Posts in Entrees
Stuffed Red Bell Peppers

This dish is so elegant looking, you could easily serve it to guests. Not that your family doesn't deserve elegance, I just mean it's gorgeous! Red bell peppers are sweet and wonderful and the perfect color contrast for the white-fleshed fish. You can stuff the peppers in advance (up to 3 days) and bake them just before serving.

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Cauliflower & Penne Gratin (aka “a yummy mac & cheese you can feel good about”)

Life without macaroni and cheese would be sad indeed, but unhappily the current emphasis on low-carb diets could make this dish disappear. What I offer here is a recipe that uses half of the pasta but has all the goodness and even more flavor. The trick is to substitute a tasty cheese-friendly vegetable such as cauliflower for some of the starchy carbs.

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Barbecued Orange-Maple Country Ribs

From Art Smith's KITCHEN LIFE. Here is a recipe that makes a lot for the bonus of extra meals. Country pork ribs have a lot of meat, all the better to cut off and turn into sandwiches for a lunch or supper entree. You can certainly use this sweet and spicy marinade/sauce for spareribs or baby back ribs too.

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