30 Minutes or Less
Chicken Cutlets on Buttermilk-Cheddar-Chorizo Biscuits with Tomato–Olive Salsa Mayo
This one is good for B, L, D: brunches, lunches, or dinners.
Crispy Horseradish-Battered Fried Fish with Watercress-Cucumber Tartar Sauce
The English have nothing on this fish! Serve with store-bought frozen waffle-cut fries, prepared to package directions, and oil-and-vinegar-dressed slaw. Also, try skipping the tartar sauce one time and serve with malt vinegar instead—it takes even less time and effort and tastes great!
Sausage and Mushroom Polenta “Lasagna”
Okay, this one could take 35 minutes; but the results taste far more time-consuming.
Chicken Topped with Caponata and Mozzarella
Caponata is an eggplant dish normally served as a relish or appetizer, but I am so fond of it that I keep reinventing ways to add it to each cookbook I write. I’ve topped polenta with it, tossed it with pasta, packed it into sub sandwiches, and now, here we go again . . .
Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf Patties with Pan Gravy and Sour Cream–Tomato Smashed Potatoes
Serve with steamed broccoli or asparagus.
Ham and Spinach Hash with Fried Eggs
This is a B, L, or D: Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner recipe.
French Onion Sliced Steak Croissant Sandwich
You won’t find this at the drive-thru! Serve with a mixed green or spinach salad.
Simple and Delicious Chicken with Potatoes and Asparagus
French and fantastique, this will become a real favorite.