My Dinner With . . . Spaghetti Sauce

January 17, 2019

Nancy McKeon

…pinch of red hot chili flakes. Cook until the shrimp turn pink, add the spaghetti sauce, heat until warmed through and serve. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick You can see other dinner ideas from LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” by searching: My Dinner With….

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My Dinner With . . . Spaghetti Sauce

January 28, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…Cook until the shrimp turn pink, add the spaghetti sauce, heat until warmed through and serve. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” provides ideas for dinner every Monday. You can see previous dinner columns by clicking here: My Dinner With….

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My Dinner With . . . Schnitzel

December 10, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…vinaigrette. And yes, the kids may want ketchup or barbecue sauce. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” provides dinner ideas every Monday. For previous columns, type My Dinner With in the Search box at the top of the screen.  …

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My Dinner With . . . Fried Rice

October 1, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…is gone now, but I still make many dinners inspired by the food and flavors I remember from those dinners, and the easiest one by far is fried rice. I haven’t quite cracked the secret of the hong-shu beef, but…

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My Dinner With . . . Pasta Aglio e Olio

October 15, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…on purpose, not just as a last-minute save. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks,” a/k/a Stephanie Sedgwick, devises dinner ideas every Monday for MyLittleBird.com. You can do a search for earlier My Dinner With . . . stories. iStock photo….

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My Dinner With . . . Cooked Chicken

February 4, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…one another. And yes, in warmer months you could go ahead and cook the chicken on the grill—even easier! —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” shares quick dinner ideas every Monday in her My Dinner With . . . column….

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My Dinner With . . . Mushrooms and Marsala

October 8, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…until the pork is tender. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks,” a/k/a Stephanie Sedgwick, addresses dinner ideas every Monday. You can see earlier suggestions by searching for My Dinner With in the Search box at the top of the page….

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My Dinner With . . . Pork Butt

October 29, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…chunks or slices of pork and serve moistened with the jus. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” is former recipe editor of the Washington Post Food section and originator of the weekly My Dinner With . . .column for MyLittleBird.com….

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My Dinner With . . . Peas and Pancetta

November 26, 2017

Nancy McKeon

Shrimp With Peas and Pancetta. / Photo by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick. IN A PERFECT WORLD, I’d have a great plan for every dinner. In this world, what I have is my freezer and my pantry and I make sure to…

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My Dinner With . . . Ingredients From Another Dish

February 11, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…convince my family that cheese puffs constitute dinner. One of the guiding principles of my approach to dinner is that I can usually make a meal out of whatever is in my fridge and pantry plus a little imagination.The gruyère…

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My Dinner With . . . Macaroni and Cheese

February 25, 2018

Nancy McKeon

…peas. It’s a great debate to have because it means a favorite comfort food is going to be served for dinner. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” keeps dinner in mind at all times, and shares her thoughts every Monday….

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My Dinner With . . . Rack of Lamb

November 22, 2018

Nancy McKeon

iStock photo. This dinner-ideas story was first published in March 2018. The holidays seem like a good time to give it a new life. MY FATHER HAD a pure, unwavering love of lamb chops. Our freezer was full of loin…

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My Dinner With . . . Ground Pork

September 3, 2017

Nancy McKeon

…spared me the sinking feeling that comes as the clock inches toward dinnertime. I’m tired. The stresses of the day have worn me down. I feel as creative as an earthworm. I have to fight the urge to order takeout….

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My Dinner With . . . Meatloaf and Bacon

January 10, 2019

Nancy McKeon

iStock photo. This piece is from MyLittleBird’s tasty dinner-idea archive and seemed right for right now. It originally ran in November 2017. IN THE NAME GAME, meatloaf is a loser. When you name recipes, you want to arouse interest and…

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My Dinner With . . . Avocados

August 22, 2019

Nancy McKeon

…into small matchsticks, the exact size and shape don’t matter much, and then I mix with a balsamic vinaigrette. Pair with a grilled steak and you’ve got dinner. —Stephanie Witt Sedgwick LittleBird “Stephanie Cooks” has great ideas for dinner!  …

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My Dinner With . . . Rubbed Chicken

May 20, 2018

Nancy McKeon

Rub, rub, rub that chicken. / Photo by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick. WHEN MY MOM wanted to make a quick dinner, which was almost always, she poured a bottle of Italian salad dressing over a shallow baking pan filled with bone-in,…

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My Dinner With . . . Protein Bowls

April 29, 2018

Janet Kelly

…them because it was a dinner I could customize to my taste—cubed ham, swiss cheese and cucumber was my favorite combination. As an adult, chef salads are a quick way to make use of leftovers and ingredients I always have…

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My Dinner With . . . Grill-Roasted Chicken

February 7, 2019

Nancy McKeon

Photo by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick. This dinner idea first appeared last February. I’M ALWAYS SO busy extolling the virtues of the quick-cooking boneless chicken breast, I neglect my true favorite—the whole roasted chicken. Talk about easy. First I try to…

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