Ina’s Chicken Thighs & Creamy Mustard Sauce

By Angelika Hanna Recipe: Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 35 min Total Time: 45 min Yield: 4 servings Cuisine: North American/Canadian Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients: 4 medium chicken thighs, bone in, skin on (the skin prevents the chicken from drying out; remove it after the chicken is cooked if you don’t like to…

Beef Short Ribs & Root Veggies

By Angelika Hanna Recipe: Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 3 h Total Time: 3 h 10 min Yield: 6 servings Cuisine: North American/Canadian Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients 4 pounds beef short ribs, cut into 2- to 4-inch pieces 1 tbsp canola oil 3 carrots, halved and cut in thirds 1 parsnip, halved and cut in…

Beefy Eggplant Parmesan

By Angelika Hanna Recipe: Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: 85 min Total Time: 1 h 45 min Yield: 4-5 servings Cuisine: Italian-North American Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients 1/2 pound lean ground beef 1 medium eggplant, halved lengthwise, cut into 1/4 inch thick half moons Extra virgin cold pressed olive oil Dried oregano Kosher salt Freshly…

Winter Greens and Sausage

By Angelika Hanna This is a recipe, I grew up with in Germany. Simple and earthy; full of flavor from the greens, and spiced up with a spicy or smoked sausage. Any bitter green winter vegetable works for this meal. You can use collard, Swiss chard, or kale. It is truly a healthy and tasty…

Cabbage & Beef Pan

By Angelika Hanna Recipe: Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 80 min (approximately) Total Time: 1 hr 35 min (approximately) Yield: 4 servings Cuisine: North American/Canadian/European Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients: 1 1/2 pound stewing beef Canola oil 1 tbsp butter, more if needed 1 cup beef broth, more if needed 1 cooking onion, diced 1/4 red…

Cabbage & Bacon Pan

By Angelika Hanna Recipe: Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 25 min Total Time: 35 min Yield: 3 servings Cuisine: North American/Canadian Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients: 4 pork bacon strips, bite-sized cut 4 cups green cabbage, shredded 1 medium cooking onion, diced 1 medium red Bell pepper, diced 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1/2 tbsp butter Hot…

Spinach Meatballs over Rice

By Angelika Hanna I downloaded Ina Garten’s meatball recipe for inspiration but then decided to cook my own version. I had ground beef in my freezer, so I used only one type of ground meats: Beef. I like a zesty kick to my meatballs, so I added some Worcestershire sauce. To make my dish more…

Paprika Roast Chicken

By Angelika Hanna One memory of my childhood in Germany is the roasted paprika chicken. Lucia, a Polish woman in my small hometown made the best chicken I have ever tasted in her little butcher shop, and there was never anybody else who roasted chicken like Lucia: her chicken were crispy and juicy, spicy and…

Pepperoni Pizza Wrappers

By Angelika Hanna Recipe: Prep Time: 5-7 min + 10-15 min moisturing time for the wrapper sheets Cook Time: 6-8 min Total Time: Approx. 30 min Yield: 5 wrappers Cuisine: Fusion/North American/Canadian Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients: 5 Egg Roll pastry wrapper sheets Pepperoni slices, cut into pieces (I quartered the slice) Canola or vegetable oil Tex/Mex shredded…

Rice & Ground Beef-Stuffed Multi-Colored Peppers

By Angelika Hanna This dish has not only been delicious but also fun to prepare. I find stuffing fresh veggies is an enjoyable part of cooking during the summer season. Recipe: Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 1 hr 15 min Total Time: 1 hr 30 min Yield: 4 servings Cuisine: North American/Canadian/Italian Author: Angelika Hanna / Zest4Food Ingredients:…