main meal
Ideas for the main meal of the day, dinner, be it at noon, early or late afternoon.
Quick and easy dinner recipes
Diabetic butternut squash soup
This soup looks and tastes rich, but it has only a few calories.
Candied butternut squash with honey
Butternut squash tastes great when a little sweet.
Citrus spring chicken
This spring chicken is bursting with citrus flavors.
Grilled butterflied leg of lamb
A recipe with Greek influence and ideal for spring as lamb meat is best during the spring season.
Swiss chard tart
Serve this Swiss chard tart as a warm appetizer or as a main course for a light meal.
Turkey and vegetables terrine
You have the gourmet touch assured with this recipe; it is easy to prepare, but the presentation is impressive. The orange-carrot, green-spinach and pale-turkey meat layers are saying "eat me!"
Tournedos with anchovy butter
The tournedos come from the fillet of beef, one of the most tender cuts of beef, as do the fillet mignon and Chateaubriand. These are small steaks cut from the center, round and about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick.
Fried cabbage with nutmeg
Use either green or white cabbage with this recipe.
Veal cutlets with spinach
This recipe for veal cutlets adds spinach and tomato sauce. Some delicate pasta is the ideal food to serve on the side.