Weeknite Dinner Challenge: Thanks Peeps
Published by lscalaquinn
I’ve just finished reading the dozens of recipe entries for our dinner challenge and they are all so good–wow! Honestly, there is not one recipe I wouldn’t be happy to make for dinner TONIGHT. You all are awesome and have just raised the bar on our testing job. I don’t know how we’re going to… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Go-to Rigatoni Meal
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: You want to make dinner fast but you also want to make it taste good. A quick-cook meat sauce poured over rigatoni is a snap and packed with flavor thanks to diced mortadella, a slow smoked Italian sausage. For a little green veg, I’m making lightly steamed shaved broccoli topped with a… View Article
Tags: broccoli, meat, mortadella, panna cotta, quick, rigatoni, sauce, Steamed
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Between-Meal Snacks
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV @ 11:30 a.m. ET: Sometimes you or your fam are hungry and making it all the way to dinner just isn’t an option. When that happens, a homemade snack is the way to go. My Nonny’s tuna gremolata is like a smooth tuna salad that we use to spread on crackers or… View Article
Week Night Dinner Challenge Inspiration
Published by lscalaquinn
Looking for some inspiration for the challenge? Here’s a few week night dishes that I make for my family after a busy day. Send your go-to week night recipes to madhungrylsq@gmail.com for a chance to have your dish featured on MHTV! The deadline is Tuesday, March 15. [picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”WeekNightDinnerMealsFromLSQ”]
Recipes from Today’s Show: Salty-Sweet Meal
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: There’s not much that beats that salty-sweet flavor combo in food. Braised pork loin gets a savory spice rub and is layered between sweet pears and roasted root vegetables–it will literally have you drooling. To keep things light, a simple side salad of greens tossed with cranberries and almonds gets a flavor… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Rice Two Ways
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: Leftovers never go to waste in our home and today I’m showing Calder and Luca how to make the most of some leftover rice with a few fresh ingredients. Anything you can make in advance is a bonus, so poaching & chilling salmon so it can be flaked into a cold rice… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Eggs for Dinner
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: With my family’s crazy schedule, sometimes I want to keep dinner simple so I’ll make one of my go-to dishes: eggs. My grande pizza omelet, (an open-faced dinner omelet named by the 4th grade class I recently visited), will easily feed a hungry crowd. To keep things healthy, I add Swiss chard… View Article
Tags: chocolate chip cookies, crostini, eggs, frozen, make ahead, oatmeal, omelet, quick
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Lo’s Weeknight Dinner: Smothered Quesadillas
Published by Lucinda Scala Quinn
My weeks are never thoughtfully planned out, so I tend to eat by the seat of my plans; things come up unexpectedly, invites are extended for spontaneous eats, and I really never know when I’m going to be home for dinner. The freezer is my BFF, and the market on the way home covers my… View Article
Tags: contest, mexican, pizza, week night dinner, weeknight
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Greek Cuisine
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: The classic ingredients used in Greek cooking are simple, fresh and inspire great meals. Keep everyone happy while you finish cooking the main course with crunchy golden pita crisps topped with chopped chives—you can’t have just one. Greek herbs, lemon juice and olive oil bathe broiled lamb chops that’s served along side… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Japanese Restaurant Menu
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: Why go out when you can stay in? My rendition of a few Japanese restaurant classics will make you happy you stayed put. Steamed edamame (protein-packed soy beans) sprinkled with sesame-sea salt are not only a super addictive app, they’re healthy too. Seared Arctic Char with a sesame-soy glaze is simple to… View Article
MH Feature in NY Mag’s Grub Street Blog
Published by lscalaquinn
In case you didn’t get to see it, check out the Grub Street article about what a typical Mad Hungry week is like for me. Let me know what you think! Click here to read the article. Photo credit: Melissa Ham.
Recipes from Today’s Show: Seafood Paella
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: One of the best things you can do if you’re having company is focus on one really awesome dish, and it’s even better if you can make it all in the same pan. Seafood paella is one of those dishes and in my version I use fresh clams, halibut and spicy Portuguese… View Article
Recipes From Today’s Show: Jerk Chicken
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: It’s no secret that I LOVE Jamaican food, especially the classics, like jerk chicken. A garlic and scallion marinade really helps to boost the flavor and an extra helping of spicy jerk sauce doesn’t hurt either. To soak up some of that heat, I’m making festival; a lightly fried sweet cornmeal bread… View Article
Tags: carrots, chicken, cornmeal bread, festival, jamaica, jerk, lucinda's authentic jamaican cooking, string beans
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Perfect Burger
Published by lscalaquinn
[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”TurkeyBurgerGradParty”] TODAY on MHTV: At CQ’s college graduation party we served the best turkey burgers (check out the pics above) and today he’s coming by to help me recreate them. I’ve got a couple tricks to keeping these burgers moist and juicy (pickle juice is one), and a whole bunch of condiments to… View Article
Week Night Dinner Challenge
Published by lscalaquinn
We all know how crazy a weeknight can be, especially if you’re trying to make delicious dinner for you and your family after a long day. I’ve got my own go-to recipes for nights like these, so, what’s your secret? Tell us your favorite go-to recipe for a week night dinner—it can be a main… View Article
Recipe from Today’s Show: Spaghetti Bolognese
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: Spaghetti Bolognese is one of my all-time favorite pasta dishes but it normally takes a lot of time to prepare, about three hours. One night I decided to change it up and created this shorter version that only takes ONE hour. My Bolognese starts with savory pancetta and ground beef seared in… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: The Perfect Chicken Dinner
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: It’s training day here in the Quinn house and I’m teaching CQ one of the most important skills to have in your culinary arsenal: how to roast a chicken. As usual when we cook chicken, we’re cooking in pairs; both birds are rubbed with herb butter and shallots and roasted on top… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Sunday Pot Roast
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: Marinating this inexpensive cut of beef in garlic and soy sauce followed by a gentle braise in a stout beer is guaranteed to keep the pot roast moist, tender and pretty much perfect. I love to make this on a Sunday and serve it heaped over buttery noodles. For dessert, I’m making… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Minestrone Soup
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: I’m making the mother of all soups: minestrone. The flavor gets built from the bottom up: sauteing onions and garlic, adding other veggies like zucchini, cauliflower, & tomatoes and to really give this soup an extra flavor boost, tossing in a Parmesan cheese rind– adding one of these in a soup is… View Article
Recipes from Today’s Show: Impatient Pasta
Published by lscalaquinn
TODAY on MHTV: Sometimes it seems like you can’t get dinner done fast enough but with this menu you’ll keep everyone happy. I grill up some calamari and toss it with lemon and garlic—the best part is it only takes about 3 minutes to cook, so once it’s ready the fam can get started on… View Article