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Dishes that require a moderate amount of skill, not for beginners, but still manageable for the home cook.
Baked crab cakes (Maryland)
There are many ways to cook a crab in Maryland. Soups, salads, breakfast dishes and tasty main courses are made with crab, and probably the best known dish of all Maryland is crab cakes. The problem is choosing a recipe. There are nearly as many baked craba cakes recipes in Maryland as people. OK, may be not that many, but there are a lot. Here, we have baked crab cakes. Baking is easier than frying for a family dinner.
Pepperoni spaghetti bake
Layers of creamy spaghetti and meat sauce topped with grated cheese and pepperoni slices. This is a partially prepared meal where the pasta and meat sauce are prepared in advance and frozen ready for the oven.
Exotic barbecued chicken
Chicken drumsticks marinated in a spiced blend of mango chutney and olive oil.
Grilled poussins
Tender young chickens marinated in lemon juice and olive oil flavored with garlic and parsley and then grilled or broiled.
Braised lamb chops
Which cut of lamb is best for braising? There are several options, chops, steaks, breast, liver or kidneys. Chops cook quick, that's the reason for the choice in this recipe, leg steaks would also be good.
Fruit custard pie
Choose your favorite fruit form the many options and serve a fruit custard pie when you want something sweet to finish off dinner, or as a treat between meals.
Southern fried chicken with gravy
Tender chicken pieces coated in lightly spiced flour and fried until crispy brown.
Zuchinni and ground beef lasagna
This variation of the traditional recipe with zucchini has a little more vegetable input. Lasagna is a great dish for the cooler days.
Creamed ground beef on toast
This recipe won the Best Ground Beef Recipes contest from All Foods Natural December 2008.
Fried chicken with bacon and gravy
Easy recipe for fried chicken served the traditional way, with gravy. The other popular accompaniment are biscuits.