Tag: Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas

Shrimp Tempura Pasta Salad

In the summertime I desire cool, light meals of delights I call Salad Samplers. The Shrimp Tempura Pasta Salad is one I prepared for a birthday party of ten guests. Casual enough for a barbecue but fussy enough for fancy friends, this salad is always dressed to impress. African-American cuisine or soul food is often…

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Green Sauce Salmon

I am a committed seafood lover. My love persists despite the notion I was a vegetarian for 20 years. Even maligned frog legs appeal greatly to me, surely they qualify as seafood, and really, they do taste like chicken. The Green Sauce Salmon occurred quite by accident one Friday evening. Reminiscent of the best fish…

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10 Minute Mahi Mahi

Nicole Hannah Jones writes “America wasn’t a democracy until Black Americans made it one.” Her Pulitzer Prize winning The 1619 Project explores the history of the first Africans arriving in 1619 to what is present day Virginia. As a history buff, I have never seen Twitter so lit with rebuttals to Ms. Jones’ commentary, including…

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Broccoli Cheese Quinoa Casserole

Senator Kamala Harris was selected to be the Vice-Presidential running mate of Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden today. I had a feeling Vice President Biden would choose Senator Harris however I am not confident he chose an ally that will aid him in defeating Donald Trump. I am proud of Senator Harris potentially making history…

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Crispy Chicken with Garlic & Rosemary

Contrary to what many believe, I don’t know one person of color that is loco about the pollo. Sure, it’s a wonderful entree option, that I rarely dine upon, but when I do it is not FRIED but baked very slowly, until the meat is falling off the bone, tender. Crispy Chicken with Garlic &…

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