Cooking Method: Marinating

Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Shawarma is typically cooked on a rotisserie, but his version is oven roasted and works perfectly. It’s tender, moist and super flavorful. You can eat it hot, room temperature, or cold. It’s a recipe from The New York Times.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 4 - 6 servings

Roasted Lemon Chicken with Green Beans and Potatoes

Roasted Lemon Chicken with Green Beans and Potatoes is the perfect one pan meal for a busy weeknight. It can't get any easier!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 35 mins
  • Yields: 6 - 8 Servings

Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Shiitake Salad with Tofu

Toasted Barley, Green Bean, and Shiitake Salad with Tofu is a delicious salad, though I will admit a bit time consuming. Pressing all the liquid out of the tofu, then marinating and roasting it, makes this dish so flavorful.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 45 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Sweet and Spicy Citrus Tilapia

This Sweet and Spicy Citrus Tilapia is packed full of flavor. The citrus flavors pair perfectly with the sweet and salty marinade.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Honey Ginger Garlic Shrimp

This Honey Ginger Garlic Shrimp is crispy, caramelized and is great as an appetizer or a main dish.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Spiced Cherries in Bacon

These sweet, sour, salty and savory Spiced Cherries in Bacon sound completely crazy, but these are good. My sister-in-law, who lives in the UK, told me about these. Apparently, these are a real hit at posh dinner parties around London.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins

Chicken Marbella

In the early '80s, Chicken Marbella, became a staple of New York dinner parties, especially for Passover Seders. It is so easy and incredibly delicious. The leftovers make great chicken salad and sandwiches.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs
  • Yields: 12 Servings

Chipotle’s Marinated Chicken

This is my version of Chipotle's Marinated Chicken. The key to this recipe is to marinate it for a full 24 hours. It's so juicy and delicious.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 12 hrs
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Japanese Style Pan Seared Tilapia

This Japanese Style Pan Seared Tilapia is so simple to prepare. The marinade, which is soy sauce, sake (or white wine), mirin, sugar and some fresh ginger gives it a sweet tasting depth of flavor. Marinating the fish overnight is the best, but you can also do it in 4 hours.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 4 hrs
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Charmoula Smothered Eggplant

Charmoula Smothered Eggplant is a delicious Moroccan side dish. Charmoula is the original Moroccan seasoning, usually used on fish, but it works really well on eggplant.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 1 hrs
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings