Each week, fabulous recipes grace Debbie’s in-box and pop up on her computer screen, and she’s sharing her favorites with you.
Somehow, more one-dish meals have crossed my path again this week. What is it about autumn that brings the busy and the cravings for the stews? I guess between school starting and the weather getting cooler, we just can’t win. Gone are the days of grilling in shorts. Instead, I’m glad to have my half-zip fleece pullovers and a hard-working oven to warm my kitchen.
Something about Shepherd’s pie just says comfort to me, but I’ve got to admit that sometimes the lack of creativity turns me off of making it. This recipe for curried sweet potato Shepherd’s pie sounds like it will satisfy my need for comfort food as well as innovative flavors, with the curry powder and the switch-up of potatoes.
I adore lamb. It is such a rich and flavorful meat, and it’s fun that it can go so many ways. It’s great cooked in a French country style with lots of rosemary, or how about in this Moroccan lamb and chick pea stew? Coriander, cinnamon, cumin and paprika spice this one … sounds good to me.
I found another recipe for baked ziti, a dish that has somehow evaded me through the years. This recipe for sausage and pepper baked ziti is full of veggies and would be perfect served with a gourmet mesclun salad.
Spicy curried lentil stew with cashew nuts has almost every aromatic spice in it that you can think of, so you know it’ll be tasty. I just need to find the perfect nut to substitute for the cashews, so we don’t end the meal with Owen’s anaphylactic shock. It’s all fun and games until the EpiPen comes out….
Any recipes that caught your eye this week?
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Oct 19, 2009 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
