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Eggs, turkey bacon, green onions, cilantro and chopped corn tortillas, all scrambled up and topped with some salsa verde. Delicious.

The sauce for this recipe is soooo good. It goes well with the fish, but as others have noted, it can be put on chicken. I had a baked potato with the fish instead of pasta, and the sauce went well with the tater, too.

I “broke training” with this one, but it was just too tempting to pass up. I followed the Lawry’s recipe pretty closely, substituted corn tortillas for flour and refried beans for black beans with great results. Too much sodium for my diet, but I’ve been really good for a month, so it’s okay to splurge a little. Fun to make, too.

Can’t do anything wrong. Corn tortillas, fried catfish nuggets, chopped lettuce, mayo and black pepper. Delicious.

I saw this recipe on the back of a box of Stove Top cornbread stuffing mix. I had all the ingredients, so I thought I’d give it a try. Not bad at all, although the sodium content is off the charts and I probably will avoid it in the future for that reason.

While I was going through the cupboards this afternoon I discovered an ancient jar of Cheesy Ragu Parmesan & Mozzarella Sauce, which gave me the idea to try making a Japanese doria. I used to love doria made with chicken or shrimp when I lived in Tokyo, although I had never cooked it myself. Despite having neither of those ingredients around the house, I decided to go ahead and experiment.

I checked the refrigerator for veggies and came across a bunch of fresh asparagus and an onion. I then found a small can of sliced mushrooms to go with them. Sautee the chopped veggies in butter; mix in the cheese sauce; pour it all over two cups of steamed, buttered rice in a baking dish; top with some grated Italian Romano and bake everything at 450 degrees till it bubbles and browns, about 15~20 minutes. I finished it by sprinkling on a little chopped green onion for color. Pictured is the result.

It smelled just great, so I had Kathy try it. She asked for seconds. Success! Perhaps it might have worked out even better with chicken or shrimp added to the mix, but I’m totally pleased with the results. The cupboard and fridge are tiny bit less cluttered now, too. Thank you, Ragu!

Kathy had never tried this before, but it sure turned out well. It uses 23 cupcakes, icing, red and green M&Ms, a few Hershey’s kisses, and some sugar sprinkles. We took it to the Sierra Club’s potluck holiday outing on the weekend. How festive can you get?

I almost always barbecue lamb, so it was nice to find a stir-fry recipe that turns it into a tasty dish. I got this from a home-style Chinese cookbook I bought in Taipei about twenty years ago. It calls for marinating slices of the meat in wine, oil and ground pepper, stir frying it with sliced garlic, and then adding shredded green onions. When the meat is just about done, a mixture of sesame oil, vinegar and soy sauce is added in. I did up a big plate of stir-fried veggies and served it with white rice and egg rolls. Delicious!

This one is a keeper, simple but hearty and tasty. The ingredients are chicken, noodles, mushrooms, cream of chicken soup, sour cream and grated Swiss cheese. The complete recipe can be seen at on Recipes4Living.

Packaged casserole seasonings have come a long way. McCormick One Dish Meals recently created this tasty Salsa Chicken & Rice mix. Just add corn, diced tomatoes, chicken breast and rice. It’s an instant “south-of-the-border” dinner that’s worth trying again and again.