Cheese
Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Blue Cheese Dressing
Serve with barbecue chips and oil-and-vinegar dressed slaw. So much better for you than wings, you could eat two!
Wild Cream of Mushroom Egg Noodle Bake, Hold the Canned Soup
Serve with a green salad.
Croque Monsieur with Greens
Ah, April in Paris! Word of advice: pack a parka! I have been in France twice in April, once to Paris, once to Bordeaux. Twice I froze. Oh, well. The hot ham and cheese tastes better then.
Tomato-Basil Pasta Nests
A pretty basic version to get you started.
Broccoli Frittata with Goat Cheese and BLT Bread Salad
This meal is another B, L, D: good for Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner.
Chicken Sausage on a Roll with Egg and Fontina
This menu is good for B, L, or D: Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner.
Ricotta Pasta with Grape Tomatoes, Peas, and Basil
This dish can be made 100 ways. It’s one of the first dishes you eat as an Italian kid: macaroni with butter and ricotta cheese. Once you grow up, you add stuff in, but the base remains the same. I’ll try to limit myself and just give you my top five versions.
Greek Bread Salad with Grilled Shrimp
If you don’t groove on the shrimp, use 1 1/2 pounds of chicken tenders, 20 large sea scallops, or even 8 pieces of calamari, 2 per person, and grill in the shrimps’ place.
Chili Dog Bacon Cheeseburgers and Fiery Fries
Serve with veggie sticks or oil-and-vinegar–dressed slaw.