Category: Main Courses

  • Easy Brown Sugar and Garlic Pork Chops

    Easy Brown Sugar and Garlic Pork Chops

    I love easy recipes.  My time is limited and, although I love to cook, sometimes I just don’t have much time to devote to it.   (especially this time of the year when I love being out in the garden.) This recipe for brown sugar and garlic pork chops is a very easy recipe. It is […]

  • Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe

    Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe

    Beef Stroganoff has proven itself again and again to be a classic, well loved and tasty dish.  This recipe uses ground beef instead of sirloin strips for a less expensive version.  But don’t let that fool you.  The taste is all there! This recipe is as easy to make as one of your packaged hamburger […]

  • Taco Salad in Edible Tostada Bowls

    Taco Salad in Edible Tostada Bowls

    Years ago, I went out for lunch with some teaching friends of mine.  One of the items on the menu was a taco salad. Believe it or not, I had never heard of this delightful concoction.  Ever since then, when I eat Mexican, I often choose this as my order. I love the taste of […]

  • Pork Chops with a Balsamic Rosemary Reduction

    Pork Chops with a Balsamic Rosemary Reduction

    Ah…the other white meat – pork!    I really love the taste of it but some of the cuts don’t really agree with me.  When shopping I choose very lean medallions of pork, or even cut my own from a pork loin roast, which is what I did for these recipes.   If you are looking […]

  • Olive Garden Copy Cat Chicken Breasts with Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms and Rosemary

    Olive Garden Copy Cat Chicken Breasts with Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms and Rosemary

    This Olive Garden copy cat chicken breasts recipe is basically a chicken in white wine sauce, which I make all the time,  but the star of this dish is the whole cloves of roasted garlic.    Olive Garden Copy Cat Recipe I went to the Olive Garden recently and had the most delicious whole garlic […]

  • Braised Red Kapusta Soup

    Braised Red Kapusta Soup

    My page fans for the Gardening Cook on Facebook are a very active group of people.    They often submit recipes, DIY projects and gardening ideas to the page for others to share. This week, we were talking about soup recipes and a fan came up with this kapusta soup. It is rich and filling and […]

  • Double Stuffed Chicken with Lemon and Garlic

    Double Stuffed Chicken with Lemon and Garlic

    This double stuffed chicken recipe uses chicken breasts which are stuffed with mushrooms and both Cheddar and cream cheeses, then drenched with a garlic-lemon-butter sauce.  It will add class to any dinner party and is still easy enough for a  busy week night.. It is one of my husband’s favorite chicken recipes. This easy recipe […]