (^_^)

Capellini with spinach and bacon

I know, sounds odd. It tasted OK. I’ll probably make it again.

Spicy chicken

If you are looking for something that packs a punch on the flavour side of things, this is it…

Potato gratin

My friends and I planned a last minute get together on friday to celebrate two birthdays on a saturday night. To make it easier on the host everyone brought a dish. This was mine.

Cardamom chicken curry

This was nice, will definitely make it again. A lot of ingredients but worth the effort.