Karen’s Main Dish Recipes:

Vegetarian main dishes are listed separately. This page lists beef, pork, poultry, fish and seafood recipes.

Quick & Easy Recipe: Chicken and Rice Bake without Canned Soup

I love quick and easy recipes that give me leftovers all week long that taste as good as they did on day one. Especially recipes that don't use pre-package processed ingredients. This chicken and rice casserole fits that description completely. It is perfect for busy...

Healthy Recipe: Oh So Good Whitefish Salad

Years ago I discovered whitefish salad at my local grocery store. Think tuna salad but with a much better smoky fish flavor. Unfortunately, the product was discontinued and I haven't been able to find a substitute. Years later, I stumbled on an amazing whitefish salad...

Real Food Recipe: Homemade Lasagna with Meat Sauce

With cold weather season back, lasagna is the perfect meal that will make everyone happy. While lasagna initially may seem like a complicated dish to make, it really isn't very hard and comes together easily. Yes, it does take some time to prepare, but most of that...

Easy Chicken Recipe ~ Balsamic Baked Chicken

I like easy recipes that you can put together quickly from ingredients that are always in your pantry. When I stumbled upon a Balsamic Baked Chicken recipe on Food.com, I knew it was something I had to try. The first time I made it, I used skin-on chicken breasts and...

Eating Healthy Recipe ~ Crock Pot Shredded Chicken

Sometime around the time that I got out of college and got my first apartment, I received a crock pot as a gift. While it no longer looks stylish, it works perfectly fine and it would be silly to replace it. I go through spurts when I use it and other times when it...

Eating Healthy Recipe ~ South African Bobotie

I love it when I discover a new recipe that combines my favorite flavors. I found this recipe a few years ago but it took me forever to make it because I never seemed to have apples and ground beef in the house at the same time. When I did try it, I could have kicked...

Karen’s Favorite Recipe Finds:

Bourbon Trout (or Salmon)
by Just Lori 
Bourbon Salmon | Future Expat

Tuscan Salmon
by Mikekey
Tuscan Salmon | Future ExpatTuscan Salmon | Future Expat

Asian Salmon
by Damn Delicious

Garlic Crusted Cod Fish
by Life is Good
Garlic Crusted Fish | Future Expat

Baked Spicy Scallops
by Bergy Baked Spicy Scallops | Future Expat

Jumbo Shrimp Parmesan
by Marie Jumbo Shrimp Parmesan | Future Expat
Canadian Kabobs, Eh?
by TwisSis Canadian Kabobs, Eh? | Future Expat

Warm Turkey Sliders
by Krissy (Self Proclaimed Foodie)

Chicken Pasta with Curry Dressing
by Tisme
Chicken Pasta with Curry Dressing | Future Expat

Honey Baked Chicken by Imkga